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Aishila Kar,Amity University Kolkata An important poor prognostic factor of prostate cancer (PC), visceral metastasis (VM), is not commonly observed in castration sensitive progression but continuously seen after castration-resistant progression. Still, the site, timing of appearance, and incidence of VM in castration-resistant patients have not yet been fully explained. At Kanazawa University Hospital, demographic, surgical, […]
Jayateerth S Bhavikatti, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. We have recently come across that the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2020 is awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. This process requires guide RNA for cutting DNA at specific locations in the genome. Many techniques in molecular biology require template nucleotide […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Few individuals have a large number of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on their skin and mucous membrane of their upper respiratory tract, without them knowing. At times, these harmless micro-organisms can transform into deadly pathogens, which can edge to skin infections and lung diseases, or even worse, cause sepsis. Researchers have […]
Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Widely spread in the environment Klebsiella species are a multi-drug resistant pathogens that are increasing rapidly and affects the health of both animals and humans. The main types consist of Klebsiella oxytoca species complex (KoSC) which is a cause of hospital infections and also antibiotic-associated haemorrhagic colitis and the Klebsiella […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is often an imperative ingredient for cooking in every household. Alarmingly, Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN) derived from the genus Globodera spp. are causing acute losses in potato-producing-industries worldwide. Despite knowing the importance of potatoes in our lives, very little is known about the cyst nematodes that are […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Study claims that individuals with blood type O are less inclined to get affected by the novel Coronavirus. For such blood type, developing symptoms like organ failures are also low. Nevertheless, individuals with blood groups A and AB are more susceptible to procuring this infection. There have been several studies […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata With the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, certain fundamental yet important questions come into the mind of various people. One such question is, “Can breastfeeding lead to the transmission of the coronavirus from a mother to her newborn?” The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from a mother to her child during the pregnancy […]
Sashreek Ganguli, Amity University Kolkata Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a set of blood disorders inherited from parents. It is a genetic disorder caused due to A-to-T base mutation within codon 6 of the HBB/Beta-globin gene (which is a part of haemoglobin A/ HgbA) responsible for the glutamic acid to valine substitution. It affects the […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The current critical situation due to COVID–19 has resulted in excessive centralization of biomanufacturing capacities which is a matter of great concern. But on the brighter side, sharing of scientific data and information globally at an unprecedented speed has helped strengthen our ability in developing new solutions based on technology. […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta Leukemia is a malignancy of blood cells that starts to develop when the DNA of a single cell in the bone marrow mutates and fails to develop and function properly. These leukemia cells crowd out normal blood cells, making it difficult for the normal cells to do their job. Chronic […]
