Weekly Biotech News of The World
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered a new method of targeting a mutated protein, which is the reason behind most of the fatal cancers. The mutated form of RAS protein is often considered the “Death Star” since it has the potential to resist various treatments. Although RAS […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Cytomegalovirus (CMV), affecting COVID-19 patients who are immunocompromised, has been detected. During the second wave of the pandemic in April-May, five cases of CMV infection in immunocompromised patients with Covid-19 were reported in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. The hospital reported that the patients presented themselves with pain in the […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow IgA stimulated neutrophil spider-webs have been explored a lot in the past few years for their antiviral mechanisms. These antibodies in particular are one of the most abundant in the immune system, richly present on mucosal surfaces and involved in the body’s defence mechanism against viral infections. During the […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University Armour is integrated into the body of beetles (Order Coleoptera). They’re minuscule tanks with exoskeletons, powerful shells that protect their soft, skeleton-less bodies inside. In addition to providing protective protection, the beetle’s exoskeleton provides sensory feedback and hydration management. Exoskeletons of many beetles are also highly coloured and patterned, which […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Natural selection has evidently preserved several specific sites in the human genome that allow an atypical 3-D conformation of the DNA which are referred to as G-quadruplexes (G4s). A new study demonstrates an increased occurrence and high stability of these not-so-usual G-quadruplexes if they are situated either in the sequences […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that is responsible for causing toxoplasmosis. This protozoan infects humans and other animals as well. Data shows that up to 30% of the world’s population remains chronically infected with this protozoan, but a large number of them do not show any symptoms. Most of […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University What is Ubiquitin? Ubiquitin is a small 76-amino acid protein found in eukaryotic cells. They are be found either freely or covalently bound to membrane proteins. It is one of the highly conserved proteins. This means its amino acid sequence is similar-from yeast to animals. It has two functional sites: […]
Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Research on forensic anthropology has risen as a key factor in the estimation of ancestry. Despite forensic anthropology being controversial for use, ancestry still rules as a crucial parameter. It is used for the estimation of the socio racial categories of law enforcement, anticipated via cranial variation. To examine human physical […]
Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Basic brain processes include locating and recognising sensory items while navigating the environment. The ability to traverse the environment requires knowledge of the location of sensory elements and the identification of their contemporaneous behavioural relevance. The auditory system computes spatial information in the brain depending on the position […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University As students of life sciences, we have always been told to first inspect carefully then ask questions. Inspecting at an early age takes a lot of patience, still, we held our specimen under the microscope, corrected the alignment of light, turned and tried to understand coarse and fine adjustment, then saw […]
