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Husna, Amity University Kolkata Cardiovascular disease which includes heart disease and stroke is referred to as a silent killer because many people aren’t even aware that they are at risk, yet it is the number one cause of death globally and causes around 9.4 million deaths each year. A new Edith Cowan University-led study has […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Researchers at the University of Bonn, Germany, have identified and developed novel antibody fragments against the SARS coronavirus-2. These antibody fragments are smaller than classic antibodies and hence are called nanobodies. These nanobodies are better at penetrating the tissues and also can be produced in large quantities. The nanobodies were also […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta If we notice the beautiful colour gradients across the image above, we would find bright green along with bluer areas. These areas altogether presented a very interesting finding detected initially by satellite images in late 2020. Colourful signatures of plankton blooms in Grande Bay, off of Argentina’s Santa Cruz province […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata CAR T cells are genetically modified immune cells that have been engineered to recognize and invade tumor cells. The immune T cells are collected and modified in the laboratory to generate finely-tuned chimeric antigen receptor, which identifies a distinctive protein on the surface of the patient’s cancer cells. The modified […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Gut microbiota, a term very commonly heard and seen in advertisements regarding health drinks and prescriptions rated to stomach infections. The design of one person’s gut always differs from that of others and most fascinatingly, the design changes and is not constant. The gut microbiome depends on food, sleep, exercise, […]
Arjama Roy, Amity University Kolkata Jellyfishes are known as the world’s most efficient swimmer. New research has uncovered one of the reasons why jellyfish have come to be known as the world’s most efficient swimmer. They have discovered a way to achieve a ‘ground effect’ type boost in open water, far from any solid surfaces. Experiments have shown that jellyfish […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata The pandemic caused by COVID-19 is continuing still. The causative viral pathogen of COVID-19 is SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). This SARS-CoV-2 actually belongs to the β coronavirus genus along with SARS-CoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) and MERS-CoV (middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus). Although SARS-CoV-2 targets the […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Cells often manifest reversible changes in their properties and phenotypes which is known as cellular plasticity. This is also termed lineage plasticity or lineage switching. Cancer cells use this phenomenon to adapt to stressful conditions and this leads to cancer progression. Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is an aggressive variant of […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) belongs to a multi-functional cytokine family comprising of different TGFβs, bone morphogenetic proteins, activins, growth differentiation factors, inhibins, and anti-Mullerian hormone. Members of this family regulate embryonic development, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration, and their malfunction has been implicated in cancer, fibrosis, immune diseases, and […]
Sayak Biswas, Amity University, Kolkata Now, how often do we see identical twins moving around in Infront of us? Plenty right! We think that identical twins will also possess the same characteristics and also the same type of genes. This is not always the case. Identical twins have been known to possess’ non-identical genes and […]
