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Metagenomics- an emerging tool to study the microbial world

Microbes comprise the overwhelming majority of life forms and are the most important organisms on Earth. It is stated that microbes run the world. Every process in the biosphere is touched by the microbes to transform the world around them. Most microorganisms live in communities or groups of more than

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Challenge of Developing a Malaria Vaccine

  Malaria has plagued humanity since antiquity. Today, it may sound surprising to recall that right until the late nineteenth century, malaria was believed to be a malady caused by foul odorous air or “miasmas” emanating from polluted water bodies, swamps or marsh lands. It was the French military surgeon and

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