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Transport Mechanisms across Plasma Membrane: Active and Passive Transport
Various modes of transport mechanisms across the plasma membrane.
Posted inFood Technology Microbiology
Spirulina: A Possible Solution to Food Crisis
Spirulina is the common name attributed to the dried biomass of the cyanobacterium, Arthrospira (A. platensis and A. maxima). The name ‘Spirulina’ is attributed to its perfect spiral shape. It…
Posted inBiochemistry Comparisons Molecular Biology
Domain and Motif in Protein
Domain and Motif in Protein 1.1 Domain: Shorter polypeptide chain like that of Myoglobin and Hemoglobin fold into a single compact globular structure. However, Examination of the structure of proteins…
Posted inEmerging Science
Menstrual blood as a diagnostic tool
While considering a disease test, you may initially think about nasal swabs, urine tests, and probably blood draws, but period blood doesn’t come to one's mind though nearly 1.8 billion people…
Posted inBioinformatics
Types of Bioinformatics Data
Biological processes are affected by plethora of events that might seem superficially irrelevant, but could initiate a cascade of events eventually culminating in its complex output. As such, variety of data sets emerge and needs to be analyzed for to understand the biological processes in its entirety.
Posted inBiochemistry Bioinformatics Genetics
Scope and Applications of Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a branch of science that incorporates multidisciplinary fields to develop protocols and softwares for gathering and understanding large, complex biological data sets.
Posted inEmerging Science
Biomimetics to understand the broken heart and how to repair it.
Biomimetics is an interdisciplinary field of study that utilizes the principles of engineering, chemistry and biology to mimic the biological processes using synthetic materials and systems for solving complex human problems.
Posted inBiochemistry Genetic Engineering Microbiology
Factors affecting migration of Nucleic Acids in Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Agarose gel electrophoresis is a molecular biology technique that can be used to separate DNA, RNA, or proteins.
Posted inBioinformatics Emerging Science Microbiology
Whats in your Gut? One ingestible pill coming up for understanding the microbiota inside small intestine
A group of scientist from Tufts University, USA, Harvard University, USA and Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil have been able to develop soft, ingestible and non-invasive sampling device to collect samples from small intestine for microbiome studies.
Calculation for PCR Composition
The calculation is for a general conventional PCR to help beginnners.