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Pragya Santra, Amity University Kolkata Depression is a mental disorder affecting millions of individuals worldwide out of which some are diagnosed and some remain unrecognized. There are varied reasons for depression to occur. It is really interesting to know that the bacteria in our intestine can affect our mood swings and even depression! A recent […]
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University Every enzyme family has a set of amino acids that are highly conserved in that specific enzyme family. Better known as catalytic triads, these are a set of three amino acid residues found in the active site of the enzymes which serve as a signature of the type of chemistry […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata More than one million people around the world are diagnosed with stomach cancer every year. Stomach cancer is an abnormal growth of the cells that tends to develop slowly over many years. Before true cancer develops, the early changes rarely cause any symptoms and therefore go undetected. In its advanced stage, […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Since our school days, we have known Cells to contain a single nucleus. Muscle cells, on the other hand, are different. They are known for containing hundreds of nuclei inside a large cytoplasm. Studies have shown that the gene activity of these nuclei differs from each other and can affect […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata Mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) is an enzyme that forms an integral part of the electron transport chain (ETS) in mitochondria. This enzyme is present in the mitochondria of many invertebrates. The expression of AOX in human mitochondria is regarded as a potential therapeutic strategy, regardless of the reason for the […]
SRILAGNA SARKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Since last Saturday night, hundreds have flooded to hospitals of Andhra Pradesh due to a sudden outbreak of a mysterious disease in Eluru city. While preliminary test report analysis has established the role of chemical substances found in pesticides the health experts are all baffled as the mystery disease has […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta The 21st century has seen the rise of many novel methods of diagnosis and surgery. Non-invasive/ minimally invasive procedures are one of them. Without breaking the skin of an individual, non-invasive procedures reduce the risks and discomfort that an individual would face in invasive methods and when it comes to […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata CRISPR-CAS9 a huge discovery in the biomedical field which guarantees curing various genetic disorders has been used and a topic of research among various scientists. Due to this the scientists discovering CRISPR-CAS9 were awarded the Nobel Prize of Chemistry, 2020. Utilizing this concept a group of scientists tried to treat […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela The gastrointestinal metagenome is aggregation of all the genomes of gut microbiota. The gut flora is established after birth, by which time the intestinal epithelium and the intestinal mucosal barrier that it secretes developed its tolerance and also provides a barrier to pathogenic organisms. The relationship between gut flora and humans is not merely commensal but rather a mutualistic relationship. […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected millions around the globe since its transmission in the human host. Extensive diversification of the virus including significant molecular differences has resulted in failure to diagnose the virus. The virus undergoes continuous evolution and adaptation inside the body of the host, which helps it to survive […]
