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 […]
Microbiology
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 […]
Reverse Zoonosis – Human pathogens that are ravaging other species
For the longest time, we have always discussed how infectious diseases get passed onto humans due to various reasons such as encroachment into wildlife spaces, […]
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 […]
Warm vaccines: Key to improved vaccine programs!
Recently Pfizer’s vaccine has been in the news for needing to be stored below 0oC. The development of such a vaccine becomes even more problematic […]
Discovery of HIV: Francoise Sinoussi
Autoimmune Deficiency Disease or in simpler terms known as AIDS is one of the most debilitating infectious diseases in the world. It’s like a silent […]
Tardigrades: Definition of survival of the fittest?
We’ve all heard about tardigrades at least once in our lives and recently, maybe a little too much. We have also seen the cute frumpy […]
Structure of Ribosomes: Ada Yonath
Prof. Ada Yonath is the first Israeli woman to win a Nobel Prize which is a result of her achievements over a lifetime! She won […]
Can we self-vaccinate against HIV? All about elite controllers!
Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome, commonly known by its abbreviation AIDS is caused by a virus known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and was first isolated and […]
Testing micro-organisms in space: The ins and outs!
So, in my earlier blog post, Delving into the microcosm I covered some of the primary reasons why we have always been interested in testing micro-organisms in […]