Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Environmental impacts on wildlife There has been an unexpected change in the environment such as severe climatic changes, and the destruction and fragmentation of habitat, due to recent human activity. These also include the discharge of novel substances to the environment with the capacity to affect the physiology, behaviour, and […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata A long time ago, a record of the “lost time” was discovered by some workers digging grounds for a power plant in New Zealand. The discovery was of a 60-ton trunk from a kauri tree (the largest species of trees in New Zealand). The tree was assumed to have been […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Ever wondered why the plants are green in colour and not black. This is due to the biosynthesis of a green pigment in the plant known as chlorophyll. The synthesis of chlorophyll is a lengthy and multi-step process. As soon as a seedling emerges from under the soil it must quickly […]
Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related head and neck cancer is identified as a distinct tumor entity with an elevated incidence reported for several countries. These tumors arise from squamous cells, ordinarily in the oropharynx. In contrast to other risk factors that are associated with cancer, HPV related cancer is driven by […]
Jayateerth S. Bhavikatti, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India There have been so many things discovered till date in this universe, nevertheless, there are too many discoveries to happen. Cheers to the discoverers! They spend their life helping people. Here is one such discovery. So far, three pairs of salivary glands were studied in humans. Researches […]
-Anuska Sen, Amity University Kolkata During space missions, when astronauts cross the magnetosphere layer of the Earth, they are exposed to the harmful ionizing space radiations. Although the stainless steel shields are potent enough to save them but these are in no way economical and handy. Researcher G.K. Shunk and the group have come up […]
