Weekly Biotech News of The World
Husna, Amity University Kolkata March is the month of colorectal cancer awareness, so let’s put a spotlight on the risk associated with colorectal cancer and its prevention. Colorectal cancer is also known as colon cancer and it affects the large intestine. It has long been known to be the middle-aged man’s disease but this is […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata The muscular system is an organ system that plays an essential role in maintaining our lives. It is the largest organ and accounts for 40% of body mass. Muscle tissues are uniquely identified for their capability of spontaneous regeneration. However, this feature of muscle tissue is greatly diminished in cases […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A new mechanism to help scientists fight against COVID – 19 and find new treatments for the disease has been elaborated by a team of researchers at the University of Warwick. Movements in nearly 300 protein structures of the spike protein of the virus are simulated using computational modelling techniques, […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata With researches going on in the field of technology, something most important would now be the availability of a device that is capable of making a process faster and simpler. Biological studies are the ones needing such a system most urgently. A lot of data has to be collected each […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata A long time ago, a record of the “lost time” was discovered by some workers digging grounds for a power plant in New Zealand. The discovery was of a 60-ton trunk from a kauri tree (the largest species of trees in New Zealand). The tree was assumed to have been […]
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta In the images above, on the left, we see predicted change of ocean temperatures in 2050-2099 that’s relative to 1950-1999 by using an ensemble of climate models. On the right, we have predicted rainfall change in amplitude of rainfall fluctuations (year-to-year standard deviation) in 2050-2099 which’s relative to 1950-1999. When […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata The world has suffered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of 2020. Though scientists are working hard day and night to tackle the situation, it always seems like the virus has the upper hand. Recently, a shocking discovery was made that puzzled Researchers and Doctors from […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata The soft tissue that has the potential to produce a force that helps in voluntary/involuntary body movements is called muscle. The motion is a result of sliding movements of actin and myosin, the two protein filaments that help muscle contract. There are 3 types of muscles: skeletal (bone), cardiac […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY COVID-19 drastically hit 2020, an eye-witnessed pandemic for us all. Analysis from many patients suffering from COVID-19 the second time suggests that the immune system failed to ward off the second thrash of the virus. A recent study now puts light on the fact. Reports highlight that the coronavirus mutates itself […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Dutch photographer Frans Lanting famously said, “biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points towards the future”. So the biodiversity of a region is very important since it marks the productivity of that particular region. Environmental biologists have been working since long back to identify and mark the biodiversity […]
