Weekly Biotech News of The World
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Molecularly imprinted polymers, also known as MIPs, were first developed about half a century ago. It uses the technique of molecular imprinting that leaves cavities with an affinity for a selected “template” molecule within the polymer matrix. In the presence of a template molecule that is extracted afterwards, the process […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata Right after in the early months of the pandemic the US government has asked for a huge supply of hydroxychloroquine from the Indian government as the primary drug to be used in the treatment of SARS-CoV-19. Though after a few months both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were considered to be an […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata A new gene therapy clinical trial for treating Angelman syndrome has been put to hold after two candidates temporarily lost their ability to walk. GTX102, the drug used in the clinical trial was developed by a California-based biopharmaceutical company Ultragenyx, in collaboration with GeneTx, a Florida-based biotech startup. The trial […]
Saptaparna Pal, Amity University Kolkata Axons of the adult peripheral nervous system(PNS) and immature central nervous system (CNS) neurons readily regenerate after injury. In addition to the non-permissive extracellular environment after injury, the intrinsic neuronal factors also play an important role in the regenerative failure that is observed in mature CNS neurons. Protrudin acts as […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata Hypertension, along with difficulties like stroke and chronic kidney disease, consumes social and medical wealth. Around 43% of cardiovascular incidents were found to be assigned to hypertension. Haemoglobin glycation index (HGI) is observed to be a convenient measurable indicator to evaluate the individual difference of HbA1c. In the current study, […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata There has been a rapid development in the field of meta-omics in the past decade thereby producing an unprecedented amount of data. Methods such as Next Generation Sequencing produce a large amount of data that needs to be interpreted to understand the role of previously functionally unannotated proteins of an […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect a cell by the interaction between the viral spike protein and the human cell surface protein ACE2. It binds with ACE2 using receptor-binding domains (RBDs) which are finger-like protrusions. Therefore, by blocking these receptors, the viral entry into human cells can be stopped and this can be […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Cancer, one of the deadliest diseases, is characterized by abnormal cell growth with it’s potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Despite the therapeutic advances in treating cancer, it is still the major cause of death in developing countries. Chemotherapeutic resistance remains the main characteristic […]
SRILAGNA SARKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Vitamin D is one very critical nutrient in the developmental process, of neurocognitive function and in embryonic neuronal differentiation. Although the recent observational studies have shown an inconsistent link between gestational Vitamin D and its neurocognitive outcomes. As we already know the pigment Melanin protects the skin by blocking UV […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata The nitrogen cycle functioning connects the living and non-living spheres, naturally circulating nitrogen (N2) in numerous forms by the processes such as nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification, decay (ammonification), and putrefaction. Thus, it is a crucial component embedded skillfully to support life on Earth that can never go unnoticed. Credits: […]
