Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata Quest for creatures A team of wildlife researchers went on an expedition to Amazon forests. The study was carried out by NatureFirm, an eDNA company. It was headed by Kate Bruce who carried out the study for the charity World Wildlife Fund(WWF) The goal was to look for pink river […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata In this current spread of outbreaks, specifically with the emergence of more transmissible variants, frequent rapid testing for COVID-19 is a vital requirement. For that purpose, qRT-PCR (quantitative reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction), the gold standard COVID-19 diagnostic test, is employed these days. This method generally entails specialized equipment, a centralized laboratory facility, […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata WHERE IT ALL BEGAN We have probably heard of “dark matter”, which is believed to make up more than a quarter of the universe. Although its presence is confirmed, scientists have not been able to detect it yet. Recently, elusive genetic matter has been detected in the genome. This biological […]
Supriyo Mukherjee, Kalyani Mahavidyalaya Scientific researches have unveiled a novel conformation of gigantic, extrachromosomal DNA in mud-dwelling archaea, as stated in a preprint posted on July 10, 2021, on bioRxiv. Extrachromosomal elements (ECE) comprise structures such as plasmids, megaplasmids, viruses, etc. which give rise to attributes like antibiotic resistance in bacteria. However, as reported in […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Background There are important modifications in how homogeneous neoplasms should be assessed and identified, which have considerable therapeutic implications and extensive biological interest. The fourth most prevalent cancer in children is non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The occurrence of NHL in the members within the family is known as familial NHL, which […]
Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Metabolomics is the study of metabolites in a biological sample. These studies enhance our understanding of the consequences of diet on metabolomic pathways. Intra and interindividual variations differ on various levels among metabolites. The metabolomic composition of biological fluids is influenced by numerous factors such as […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Background In more than 30% of 60–80-year-old men with Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (LOY), a fraction of circulating immune cells lack the Y chromosome, and this aberration is evident in at least 10% of peripheral blood cells. A previous study of men over the age of 90 demonstrated that […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University The continuous changes in climate conditions are happening at a very rapid pace due to global warming. We are already observing the effects of climate change whether it is the heat waves in Canada or the recent flooding in Germany. The predicted results of the past are quickly coming true. Although […]
Akash Singh, Banaras Hindu University In COVID-19, there has been a boom in webinars/conferences aimed at connecting the field’s veterans with the new scientists. Likewise, the Meiosis community organized a virtual webinar series that involved a forum to discuss the diversity and equity issues in order to provide actionable elements for the encouragement of the […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Breast cancer gene BRCA1 has marked its presence as a protein mostly known for being an active contributor in the hereditary associated breast cancer. Apart from being the villain, BRCA1 also plays an indispensable role in the cellular machinery that works towards repairing the double-strand DNA breakage. Recently, researchers from […]
