Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata One of the main functions a cell performs is the synthesis of proteins. This is done with the help of a set of factors called “transcription factors”. A team of researchers from Uppasala University have succeeded in studying transcription factors that are several billion years old. The studies helped them […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Following the resolution of long-standing technical challenges by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, scientists can now study changes in the DNA of any human tissue for the first time. The new method, known as nanorate sequencing (NanoSeq), allows researchers to study how genetic changes occur in human tissues […]
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 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 […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Investigation of old environmental DNA (eDNA) has altered our capacity to portray biological communities in reality, by taking into consideration equal sequencing of DNA from every trophic level. Be that as it may, because ecological samples contain sparse and fragmented information from various individuals, and regularly contain firmly related […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone Indeed, as said by American biotechnologist, Craig Venter, “Life is a DNA software system”. In simple terms, it can be said that DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) contains all the necessary instructions required for an organism to grow, divide, reproduce and even survive. It replicates to pass on genetic information and also provides […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata Since the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the spike protein of it has been a topic of great interest among researchers. These spike proteins are capable of infecting the host cells after their attachment to the ACE2 receptor binding domain. The new mutated strains have caused a huge amount of […]
Devyani Goswami, Amity University Kolkata DNAzymes area type of DNA catalysts. DNAzymes are known for their specialty in catalyzing site-specific cleavage of any RNA substrate. RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme has a catalytic core and two short binding arms which form Watson and Crick base pairs with the RNA targets. RNA cleavage is possible with the assistance […]
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 […]
