Saptaparna Dasgupta, Bennett University Limacodid caterpillars, being from the family of the most venomous and dangerous species, have turned to be the savior of life. Doratifera vulnerans, also known as mottled cup moth, are native to South East Queensland and are also found in Toohey Forest Park on Brisbane’s southside. The research on this species […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata The etymology of “venom” is associated with polytheistic cults that highlighted the accomplishment of desires sometimes aided by “love potions”. This was later interpolated with the word “poison”. Venom is defined as a mixture of toxic enzymes and various other proteins. It is produced in certain specific glands in the […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata A new species of centipede belonging to the genus Scolopendra has been discovered by a team of researchers from Japan. They were found living in the forests of Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. The Genus Scolopendra comes under the family Scolopenridae and consists of a large number of tropical centipedes. The […]
AISHILA KAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA In step with University of Queensland research, some snakes have evolved a single genetic trick to avoid being eaten by venomous snakes. Antagonistic interactions, like predator–prey relationships, are drivers of evolutionary novelty within the coevolution of the many organisms, with reciprocal selection pressures resulting in genotypic changes. This reciprocal evolution […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata Protein replacement therapy is a medical treatment that supplements or replaces a protein in a patient in whom this is absent or deficient. These are a very powerful class of drugs and are highly selective and specific in their targets. This makes them a very useful tool in modern science. […]
