Weekly Biotech News of The World
Shreyas bhat, DY Patil School of biotechnology and bioinformatics Observing other mouse moms gathering their nest of mice together trains other virgin female mice in parenting and in performing similar parenting tasks, as shown by a recent study published in the journal Nature titled “Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behavior”. Furthermore, this study […]
Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology, Noida Arthropods and their fossils Among the most diverse and species-rich groups of animals are arthropods, which include crustaceans, insects, scorpions, spiders, millipedes, and centipedes, just to name a few. Researchers have long hypothesized that the archetypal brain shared by all arthropods comes from fossils preserved to extremely […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology CRISPR/Cas9 is a method that allows for the extremely precise and fast alteration of DNA in a genome, which is an organism’s full set of genetic instructions. This illustration demonstrates genome editing. CRISPR is a programmed technique of altering DNA. To utilize it, researchers insert a DNA-cutting enzyme […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata By definition, DNA sequencing refers to a process of determining the order of nucleotides that are present in a DNA sequence. DNA is made of nucleotides. These nucleotides are made of a phosphate group, a sugar group, and nitrogen bases. Nitrogen bases found in DNA are adenine (A), guanine (G), […]
Shenade Annie Kerketta, Amity University Kolkata SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY (SMA) is a rare genetic condition that affects the spinal cord. In individuals affected by SMA, the motor neurons are damaged. This kills the ability to crawl, walk, and control head movements. SMA affects infants younger than seven months. The symptoms include – limited mobility, breathing […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Influenza is a serious respiratory infection that causes a significant amount of morbidity and mortality. Annually, it is estimated that 290,000–650,000 people die from influenza. There are currently two kinds of anti-influenza virus therapeutic options: M2 channel blockers and neuraminidase inhibitors. However, the clinical utility of these medicines […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata Biomedical engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently developed a biocompatible adhesive inspired from barnacle glue. Most of the time, wound healing and tissue repair are very complicated processes and the existing methodologies to seal a wound or torn tissue are time consuming, complex and are at risk of […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The causative agent of the current pandemic is the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), belonging to a large family of viruses called Coronaviruses. The incubation period for COVID-19 is roughly 14 days. In an infected person, the symptoms usually appear five days after the initial infection. A very small percentage of […]
Nimrit Palan, Mumbai university What is Ultra-processed food? Ultra-processed foods are ingredient formulations, mostly for unique industrial use, that are created through a series of manufacturing processes such as the fractionation of whole food products into materials, the assembly of untreated and treated food substances, and the frequent use of cosmetic preservatives, which are frequently […]
Debarati Basu, Makaut (WB) Cancer is distinguished by heterogeneous morphological, phenotypic, and genomic profiles. For patients to undergo proper treatment identification of cancer subtypes plays an important role. Meta-data is being produced in the fields of genomics, epigenomics, and transcriptomics which will help to identify underlying root causes of cancer on a gene level. It […]
