Weekly Biotech News of The World
Monika Raman, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore The advent of the current COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing worldwide spread has emphasized the necessity for quickly and efficiently identifying novel or recurrent medicinal medicines. Even though antiviral drug findings are available, the majority prefer to concentrate on the effects of such medications on a particular virus, […]
Supriyo Mukherjee, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya Scientific researches have unveiled a novel conformation of gigantic, extrachromosomal DNA in mud-dwelling archaea, as stated in a preprint posted on July 10, 2021, on bioRxiv. Extrachromosomal elements (ECE) comprise structures such as plasmids, megaplasmids, viruses, etc. which give rise to attributes like antibiotic resistance in bacteria. However, as reported in […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida The oncolytic viruses (OV), a novel cancer therapy method, can replicate preferentially within tumour cells and cause immunogenic cell death. Direct tumour oncolysis (apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy) was once thought to be the most important mechanism. The development of systemic antitumor immunity, which was aided by the direct lysis […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata To understand the movement and behaviour of fish in a pond, it’s necessary to study it in a pond in summer rather than a pond in winter. A fish that lives in an icy condition would remain still, this would help study its scales, but it won’t reveal the behaviour of […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Many cancer patients are responsive to chemotherapy at the initial stages of treatment. Although, during treatment, they may develop resistance which makes cancer difficult to diagnose. This is of huge clinical concern in such sensitive treatments as it can later convert into huge barricades in patient’s lives. In clinical cancer treatment, […]
Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology, Noida What is Chickenpox? The Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox, which is a highly contagious disease. It can result in a rash that is itchy and blistery. The rash begins on the chest, back, and face, then spreads across the body, leaving 250 to 500 itching blisters. It can […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University Introduction: Mangroves trees typically grow along tropical coastlines. They are rooted in salty sediments. The upper branches and leaves grow above the waterline, while the lower trunk and a large system of aboveground roots (prop roots) are often inside the seawater. Mangrove forests are vanishing at an alarming rate worldwide. […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology What is neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma is a condition in which malignant cells develop in the adrenal glands, neck, chest, or spinal cords neuroblasts (immature nerve tissue). A gene mutation (change) handed down from parent to kid can develop neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is responsible for 8–10% of all malignancies in children […]
Richa Prakash, Msc, Central University of Punjab What is gut microbiota? Microbiota is defined as the collection of microorganisms including all bacteria, archaea, viruses, protists, and fungi. The population of microbiota depends upon the environment they are present in. So, the name of the microbiota is always preceded by the environment they are surrounded by. […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is still unlocking many unknown facts about it. With every new strain, different symptoms and post symptoms are still underway of getting understood. One such post covid symptom is reduced intelligence. To understand the possible cognitive consequences of COVID-19, a study on people who recovered from Covid […]
