Weekly Biotech News of The World
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta In 1965, a group of British oncologists viewed DNA fragments which were floating around chromosomes in cancer cells. For decades, there has been largely ignored as cellular debris. Recent advancements of technology in the field of genetics and cellular biology has paved a way for better understanding of complex diseases […]
Arjama Roy, Amity University Kolkata Gastric adenocarcinoma is the 5th most typical cancer worldwide. The main risk factor for non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma is atrophic gastritis. It is because of infection with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori). However, in Western populations, due to the decreasing pervasiveness of H pylori infections, the incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma has declined […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a technique used to amplify small segments of any DNA. In conventional PCR, DNA libraries suffer from template mispairing. This ultimately leads to the obvious loss of unique sequences. To be more efficient, ePCR (emulsion Polymerase Chain Reaction) can be used as it has a […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Loss of genomic stability prejudice genomic consistency, genetic makeup, and promote malignancies. Pathological mutations of DNA repair genes result in ovarian-cancer (OvCa). The elevation of damage burden proportionates to the elevated estrogen level, inducing DNA lesions that are dependent on the expression of hormone-receptors in G1, G2, and S phase. […]
Arpan Banerjee, University of Calcutta Since the time Covid-19 has plagued the entire world, many studies have evolved emphasizing its heterogeneous clinical presentation, ranging from silent asymptomatic carriers to the severe ones bogged down with respiratory failure. The clinical trials about the finding of the wonder drug is still awaited. In the meantime, several drugs […]
Poushalee Dey, Presidency University, Kolkata Zinc is one of the most important essential trace minerals in the human body. Its deficiency causes hypozincemia. Previously, some studies reported the positive effects of zinc and selenium supplements in the prevention and treatment of viral infections. A recent study evaluated the hypothesis of zinc and selenium deficiency in […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata The crucial mechanism for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 (SARS-CoV-1) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections initializes with the binding of the viral spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) human receptor protein. In order to create a set of ACE2 variants optimized for affinity and […]
Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta Since its emergence, COVID-19 has been constantly challenging the medical health system across the globe. COVID-19 infection is primarily accompanied by the aggressive inflammatory response with the release of excessive amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines which are called ‘Cytokine Storm’. The immune response of the host to SARS-CoV-2 virus is extremely […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata The process of regulation of glucose in our blood at a steady-state is known as glucose homeostasis. This regulation is very important as long-lasting disturbances in the blood sugar concentration can cause both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and other fatal diseases. To understand this complexity of blood […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Chikungunya fever is a self-remitting viral illness that is common in tropical countries like Africa and Southeast Asia caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) (Genus- alphavirus, Family-Togaviridae), single-stranded positive-sense RNA enveloped virus, transmitted to humans by infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. International travel is one of the […]
