Weekly Biotech News of The World
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Australia has the highest recorded rate of species extinction in the world. During the European colonization in 1788, 34 terrestrial species were declared to be extinct. (i.e.) Since European colonization, native rodents have been the most severely tormented by these recent extinctions, contributing around 41% of Australian mammal […]
Arya Sukumar, College of Agriculture, Vellayani Groundbreaking research by the team of Professor Leanne Dibbens has formulated a genetic biobank that helps to identify the mechanisms involved in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in newborn babies so that future work can stop SIDS from occurring. What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)? Sudden […]
Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Scientists gain important insights into the formation of the solar system by studying meteorite fragments that hit the surface of the earth from space. Presently, in the latest study, they have found water in the liquid form, containing high levels of carbon dioxide, inside a meteorite from an asteroid that […]
Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology For examining the activity of aging control genes, scientists fed Drosophila (fruit fly) with antibiotics. Activities of most of the aging control genes get changed, and surprisingly, these antibiotics extended the lives of the flies. Drosophila’s life increased by six days after being fed antibiotics. 70% of the […]
Shreyas bhat , DY Patil School of biotechnology and bioinformatics What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which frequent on and off events of breathing take place repeatedly. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after sleeping for more than 8hrs, you might have sleep apnea. The major types of […]
Anjali Kumari, IILM College of Engineering and Technology Longer gap (up to 45 weeks) between the Covid-19 vaccines may increase the immune response. According to a new study from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, it has been stated that a gap of up to 45 weeks between the first and second doses […]
Shreyas bhat, DY Patil School of biotechnology and bioinformatics A new and more contagious variant of SARS COVID-19 was announced by the world health organization (WHO). According to some reports, the new lambda variant is associated with community transmission in more than 30 countries, with a substantial rise in cases over time. It is also […]
Richa Prakash, Central University of Punjab With today’s situation of wearing masks as a public health tool because of Covid-19, it is very important to understand how the side leakage of expiratory particles impacts the overall efficacy of these masks. There is a history of wearing masks to reduce expiratory particles emission from the time […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia The Delta Strain: The world has witnessed various strains of the Covid-19 virus. These strains are the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta strains. These were previously known as the UK, South Africa, Brazilian, and Indian variants, respectively indicating the country of their origin. Among these, the delta variant is the deadliest mutation […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic represents a serious public health concern. The virus that causes COVID-19, known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has an incredibly high spreading rate. It has already infected more than 200 million people and killed over 3 million, and the numbers are still […]
