Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through the air from one person to another. TB typically affects the lungs, but it can also damage the brain, kidneys, or spine. TB is treatable and curable in the majority of instances; but, if not treated properly, persons with TB […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Tuberculosis is a major health concern in many low and middle-income countries. TB continues to be the top killer infectious disease in the world. In 2019 over 10.0 million people were affected with TB and 1.41 million deaths were attributed to it. TB affects all countries of […]
Supriyo Mukherjee, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya The word “mold” is well known in the culinary vocabulary which sounds like the opposite of delicious. However, for fermented food-lovers, mold worship is a novel character quirk. Aspergillus oryzae – or koji is been called for centuries in Japan that enjoys one of the most storied and versatile relationships with humans. In […]
Sristi Raj Rai, Amity University Kolkata Handicapped microbes that survive drug attacks are more dangerous than the living ones, as very soon they develop resistance to that specific drug. Macrolides, a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics that has a macrocyclic structure are produced by strains of Streptomyces. These are generally prescribed in case of bacterial infections […]
Parnad Basu, Amity University Kolkata Remdesivir (C27H35N6O8P), is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication. It is administered via injection into a vein. Before the completion of clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccines, remdesivir will be used to fight COVID-19. Now, COVID-19 is always mutating. And it is important to study those mutations to make remdesivir more effective […]
In the last decade it has been seen that cancer has become really widespread, yet it has got no complete treatment as such till date. However, the therapeutic approach “chemotherapy” has saved the lives of millions. With the advent of the concept of “chemotherapeutic resistance”, the progress in the field of treatment of cancer has […]
