Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University A eukaryotic cell can divide in two ways- either by mitosis or by meiosis. Mitosis leads to the formation of daughter cells identical to parent cells. While meiosis leads to the generation of daughter cells that are different from the parent cells. These differences are brought about […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Breast cancer gene BRCA1 has marked its presence as a protein mostly known for being an active contributor in the hereditary associated breast cancer. Apart from being the villain, BRCA1 also plays an indispensable role in the cellular machinery that works towards repairing the double-strand DNA breakage. Recently, researchers from […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Viromics or viral metagenomics techniques have led to the characterization of many new plant viruses. This has been broadening our understanding of the evolution and ecology of plant viruses in nature. Generally, the knowledge regarding citrus viruses has been highly inclined towards virus pathology in cultivated orchards. Recently, scientists have […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Meier-Gorlin syndrome, or MGS, is a genetic disorder that causes dwarfism, small ears, a small brain, missing patella and other skeletal abnormalities. In severe cases, MGS results in miscarriages and stillbirths. Researchers tried to study this recessive, autosomal disorder in a unique way, i.e, by placing mutant human genes […]
