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Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University, Kolkata A group of prominent researchers has multiplied down on its controversial speculation that hereditary pieces of the pandemic Coronavirus can integrate into our chromosomes and stick around long after the infection is over. If they are correct, the additions could clarify the uncommon finding that individuals can recuperate from COVID-19 […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone The International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated on the 20th of May each year to commemorate the enormous contributions of clinical trials and their participants to the various fields of science. The purpose of celebrating this day is to let people know about the importance of clinical trials and spread the […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Marie Curie once said, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we can fearless.” So why fear any underdevelopment in our body that has already been explained and is studied highly for a proper diagnosis […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Just a few months after the Covid-19 pandemic began, scientists were able to sequence the full genome of the SARS-CoV-2virus that had caused the infection. Most of its genes were already known then but the full complement of protein-coding genes remained unresolved. After performing an extensive comparative study, researchers […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata The Take all disease is a plant disease that attacks the roots and cereal plants in temperate climates. It is caused by a fungus and all varieties of wheat are susceptible to it. After extensive research, the researchers have successfully been able to trace the steps of the biological […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone Abbreviations used in the following article: 2-DG: 2-deoxy-D-glucose DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organization INMAS: Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences DCGI: Drugs Controller General of India The 2-DG anti-covid drug jointly developed by DRDO’s INMAS laboratory and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has finally been launched yesterday (Monday, 17th May, 2021). […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Sharks (Subclass: Elasmobranchii) are among those species that exhibit site fidelity, which means that no matter how far they migrate, they always find their way “home”(just like turtles). It has been speculated by scientists for some time now that migratory species like sharks can do this by using electrosensory organs […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata A, C, T, and G are the four building blocks of DNA. However, some bacteriophage viruses use a particular DNA alphabet to encode their genetic instructions., i.e, exchange A for Z. Scientists in Russia announced more than 40 years ago that cyanophage S-2L, a form of bacteriophage, replaces the […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata The pandemic is storming through India at an alarming rate. Since early March, daily case numbers have skyrocketed. Only a few months ago, antibody data suggested that many people in cities like Delhi and Chennai had already been infected, leading some researchers to believe that the worst of the pandemic had […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata Scientists recently discovered that worms can perceive light without their eyes or rather without their head. Planarians are one of the most special types of flatworm. They are soft-bodied creatures that often lack complex organs. They simply have two eyes that connect to a centralized bundle of ganglia in […]
