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Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata ConCysFind is a Java-based pipeline instrument that uses BioJava as a web-based tool to recognize preserved Amino acids such as cysteine, tryptophan, serine, threonine, tyrosine, and methionine, etc. ConCysFind assesses numerous arrangements considering the proteome of 21 plant species. This model investigation aimed at Cy’s as an evolutionarily preserved target […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related head and neck cancer is identified as a distinct tumor entity with an elevated incidence reported for several countries. These tumors arise from squamous cells, ordinarily in the oropharynx. In contrast to other risk factors that are associated with cancer, HPV related cancer is driven by […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A study carried out at Houston Methodist Hospital and UT Austin involving around 5000 COVID-19 patients found that genetic mutations are getting accumulated in the causative virus which is making it more contagious. Located in the spike protein, the mutation is called D614G according to the peer-reviewed journal Ambio. Random genetic […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta Several months into the pandemic and the coronavirus is not only reaching into remote areas but also to regions that had previously been battered by the virus. This has led to a recent rise in the number of cases in the U.S. The last seven-day average for new cases is […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Breast cancer, a term which scares most women, a type of cancer which changes the life of a patient even those who are survivors, is a much-studied and researched topic around the globe. The early symptoms might include the appearance of a lump at any portion of the breast, blood […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata PSGs (Pregnancy specific β-1-glycoproteins) generally regulate innate and adaptive immunity. Not only that, during pregnancy when the maternal immune system undergoes alloimmunization due to fetal antigens, Pregnancy specific β-1-glycoproteins play an important role in the formation of feto-maternal tolerance. One of the many factors, the ratio between anti-inflammatory (Treg cells) […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University Kolkata Although inhibition of T cell co-inhibitory receptors has brought about cancer therapy, mechanisms governing their expression on human T cells have not been explained. Type 1 interferon (IFN-I) regulates T cell immunity in viral infection, autoimmunity, cancer, and may enhance induction of T cell exhaustion in chronic viral infection. To […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The human body utilizes the veins to transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the whole body. Likewise, plants also have a similar kind of vascular system consisting of highly organized veins which transport nutrients throughout the body. Scientists found that the phytohormone auxin, which has its significance in plant growth and […]
Sayak Biswas, Amity University Kolkata When we first of think of SARS-CoV-2, the first thing that comes to our mind is the pandemic and the complications caused due to the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus and not much is known about its nature, despite the pandemic being in our lives now for close to […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Isn’t cancer known to be a disease of the cell that is caused by the mutation of the genes that control proliferation and differentiation? Ever wondered what could be the physics of cancer? Recent observations have shown that the microenvironment (immediate small-scale environment) surrounding the cancer cell has a […]
