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Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow The human body encounters different types of pathogenic microbes and stressful events that can cause infection and convert normal cells into tumour cells. Our immune system has the ability to recognize and potentially eradicate such tumorous cells or any other cells working aberrantly. Mainly it’s the killer lymphocytes that […]
Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati Annual molt is a critical physiology event that exists in multiple phyla across the animal kingdom. The event is characterized by periodic partial or complete shedding and replacement of the organism’s outer layer. In birds and mammals, the molt is associated with a variable loss […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Palmitoylation and PATs: Several proteins undergo post-translational modification via the addition of a lipid molecule on the amino acid cysteine through a thioester bond. This modification is termed palmitoylation and owing to the incorporation of variable lengths of lipid chains, it is also called S-acylation. Being a reversible lipid modification, […]
Debarati Basu, Makaut (WB) Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) obtained from neurons are mainly used by micro-electrode arrays (MEAs). Although they are becoming popular MEA recordings obtained from hiPSC derived neuronal networks are not utilized fully. They are not utilized fully in various aspects such as experimental design, execution, and data analysis. The study is […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University A genotype-based approach for predicting HIV medication resistance would considerably aid in the selection of optimal antiviral drug combinations. Lack of information on the 3D structure of the protein and the processing of partial sequencing data were two key drawbacks of prior models. Homology modeling and molecular field mapping might be […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata What is a BRAF inhibitor and what is its role? BRAF is a gene that is present on chromosome 7q34. It encodes a protein that has the ability to regulate the MAP kinase/ERKs-signaling pathway. These pathways have a crucial role in regulating cell division, differentiation, and the growth and proliferation of […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT(WB) 40-50 million people are suffering from Alzheimer’s and other dementias worldwide. Due to the tendency of population aging and population growth, the number may rise to 100 million people suffering from the disease by 2050. From the population-based epidemiological study, dementia has been underreported on death certificates, even after including all contributing […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Obesity has become one of the world’s most serious health issues. Every year obesity has been the leading cause of more than 4.6 million premature deaths. It has transitioned from being a concern of wealthy countries to one that affects people of all income levels. It affects more than 35.7 percent […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University DNA, probably one of the most famous bio-molecules, is a nucleic acid that carries information that gives us our unique identity. The DNA is present in the nucleus of our cells. Interestingly, the DNA has hundreds of millions of nucleotides carrying the genetic code of life. If […]
Monika Raman, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Due to increased anthropogenic pressure, coral reefs have suffered significant losses in recent years. Coral bleaching, or the loss of Symbiodiniaceae resulting from ocean warming, is currently one of the leading causes of reef deterioration. Corals lose their source of nourishment when their algae symbionts die, which typically […]
