Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta The concept of herd immunity states that when a large part of a population in an area has developed immunity against a certain disease, the virus or bacteria causing the disease has a significantly lesser chance of spreading from one person to another in that area. As a result, the […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Last month the city of Kolkata had reported a double mutant type B.1.617 strain of COVID19. Today, an indigenous triple mutant variety B.1.618 is identified. This strain, dubbed as the “Bengal strain” by Scientists, is much more infective compared to the previous ones and what is terrifying them more is […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone The Earth Day event was first held on 22nd April 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson and it turned into an environmental movement in 1990. Since then, it has been celebrated by over 192 countries every year. The event is conducted by Earthday.org. In 2020, Earth Day was celebrated virtually by over […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata With the COVID-19 vaccine doing its rounds thorough out the world, the chances of contracting other variants of the virus are rising rapidly. At present, the vaccine provides an 85-90% immunity from the initial virus but is not known to be immune against the mutated versions of the virus. […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata UC San Diego researchers have long studied neglected tropical diseases, which are chronic and disabling parasitic infections that primarily affect underprivileged communities in developing countries. They are referred to as “neglected” because pharmaceutical companies have little financial incentive to develop therapies for them. Chagas disease, the leading cause of heart […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Being bald, losing all hair is a common scene nowadays, caused mainly by the stressful lifestyle we lead. Relaxing is what doctors prescribe to deal with stress, but recently conducted research says that it could have more sides to that. Researchers have claimed that relaxing, helps in growing hair. […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Coronavirus became a household name, as the pandemic swept people off their feet, locking them in their houses, rendering them sick, leading to death on severe occasions. After months into the pandemic, in December 2020, the government of Israel approved the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination and proclaimed a mass immunization […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata The research, confirms findings that D614G — one of many mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, and Brazil — makes the coronavirus 8times more infectious. This novel coronavirus, D614G mutation in the spike protein renders it up to 8 times more infectious in […]
Ankita Chattopadhyay, Amity University Kolkata Previously, COVID19 was associated with the onset of numerous symptoms that ranged from mild to moderate severity, starting from cough and fever to complete loss of movement in some cases. Unusual numbers of people from all over the world started showing different sorts of symptoms with different severities, at some […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Due to the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, various sanitation strategies have been adopted worldwide so that the spread of the virus and the disease can be prevented. One such strategy which is adopted for sterilization in offices and homes is the use of […]
