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Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata The whole science behind your vision lies in the screen behind your eyeballs. The screen on which the image is formed is called the retina without which the optic nerve cannot send signals to one’s brain. The retina is made up of 2 types of cells – ones responsible […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Besides being the most common beverages drank all over the world, Green tea and Coffee have lots of other health benefits. Throughout history, their benefits have been studied on cardiovascular diseases and cancer. A recent article, published in the Journal under American Stroke Association, called Stroke, talked about how regular […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata With the coronavirus pandemic taking over the world, people being locked in their undergoing depression, medical practitioners prescribing Procaz, sounds pretty ok, except for the fact that it might turn fishes into zombies? Researchers have discovered that long-term exposure to the medication makes guppies act all the more indistinguishable. […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Researchers have found out that plants might have the option to control the genetics of their intimate root symbionts – the organism with which they live in symbiosis – in this way giving a finer comprehension of their development, essentially affecting every single biological system as their revelation may […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Several large cracks were seen in the iceberg A-68A (that was once colossal) towards the end of January, as revealed by satellite images. The iceberg has since broken into multiple pieces. (“Antarctic icebergs are named after the Antarctic quadrant in which they were originally sighted followed by a sequential number […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata The research, confirms findings that D614G — one of many mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, and Brazil — makes the coronavirus 8times more infectious. This novel coronavirus, D614G mutation in the spike protein renders it up to 8 times more infectious in […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA In step with University of Queensland research, some snakes have evolved a single genetic trick to avoid being eaten by venomous snakes. Antagonistic interactions, like predator–prey relationships, are drivers of evolutionary novelty within the coevolution of the many organisms, with reciprocal selection pressures resulting in genotypic changes. This reciprocal evolution […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Multiple genetic changes direct cancer from mutations to aneuploidy. Aneuploidy is the presence of an unusual number of chromosomes in cancer cells. It is estimated that inherently, 90% of solid tumors, like breast cancer and colon cancer, and 75% of blood cancers are caused by aneuploidy. Although being an indication […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata Are you looking for an adorable eavesdropping neighbor, whose talent for judging everyone amazes you every moment? Then you must befriend a family of marmosets, who have been recently recognized for their incredible talent of judging other animals around them. Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are native to the forests of north-eastern […]
-Ruchita Karmakar, Amity University Kolkata COVID-19 has been a major issue worldwide. But the traces of COVID-19 can be detected by a prompt diagnosis, isolation of the patient, and a contract tracing. Molecular tests serve as a potential way out for the detection of COVID-19 among the patients. These tests have been conducted in many […]
