Ananya Bansal, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics institute Introduction: Lactobacilli are gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in humans and various animals. They produce lactic acid as their main metabolic end-product. Their ubiquitous nature is from them possessing stress-tolerant phenotypic traits which allow them to colonize a wide range of environments that comprise varying […]
-Prerna Jha, NIT Durgapur Microbes Vs. Pathogens Organisms that are of microscopic dimensions are simply referred to as microbes. They are so individually so tiny that we often need the help of microscopes (laboratory devices with high power lenses) to see them with our naked eyes! But not all of them are harmful. Pathogens constitute […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Every sexually reproducing organism has some autosomes and sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of the organism. In the pair of sex chromosomes, one chromosome comes from the father while the other chromosome comes from the mother. While the number of autosomes remains the same, […]
Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati Annual molt is a critical physiology event that exists in multiple phyla across the animal kingdom. The event is characterized by periodic partial or complete shedding and replacement of the organism’s outer layer. In birds and mammals, the molt is associated with a variable loss […]
Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology For examining the activity of aging control genes, scientists fed Drosophila (fruit fly) with antibiotics. Activities of most of the aging control genes get changed, and surprisingly, these antibiotics extended the lives of the flies. Drosophila’s life increased by six days after being fed antibiotics. 70% of the […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Brief about Eukaryotic cell Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells share some commonalities in structures such as plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and ribosomes. However, eukaryotes precede their ancestor by having membrane-bound organelles, the membrane-bound nucleus also referred to as a “True nucleus” and rod-shaped chromosomes. The genetic material of a eukaryotic cell is […]
Madhavi Bhatia,NIPER Guwahati Wheat is an important source of human protein and mineral elements, it is also considered a major staple crop worldwide. Wheat production is mainly affected by one of the destructive diseases Fusarium head blight (FHB) also known as scab, caused by Fusarium graminearum (Fg). This disease results in huge wheat loss and […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Cotton or scientifically known as Gossypiuma hirsutum is a typical perennial plant, developed for commercial cultivation by farmers all over the world as an annual crop. In textile industries, cotton is a crucial fiber. A majority of the world, today uses cotton in everyday life, whether it’s for washing face on […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Transcriptional gene regulation is how a cell regulates the conversion of DNA to RNA, and it is also a complex process that utilizes a network of interactions. This process is primarily controlled by DNA binding proteins known as transcription factors (TFs)/regulators, that attach to specific DNA sequences and thereby repress […]
Ananya Dutta, Bose Institute Over the last decade, the fast advancement of techniques for sequencing single-cell transcriptomes has been matched by equally spectacular advancements in computational approaches for analyzing such data. The developing algorithm advances revealed progressively intricate features of the underlying biology, from cell type composition to gene regulation to developmental dynamics, as the […]
