-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 […]
Debarati Basu, Makaut WB Identification of antigen is a major step for the development of the vaccine. Artificial intelligence including deep learning systems is useful for identifying vaccine targets utilizing genomic and proteomic information. An artificial intelligence-based platform was developed by the researchers of Amity University, Noida, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, USA. […]
Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT, WB Introduction Plant roots are associated with a diverse community of microorganisms. These communities are collectively known as root microbiome. The communities contain microorganisms that are both helpful as well as harmful for the plant, in terms of affecting its physiological functioning. Mycorrhizal and mycoparasitic fungi as well as bacteria that […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University, Kolkata With scientific developments in genetics booming over a couple of decades, the identification and assay of genes in different organisms have become a topic of great interest. A lot of new methods have been developed to understand the genetic traits of various physiological phenomena. One such phenomenon is the resistance […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata According to the research done by an OU Hudson College of the public health faculty working in conjunction with colleagues in Denmark, a new type of bacterial spreading method has been found. The infection caused by campylobacter is one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the western world […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Meningitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites can all cause it. Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious types, and it is a leading cause of death and disability in children all over the world. […]
Koustav Maiti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara Many and different types of pathogens are found in the world that can infect and cause severe diseases in plants. This kind of infection or disease can reduce crop yields in the plants. The pathogens discharge effector proteins into plant cells during the infection. Some effector proteins […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata World Malaria Day (WMD) is celebrated every year on the 25th of April and it is a global effort to control the spread of Malaria. This day began to be officially observed in the year 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, which serves as the WHO’s […]
Shrestha Sherry Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata Cancer is marked by the uncontrollable growth of malignant cells which then spread by metastasizing to different regions of the body. To battle against this deadly disease, a variety of treatments have evolved with years of research and development overcoming complex challenges and hurdles. The most well known of […]
Shrestha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata Tuberculosis (TB), is one of the main causes of death around the world especially in children, is brought about by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). MTB infects the cell, stimulates immune response and triggers inflammation. Recent studies show that host-pathogen interaction is vital for TB pathogenesis and progression. MTB […]
