Who doesn’t love the smell of earth after a rainfall? It turns out humans aren’t the only ones who appreciate this earthy aroma. Many people think it’s the smell of the soil, but it’s actually a scent called petrichor. This smell comes from tiny bacteria in the soil called streptomycetes, which produce a compound called […]
Author: Niranjan Mahankali
The Journey of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine : From Emergency Use to Global Acceptance and Rare Side effects.
In early 2020, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was identified as the cause of COVID-19. With the rapid spread of infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020. Despite the crucial role of vaccines in saving lives, acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines was initially low in […]
2023 Nobel Prize
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking research on nucleoside base modifications. These modifications paved the way for the development of highly effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Their discoveries played a crucial role in the rapid creation of vaccines during the pandemic, […]
Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment Tablet Unveiled: Hope in a Hundred Rupees
The Tata Institute in Mumbai has unveiled a revolutionary advancement in cancer treatment. Following an intensive ten-year research endeavor, they have introduced a tablet designed to impede cancer recurrence and alleviate treatment side effects by 50%. The ‘R+Cu’ tablet, pioneered by researchers and medical experts at the Tata Institute, incorporates pro-oxidant compounds such as resveratrol […]
COVAXIN Vaccine
COVAXIN is one of the covid -19 vaccines developed against Sars-Covid-19 by Bharat biotech in collaboration with ICMR- National Institute of Virology (NIV). COVAXIN is developed using inactivated whole virion (Virus). This virion do not replicate inside the body as this is a dead virus and incapable of causing disease. This inactivated whole virion present […]
Covishield Vaccine
Covishield (ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 Corona Virus Vaccine) is one the vaccine developed against Covid-19 caused SARS-Cov-2, it is Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India by Serum Institute. It is a recombinant vaccine. Recombinant vaccine is produced using recombinant DNA technology, it involves insertion of DNA that codes for antigen stimulating immune response into a harmless viral/bacterial […]