–Pratyay Islam, Calcutta Medical College Diabetes mellitus is one of the most commonly seen metabolic disorders observed in humans. The underlying cause for this type of diabetes is defective action or secretion of the endocrine hormone insulin, which leads to a rise in blood glucose levels. It is mainly of two types: 1) Type 1 […]
–Anuska Sen, Team bioXone Transcription of genes by the TATA-box is a very common subject among biologists. However, it is only 25% of the human genes that are transcribed by the TATA box. The mechanism behind the rest 75% of genes was thought to be a mystery until researcher Long Vo Ngoc and group identified […]
-Shristi Sharma, Team bioXone CSIR-IITR has world-class infrastructure and human resources in toxicology and providing a one-stop solution to address environment and health issues. The institute has contributed globally to the knowledge base in various aspects of toxicology. Apart from high impact journal articles, scientists of CSIR-IITR have published various monographs, books, environmental air & […]
–Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Our body is a natural and the most complicated machine and all of its parts are interrelated. Thus, any change in the environment of one part of the body is likely to cause other changes in most other parts. This theory also holds true when taking into account, the recent […]
–Biswadeep Sen, Amity University Kolkata Lung Cancer is one of the most malignant tumors, making patients more susceptible to infections than normal individuals. Lung Cancer patients are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection at a significantly higher rate than healthy individuals. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, acting as the COVID receptor, and the Transmembrane protease serine 2 acting as […]
–Anuska Sen, Team bioXone While the entire nation unanimously waits for India’s Covid-19 vaccine, there are various drawbacks and negativities regarding the vaccine that keeps on upsetting the world, particularly Indians. However, another disheartening news has been reported today. AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused by its partner, the Serum Institute of India. Earlier this […]
–Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Thomas Dekker once said, “Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and bodies together”, but is sleep the ultimate way? Well no. The function of the glymphatic system which controls the processes involved in the removal of all the wastes (amyloid-beta, etc.) accumulated in the brain during the wake […]
-Saivi Singh, IIT Madras ( AIR- 69, GATE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020) Like most UG students, I had no idea where I’ll end up after my bachelor’s. Hello dear Readers, my name is Saivi Singh and I have secured an AIR- 69 in GATE-BT, 2020. I knew I had to appear for GATE, but I always had […]
–Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata The western honeybee Apis mellifera has been contributing honey, propolis, and venom to the field of medicine for thousands of years. A recent study says, the active element of honeybee venom MELITTIN-molecule behind the painful sensation of bee’s sting, killed two types of breast cancer cells named Tripple-negative breast cancer […]
–Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata When the 21st century is facing pandemic, it is reported that Dengue and coronavirus share almost similar clinical features that cannot be discriminated. There are few independent research studies that observed false-positive tests for coronavirus. In Singapore, two false-positive results from rapid serological testing for dengue was later confirmed to […]
