Weekly Biotech News of The World
Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder occurring when nerve cells, or neurons, in an area of the brain that controls movement become impaired and/or die. It is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that affects millions of people worldwide. However, even after being such a wide-spread disease, there […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA To fulfil the shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Radiology at the University of South Florida (USF) create NP swabs using a point-of-care 3D printer. At the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) results of the first trial of 3D-printed NP […]
Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A new antifungal compound, discovered by the scientists of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison that can target the multidrug-resistant and potentially deadly strains of the fungal pathogen Candida auris without causing any toxic side effects in mice. The team discovered a new molecule detected in the microbiome of a sea squirt from […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) mapped the T-cell stimulatory pathways along with the CD28, CTLA4, and ICOS genes. GWAS studies and autoimmune disorders identified enriched chromatin regions as a consequence of memory T-cell over-activation. T-cell stimulation after occurring in the secondary lymphoid delivers two signals, first via T-cell receptors (TCR) to recognize […]
RUCHITA KARMAKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Detection of Fucose is the cancer-marker in urine that helps in the initial screening of cancer. The Amperometric biosensing methods have the advantage of being fast, easy, and accurate results in urinalysis. Yet, the coexisting electroactive interferences as those of Ascorbic acid(AA), dopamine(DA), and uric acid(UA) make it difficult to […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Ailments such as celiac disease and gluten sensitivity forbid people from eating the mesh of proteins that provides structure to the wheat dough known as gluten. Doughnuts, treats, pizza covering, cake, bread, and pasta are among the numerous wheat flour-based nourishments forbidden to individuals who are gluten sensitive. In a survey conducted, […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Vaping is the act of smoking nicotine with additional flavours added to it. The vapour is inhaled and exhaled through a specially designed device. A recent study has shown a drastic decline in the rate of smoking while vaping has somehow gained popularity, mostly amongst youngsters who seem to find […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Genes and the neural network together regulate animal sleep. The importance of quality and restful sleep has been dealt with innumerable times before. It was more than 2000 years ago that Greek physician Hippocrates wrote, “Disease exists if either sleep or watchfulness be excessive.” However, our sleep and sleeping habits […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Past proof in mice has exhibited that NK cell-inferred IFN-gamma can advance immunoevasion by chiselling the immunogenicity of creating tumours in a process known as cancer immunoediting. This process includes the disposal of the high immunogenic unedited tumour, followed by the inevitable break of less immunogenic altered tumour cell variants […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Microbial Ecology known as environmental microbiology is the study of microorganisms’ relationship with each other as well as their environment. The main goal of researchers in this department is to capture the maximum amount of information from all organisms that are present in a given sample. Traditionally DNA-based protocols are […]
