Weekly Biotech News of The World
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Genus Mentha has 18 species and 11 natural hybrids and is an important part of the Lamiaceae family. It is wild in temperate Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America and tolerates various agro-climate conditions. Commercially, peppermint (Mentha – piperita), spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) and corn mint are the major […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Bacterial capsules: For centuries bacteria have colonised nearly every corner of Earth, displaying an incredible capacity to adapt to diverse habitats and situations. The bacterial capsule, a polysaccharide-coated outer shell that surrounds the cells of many distinct bacterial species, is one important bacterial adaptation. Bacterial capsules function as […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Amongst so many vaccine options recently developed in different parts of the world, Sputnik V has proven to be a great candidate due to a lot of factors. Firstly, is its high efficacy of about 92% against the coronavirus disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 viral strains. Also known as […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Mutations are the changes that occur within the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material present in an organism. The mutation may occur because of various cellular processes, like DNA replication and repair, meiotic recombination and aberrant repair of breaks in sequence-specific contexts. Mutational processes are commonly observed by examining variation present […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Viromics or viral metagenomics techniques have led to the characterization of many new plant viruses. This has been broadening our understanding of the evolution and ecology of plant viruses in nature. Generally, the knowledge regarding citrus viruses has been highly inclined towards virus pathology in cultivated orchards. Recently, scientists have […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT (West Bengal) The cells of Cnidarians have complex microbiomes which are difficult to eliminate with antibiotics. Hence, cells of cnidarians are difficult to culture. Cnidarians are critical for the marine ecosystem. The standard growth medium is made up of antibiotics, chemicals, and seawater which reaches the optimal formulas for different cnidarian species. […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University The emergence of COVID-19 has brought some serious landmarks in the field of science. With little knowledge of the infecting virus and its variants, scientists have made giant leaps to protect our society and to stop the spread of the virus. These giant leaps have come in the form of the […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics The predecessors of modern cetaceans – whales and dolphins, went through an evolutionary transition from terrestrial to aquatic settings more than 50 million years ago. During this transition, cetaceans developed morphological as well as behavioural innovations. Streamlined bodies, echolocation, filter-feeding, and loss of body hair, dermal […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Clostridioides Difficile is a bacterium responsible for causing severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon (colitis). Though guidelines for infection control measures are firmly in place, Clostridioides Difficile Infection or CDI remains the chief cause of diarrhea associated with healthcare. Since the burden associated with CDI is high, both from […]
Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT- West Bengal We all know that COVID-19 principally affects the respiratory system. But recent reports state that both SARS-CoV-2 recovered and active patients show extra-pulmonary manifestations, which can be cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and, neurological. The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 with the cardiovascular system is not much recognized yet. But studies show that […]
