Shrayana Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata According to a new study by UC San Francisco scientists, gene editing for the generation of different treatments and the study of disease and normal function in humans and other organisms may develop more rapidly with a new tool for cutting larger pieces of DNA out of the genome of […]
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Bacterial infections leading to diseases or in many of the times increasing the severity of another disease are one of the most common issues faced by human beings. Increased resistance against mostly used antibiotics (drugs) is presently the biggest concern for healthcare professionals and the general public. […]
-Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Biological E, has developed a “highly purified antisera” which will be utilized in the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. Antisera are blood sera that carry antibodies against a selected viral toxin or antigen and are introduced to […]
-Anuska Sen,Team bioXone Ionizing radiation (IR) is known to have numerous ill-effects and can even be fatal to most organisms on exposure at high concentrations. Scientists are continuously in search of organisms or strains of bacteria that are resistant to such radiation, meaning which possess the property of “radio-resistance”. Till date, it was known that […]
