Weekly Biotech News of The World
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Scientists seem to have discovered what exactly humanity needs to survive a post-apocalyptic scenario and the eventual destruction of the Earth: some ‘cryopreserved’ human embryo and ‘artificial’ wombs for their development. Introduction The advancement in science and technology has shown us that the Earth isn’t immortal. Over millions of years, […]
Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati Molecular phylogenetic analysis has revolutionized our understanding of the evolutionary relationships of eukaryotes. Phylogenomic analysis involves combining evolutionary signals from multiple genes into a single phylogeny. The included sequences must share an evolutionary history comprising of only speciation events (orthologs) rather than gene duplications […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia Introduction: Metabolites are the intermediates of cellular metabolism, and their study is known as metabolomics. They have multiple functions, such as in the growth, development, and reproduction of cells. Knowing the number of metabolites inside a system gives us an idea about the physiological state of that system. Hence, the qualitative […]
Jerry John, D.Y Patil University There are about 100 trillion micro-organisms in the human gastrointestinal tract. Most of these organisms include bacteria, and some are fungi, protozoa, and viruses. The collective genome of these micro-organisms is known as the microbiome. About: From 23,000 genes of the human genome, 3 million genes encode for the microbiome. […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Flavivirus is a genus category that includes many emerging infectious arboviruses. Use of vaccines can potentially save many lives when an individual is exposed to a flavivirus. But the diversity of pathogens can act as a major challenge against the use of vaccines or development of new vaccines to […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Scientists have recently recognized the genetic programming considered to be involved in the ‘reverse development’ of a cnidarian species and have produced a genetic profile of all the stages in its life cycle, opening a new front in cellular reprogramming research. Explaining immortality through genomic tools A recent study published in […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a congenital condition in which intestinal neurons in the distal portion of the intestine are missing. This complicated hereditary disorder causes sickness by a combination of numerous abnormalities in the DNA. A unique mix of genetic changes, including uncommon coding variations, predisposing haplotypes, and Copy Number […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Pediatric Severe Malaria: Malaria continues to be a major source of illness and mortality in children, with an estimated 272,000 deaths in children under the age of five worldwide in 2018. Cerebral Malaria (CM) and Severe Malarial Anaemia (SMA) are two frequent symptoms of pediatric Severe Malaria (SM) in […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University The functional traits of a plant are responsible for the determination of the performance of the plant. It depends in terms of shape and distribution along the environmental gradient. Global warming affects the distribution range of the species and directs it towards the poles. As climate warming has become a major […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University The COVID-19 pandemic has been around for a year and a half, causing the death of thousands and infecting millions worldwide. Due to its highly contagious nature, the most effective way to keep the spread under control is to keep social distance and contact tracing. Hence, early […]
