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Biology
Variants of concern: COVID-19 perspective
The term variants of concern have been up and about for the entirety of the pandemic. Despite that, many people are still unaware of the […]
Bats: The viral culprit or are we missing something?
For the longest time, bats as an animal have been getting a lot of attention in terms of harboring some of the deadliest viruses on […]
Linking Epigenetics & Air pollution
Check out this profile on Olivia Grant from the University of Essex currently studying the influence of air pollution on our epigenome!
Virgin Soil Epidemics: The destruction of untouched lands
Have you wondered about how past epidemics had managed to ravage through entire populations? Read this infographic to understand more!
N95 masks amidst a pandemic. What is the hype about?
Originally published: August 2020 Right now we are all looking at a pandemic that has completely turned our lives upside down. While the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Microbes can survive space, but how?
Hello there! It’s been a while since I’ve written about anything related to space but let’s bring that back, shall we? In part 3 of […]
Zoonotic Mysteries – Evolution of SARS-CoV-2!
The zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2 and its eventual establishment as an endemic virus In December 2019, the world first become aware of a novel virus […]
CRISPR to edit genomes: Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer Doudna
A month ago, Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier & Prof. Jennifer Doudna were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They are just the sixth and seventh women […]
Demystifying energy metabolism: Gerty Cori
All organisms survive by the creation of energy within their bodies. Our cells are constantly working to generate energy and spend them. But how does […]