-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 […]
Hari Krishnan R, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Many of the fatal infectious diseases caused in humans are “zoonotic”, which means they are transmitted from animals to humans via their consumption or being in close contact. Various human pathogens are yet to be identified which would have the potential to initiate another pandemic, probably […]
Avipsha Datta, Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta Antibiotics were considered to be “wonder drugs” in the 20th century. But, as days passed, we started the over usage of these medicines and basically helped the bacteria to become pretty clever and evade these wonder drugs, that is, they developed resistance! Antibiotic […]
