Weekly Biotech News of The World
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Droplet microfluidic technologies can be used to isolate and process millions of single cells, but it fails to include molecular biology and cell-based phenotypic assays. Here, we can use a semi-permeable hydrogel capsule based on a microfluidic-based technique to simultaneously isolate and process millions of cells. The […]
PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Hybridoma Technology is known for its’ large-scale production of identical antibodies. Recently, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) urged the government to allow the development of animal-free antibodies for the production of vaccine development. This came after the work done by the Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) and claims were […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Amidst the pandemic prevailing recently due to the SARS-CoV-2, there is something which still can’t be ignored, the flu which leads to thousands of deaths in the US and infects about 11% of the population each year according to CDC. With the arrival of the flu along with the COVID-19, […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata The metabolism of cells, transporting amino acids across the cell’s membrane is an integral part of the process. Many pieces of research suggest that serious diseases like cancer (abnormal cell division), cystic fibrosis (a hereditary disease affecting the lungs and digestive system), aminoaciduria (urine contains a high number of amino […]
Arpita Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Deterioration of the respiratory system mainly the lungs is prominent in SARS COVID-19. An active agent, a jelly-like substance was found in dead COVID 19 patients’ respiratory system. A novel fact is established by the researchers as they conducted an experiment comparing the diseased lung tissue of COVID patients and […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Appendectomy has for quite some time been the standard treatment for appendicitis, even though effective utilisation of anti-microbial therapy as an option was accounted for over 60 years. Even in recent years, more than 95% of U.S. patients with appendicitis underwent an appendectomy. However, with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Srilagna Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata Even though the novel coronavirus disease originates in the lungs, it may extend to other tissues and cause organ damage including cardiac injury, multiorgan failure, and even acute kidney injury, associating it with an increased risk of death. Although the COVID-19 tissue injury is not primarily mediated by any viral […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Diabetes has long been mistaken for being a tame problem with a manageable issue. The most renowned approach in diabetes is to empower experts to create , technologies, algorithms, models and therapies to manage glucose in a definite, controlled condition. Attempts to tackle the issue of diabetes till now are authoritative […]
Binayak Das, Team BioXone The amount of nitrogen in the soil that is available for a plant, largely decides how healthy the growth of that plant will be. This parameter becomes quite relevant when the plants we’re talking about are agriculturally valuable. Excessive presence of nitrogen from over-application of nitrogen fertilizers has turned out to […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata A second pandemic shadows our land, following after COVID-19: a pandemic of slumbering brains. We isolated the elder and older to protect them from the virus. A survey by the Washington Post suggests that over 13,000 excess deaths have occurred in dementia patients after the pandemic started, not related to COVID. The neurologist stated […]
