Weekly Biotech News of The World
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through the air from one person to another. TB typically affects the lungs, but it can also damage the brain, kidneys, or spine. TB is treatable and curable in the majority of instances; but, if not treated properly, persons with TB […]
Shenade Annie Kerketta, Amity University Kolkata For all living beings, movement is a vital factor that helps determine whether an organism is biological or non-biological. In this article, we are going to learn about the “itsy bitsy spider” once again. Salticidae, the jumping spider, is one of the most visually accomplished arthropods. These spiders use […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the beta coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Besides the most prevalent consequences of respiratory failure, cardiac involvement (heart diseases caused due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the heart tissue) is a common outcome that is observed in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University The continuous changes in climate conditions are happening at a very rapid pace due to global warming. We are already observing the effects of climate change whether it is the heat waves in Canada or the recent flooding in Germany. The predicted results of the past are quickly coming true. Although […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata α-synuclein (α-syn) are small cytoplasmic proteins found in the brain and are localized to presynaptic terminals which inhibit the release of neurotransmitters. α-synuclein (α-syn) aggregates or their inclusions accumulate in specific regions of the brain; this abnormal accumulation is a hallmark of synucleinopathies (a group of neurodegenerative diseases) like Parkinson’s disease […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University In the last few decades, humankind has gone through major healthcare upheavals causing a large amount of death and destruction. Epidemics, pandemics have come, some have passed with time but some have evolved to stay. And as we continue forward, scientists are already predicting the next pandemic to come soon. In […]
Monika Raman, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore By introducing new mutants, SARS-CoV-2 brings a new global threat with every new day. This current pandemic situation is a race between implementing vaccinations and controlling newly emerging infectious variants of coronavirus. To fight this situation, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has successfully developed a […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT(WB) Understanding anhidrosis: Anhidrosis is a condition where sweat glands don’t function. The function of sweat glands is to remove heat or cool the body down. It is life-threatening because of heat-related illness. The illness related to heat may occur even during moderate temperatures. Hence, the threat of heatstroke increases. The state of […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Many biochemical processes have been described for the detection of antigens. These processes have high specificity, have high reproducibility, and are trustworthy. Several new biochemical processes are being developed with even better sensitivity. However, the downside of biochemical processes is that they are slow and require specialized […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Hair cells in the inner ear and Merkel cells of the skin have distinct similarities in their development. These hair cells specialize in capturing sound vibrations in the inner part of the ear, whereas Merkel cells of the epidermis can sense a touch at the surface […]
