Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most generic subtype of irreversible blindness. Primary open-angle glaucoma primarily affects the people of African heritage. Among Europeans, the prevalence of POAG is approximately 1%, whereas, in African-Americans, this value ranges between 4-5%. Additionally, individuals of African ancestry experience an […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Hormones vs ageing: Generally, it is observed that men have a shorter life span than women and it has been found that the reason behind this is hormones, but now this could be altered resulting in an increased lifespan. A research team from the Department of Anatomy of the University […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University Long-read sequencing (LRS), also called third-generation sequencing, offers a number of advantages over short-read sequencing such as Illumina’s NovaSeq, NextSeq, HiSeq and MiSeq instruments. Long-read sequencing technologies could permit the assembly of genomes, which is capable of revolutionizing genomics. It has the potential to reveal the full spectrum of human […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is celebrated on June 19 every year to heighten awareness about the genetic disorder Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The disease is naturally found in people from all over Africa, Southern America, Central America, Saudi Arabia, India, Northern Turkey, and in a few pockets of Italy. […]
Varuni Ankolekar, Clinical Data Manager at Quartesian Researchers have identified that cells have their own internal gauge to monitor their own size. The key protein behind this, or in other words, “cells’ internal gauge” is KRP4 protein, which is responsible for regulating cell size. What is a Cell? What are the different components of a […]
Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata We all know how our genes are responsible for the transmission of characteristics like physical features, conditions, and diseases from one generation to the other. However, the discovery of a set of genes found in some individuals known as the “serial-killer genes” (or the “murder genes”) leads us to the […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata A, C, T, and G are the four building blocks of DNA. However, some bacteriophage viruses use a particular DNA alphabet to encode their genetic instructions., i.e, exchange A for Z. Scientists in Russia announced more than 40 years ago that cyanophage S-2L, a form of bacteriophage, replaces the […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Taste is one of our most important senses. Without it, we would never know the pleasure of eating ice cream on a hot summer afternoon and drinking our favorite tea while reading a Jane Austin classic. Memory retrieval is the basic ability of organisms to make use of acquired and […]
Arka Acharyya, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara We live on a rotating planet and that has an immense impact on Chronobiology. Like humans and other animals, plants also have an ‘internal clock’ that controls the daily and seasonal rhythms. According to the plant scientists of Cambridge University, the genetic architecture of circadian oscillators should […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that torments mankind, caused by the parasite plasmodium. Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical research have understood how the body’s natural immunity can be manipulated to prevent malaria, bringing us one step closer to new potential therapy. The causative organism of this […]
