Sagnik Nag, Amity University Kolkata. From using wheels and carts to smartphones and airplanes, each year this day acknowledges the technological achievements that keep on changing our lives on a daily basis. We cannot imagine a single day without technology. From health care, agricultural to educational sector and entertainment, food services and security, we continue […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata A new species of centipede belonging to the genus Scolopendra has been discovered by a team of researchers from Japan. They were found living in the forests of Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. The Genus Scolopendra comes under the family Scolopenridae and consists of a large number of tropical centipedes. The […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Lots of living organisms are used in Biotechnology as protein production hosts. They are extremely useful in drug development, biopharmaceuticals, and protein delivery. In this new research, earthworms are developed as next-generation animal protein production hosts, something that has never been done before. Escherichia coli, our favorite bacteria has been […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata It is said that labour pain equals pain felt when 20 bones crack at the same time. Ouch. Just thinking about it is painful. A woman indeed is a strong and marvellous creation of God who is bestowed with the gift of creating Life. This gift comes with a price, […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Insomnia is a disorder of sleep where a person has trouble falling asleep. It affects 30% of the total population worldwide and can be chronic or acute. In general, the causes include underlying Psychiatric or clinical conditions and it affects our mood and productivity. Recent studies conducted by researchers in […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Two new species of Mammal-like burrowing animals have been discovered in Northeastern China. These animals lived around 120 million years ago, and though both are distantly related, they have independently evolved the traits for digging. Paleontologists call them the first “Scratch-diggers” of the ecosystem. Organisms live underground for a variety […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata World Malaria Day (WMD) is celebrated every year on the 25th of April and it is a global effort to control the spread of Malaria. This day began to be officially observed in the year 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, which serves as the WHO’s […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Last month the city of Kolkata had reported a double mutant type B.1.617 strain of COVID19. Today, an indigenous triple mutant variety B.1.618 is identified. This strain, dubbed as the “Bengal strain” by Scientists, is much more infective compared to the previous ones and what is terrifying them more is […]
Arka Acharyya, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara Proteomics is an important topic in basic biology to advance Biotechnology, bioinformatics to epidemiology. It is a crucial link between genomics and metabolomics. So, Protein fingerprinting is too essential for modern biotechnology. Conventionally fingerprinting of proteins is done by mass spectroscopy. But, it is both a time-consuming […]
– Shristi Sharma, Team BioXone MSc Biotech, Biochem & Microbiology can apply. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below: Name of the Post: Scientist – Microbiology (Contract) Location: Hyderabad, India Description: Plans and also executes experiments under supervision. Performs and also records daily calibration of the equipment’s […]
