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Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata As quoted by Gilda Radner, “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge scary-it’s an act of infinite optimism”. Several factors come into play while dealing with pregnancy. The health of the mother and the baby-to-be is taken care of where the […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata Scientists cured lost eyesight in mice by genetically reprogramming the neurons that make up the optic nerve. They used the mice eye as a model tissue to show that the ectopic expression of genes like Oct4, Sox2, and Klf4 (OSK) in mouse retinal ganglion cells can help in restoring vision […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) is a DNA virus that belongs in the γ-herpesvirus family that produces lifelong infection and severe diseases- Burkitt lymphoma(BL). The virus mainly affects immune-compromised individuals suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD). The EBV genome encodes different classes of non-coding RNAs including two long […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata Another threat to human civilization apart from the current COVID-19 situation is the growing risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to overuse and un-prescribed consumption of antibiotics. An annual death of more than 2 million all across the globe made researchers find out a solution on how to control this risk. […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata Scientists never stop researching something until they can find effective and affordable methods to fight the problems. Biosensors are devices that are used to detect the presence or concentration of an analyte. Scientists have been trying to use biosensor to detect viruses and bacteria. Biosensors can be of several types, […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Chemical compounds in some food or beverages, like green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate have been known to bind to and block the function of a protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to researchers. Proteases are essential to the health and viability of cells and viruses. On the […]
SHRESTHA DUTTA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The authorization for Pfizer’s vaccine candidate came in just 10 months since it initiated developing it, which is the fastest in the history of vaccines. Pfizer has become the main organization to seek emergency use endorsement of its immunization applicant in India after getting clearance in the UK and Bahrain. […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata The extraordinary ability of Cephalopods to hide in any setting has motivated many researchers to recreate the fascinating ability to camouflage easily in the infrared (IR) and visible spectrum, but this still remains a real mystery. A study was conducted by some researchers of Seoul National University, where only by […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Based on the vaccine against yellow fever, a team of researchers led by Professor Johan Neyts and Kai Dallmeier at Rega Institute at KU Leuven, Belgium, have developed a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 which also works against yellow fever. Results indicate that the vaccine is effective in hamsters and monkeys […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Serotonin is one of the most famous neuromodulators of behaviour. It helps regulate mood, is required for motor skills and cognitive functioning and is significant in maintaining overall health. However another important trait which serotonin is responsible for has been found out by a study conducted by the Neural Computation […]
