CAMELIA BHATTACHARYYA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA It is a norm as well as a truth universally acknowledged that a single person who’s a prey of a situation would not be blamed alone but a scenario of discomfort would be brought upon his family as well. Yes, you read it right and I call it “Pride and […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University, Kolkata. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine fails to prevent mild and moderate cases of the South African coronavirus strain. The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, which conducted the in which they stated that the vaccine provided minimal protection against mild-moderate COVID-19 infection. The data, which has not yet undergone peer review appeared to confirm the theoretical […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata There is currently no evidence of widespread transmission of SARS CoV-2 among wild animals, but recently, a wild American mink in Utah has tested positive for the virus — the first wild animal found to be infected with the Coronavirus, according to the researchers. According to the U.S. Department of […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The protein-coding genomes for humans and chimpanzees are remarkably similar with a 1% difference. The biological feature that makes us unique and separable from chimpanzees is an intensely debated and interesting line of research. According to the hypothesis, the researchers claim that it wasn’t so much DNA sequence but the […]
Milanckona Das, Amity University Kolkata The desire to eliminate cancer permanently has remained an unattainable feat for scientists to this day. Although difficult to realize, it is a fact that our bodies continually deal with cancer on a minuscule level, daily. Immunotherapy is typically associated with cancer treatment, to effectively cause the cancellation of long-lasting […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Autosomal Recessive Gene Disorders are the type of Genetic Disorders that are expressed only when two mutant copies of a gene are present in the organism. Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (kEDS) is an example of one such disorder that affects the connective tissues of a person’s body. This disorder was not […]
Soumili Chakraborty, Amity University, Kolkata Stem cells undergo asymmetric cell division to give rise to two daughter cells: One daughter cell which is similar to that of the original stem cell, And the second daughter cell differentiates into a non-stem cell. Stem cells are largely studied to understand the underlying mechanisms, by which they contribute to […]
