Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology, Noida We are made up of tissues arranged in complex shapes that aid in the functions of our bodies, ranging from the smooth tubes of our arteries and veins to the textured pockets of our internal organs. When cells are folding into such complicated configurations, how are they […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Every two seconds somewhere in the world a person has a stroke. A stroke is studied to happen when a part of the brain is deceived by the blood supply. This blockage depletes that part of the brain with oxygen. The lack of oxygen damages the brain. […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata Nitrogen fixation is a term we often use while mentioning legumes. Legumes are plants that contain Rhizobium bacteria inside their root nodules. These bacteria help in converting nitrogen into nitrites and nitrates which are further used by the plant. This entire process is how nitrogen fixation takes place. This process […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Wanderers outside our body are in search of nutrients and host to persist and multiply to survive on the planet. Obligate endoparasite of Apicomplexa phylum invades human – intermediate/secondary hosts. These single-celled eukaryotes are of high medical and agricultural importance. Members such as Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum can […]
