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Biology
In films, nowadays, cancer is most famous for killing off the lead characters. Its use is extensive owing to its exotic, elite and esoteric sound and presence. However, the real victims know that cancer is more than what is glamorously portrayed in films. “You-know-what” is a representative of death, pain, and sorrow. This article takes…
Discover insights on schizophrenia, a challenging mental disorder disrupting reality and affecting thinking, behavior, and emotions.
Do you remember what you dreamt of last night? More importantly - why were you dreaming that specific dream? Centuries have gone by, pondering over the meaning of dreams. There have been great interpretations about dreams and their science. Some people attached physiological theories to it whereas some said it is more of a neurobiological phenomenon.…
Imagine being able to eliminate cancer cells from a patient's body altogether, or grooming bigger cows that give you double the meat (or milk). Imagine curing blindness. Thanks to the CRISPR revolution, all this and more, is now possible.
CRISPR is a segment present in the genetic code of prokaryotic organisms. Humans have eukaryotic cells…
It requires no special intellect to understand the human fascination with the wide blue yonder. For, constant attempts have been made since time immemorial to know the world one is living in better. However, ever since humans accomplished the impossible, i.e., propelling the rocket onto the orbit, the rat race to make ground-breaking discoveries has broken…
Nature has shown an affinity to choose peculiar roads of evolution, intertwined with the generic concept of pollution. Owing to human activities, artificial elements jointly with the natural elements have declared a war against life. Civilizations experienced incurable diseases that are ultimately in the process of changing the course of time-dependent growth. In this mega…
Ever wondered how you can hear your name in a crowd, amidst all the chaos? Because it’s YOUR name. Your brain has been trained for several years to recognise it as your identity. Hearing it means someone is in need of your attention. Imagine being interrogated, or interviewed. If you are in a position of taking a…
I grew up in a time when families had their own general physicians, who equipped with all the family medical history, were called on to treat every ailment – small and big. This practice gave way to the era of specialists, who had their amazing skill-set that curtailed to a specific organ system or a…
Neural networks have always been an unexplored area of the human brain. Some of the negative consequences of evolution are neural anomalies. Neural anomalies make detection of neurological diseases harder. Despite that, modern research and study of the brain from its embryonic development till ‘brain death’ has been producing satisfactory results. This not only involves the application of neurology, but…