Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata How do ants immediately become aware when their queen ant dies? Is it via “telepathy”? Ants seem to possess an unusual ability, that of telepathic communication. Telepathy refers to the communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known or conventional senses. It is the ability to communicate […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Imagine the mushroom you ate for lunch is the same mushroom that you used in your Fitbit smartwatch for measuring the number of footsteps while jogging. Fascinating isn’t it? Science fiction has become a reality in today’s world and yes all this is possible. We learned in our high school […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The history of cancer research has always been a mystery in the result. Recently it was reported that cancer cells adapted themselves to grow and proliferate in an inflammatory environment. ENPP1, a readily accessible molecule found on the surface of cancer cells plays a major role in this mechanism. Naturally, […]
