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Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Maharashtra’s first case of Zika virus has reported on Friday in a 50-year-old woman residing in the Purandar area of Pune. The health officials have confirmed that the woman has recovered, and at present, she and her family show no symptoms of the virus. The health […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Oncological sciences have moved far in terms of research and development, leading to many novel therapies currently in use. Despite research on tumors and their causes, cancer remains the leading cause of death worldwide. The most popular approach to cancer treatment has been chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These approaches are not […]
Nimrit Palan, Mumbai University Cell division is the process by which a cell divides to produce new daughter cells by distributing its genetic material and cytoplasm. It is a component of the larger cell cycle and is involved in cell reproduction directly. Mitosis and meiosis are the two kinds of cell division seen in fully […]
Aparna Pandey, IILM College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida Sub-alpine: The Sub-alpine forest is alias spruce-fir forest as its dominant trees are Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir. This forest establishes in the sub-alpine zone to the south of the Tropic of Cancer. Avalanches play a crucial role in forest diversity and uprising. The varieties […]
Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati Taxonomy is a branch of science that classifies organisms into hierarchical forms based on their similar characteristics into various groups. There are various fields like metagenomics, clinical forensic medicine that depend on fully annotated taxonomic data for identification and grouping of organisms present within the […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, M.Sc., University of Glasgow Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, was the first vitamin to be artificially synthesized. It is one of the most essential micronutrients that plays a role in tissue repair and enzymatically producing many neurotransmitters. It is widely used to prevent diseases such as Scurvy. It has antioxidant properties and […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata What is Cryptosporidiosis? Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease that is caused by Cryptosporidium, the microscopic parasite. It can spread by contact with the stool of an infected organism. Cryptosporidium has been identified by the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) to be the second most common reason for diarrhoea, particularly among newborn […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology About EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), commonly known as human herpesvirus 4, is a herpes virus that belongs to the herpes family. It’s one of the most prevalent viruses in humans. EBV is a virus that may be found all over the world. EBV infects the […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata What is glioblastoma? When the cells of our body start to grow at a rapid speed and uncontrollably, a tumor is formed. A tumor can be both dangerous (malignant) and not dangerous (benign). In the case of malignant tumors, it tends to spread from one body part to the other […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Insects are highly dependent on their olfactory senses for the translation of the happenings in their environment. In the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, during metamorphosis, the neural system generally experiences significant change. The integration of new neurons, and the modification and removal of larval neurons, are all part of this […]
