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2019-nCoV: The third zoonotic coronavirus of the century

Dr. Ankita Gogoi1 and Dr. Prasanta Chabukdhara2 Ph.D. Scholars (In-service) 1Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, 2Department of Veterinary Biochemistry College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati Email id: drankita.vet009@gmail.com [This article is being published for the purpose of information only and reflects the current outbreaks and the details available so far.] Introduction With

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Biosafety of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops – Is it really a concern?

B.K. Sarmah and Rubi Gupta DBT-NECAB Assam Agricultural University Jorhat- 13 bidyutsarmah@aau.ac.in Biosafety can be described as the efforts taken up in order to reduce or eliminate the potential risks resulting from biotechnology and its products (Zaid, 2001). Genetically Modified (GM) food crops (legally called as Genetically Engineered crops or Biotech crops) were introduced commercially

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Recent Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy

Dr. Purabi Deka Bose Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Cotton University Conventional treatment strategies for cancer as existed in last few decades have been surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy [1, 2]. Although these therapies have offered substantial benefit for eradication of primary tumors, the incidence of disease relapse from residual malignant cells

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Our Soul Companion

Do you have any pet in your home? Dog or cat or birds, or even an aquarium? If the answer is positive, chances are there that you have been benefited hugely because of your pet as a companion. The benefits are far-reaching if we consider our mental and physical health.

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Biochemical implication of halide anions

Author Information: Name of the Author/Authors: Dr. Barnali Deka Designation of Author/Authors: Guest teacher, Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls’ College. E-mail ID of Author/Authors: barnalideka.bd@gmail.com, Ph. No. 9957586575. Name and address of the Institute to which the Author/Authors are associated: Handique Girls’ College, GNB Road, Dighalipukhuri, Guwahati-781001. Halide ions occur abundantly in Nature and are

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Diagnostic and Genotyping tools for HBV & HCV in resource limited facility

 Manash Jyoti Kalita, SimantaKalita, Kalpajit Dutta, Subhash Medhi* Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahti-14, Assam       *Corresponding author.       Email: subhashmedhi@gauhati.ac.in  Viral hepatitis, a global public health problem, is becoming a pandemic in India. Presently there are five different types of Hepatitis virus, viz. HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, & HEV. Chronic viral

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Know who can control your brain, mood and behaviour

Madhusmita Dehingia1 and Mojibur R. Khan2 1DBT-RA, Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara 2Assistant Professor, Division of Life Sciences, IASST, Guwahati   Trillions of microbes, called ‘microbiota’ colonize the human body and have co-evolved with the host over millions of years. It has been estimated that the human microbiota is

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ব্যৱহাৰিক দিশত পশুধনৰ ভ্ৰূণ সংস্থান প্ৰণালীক আদৰি লোৱাত ইমান পলম কিয় ?

ডাঃ পাৰ্থ প্ৰতিম বৰা কৃত্ৰিম  গো- প্ৰজননৰ (Artificial Insemination) দ্বাৰা থলুৱা জাতৰ গাই গৰু, ম’হ, গাহৰি, কিম্বা ছাগলীৰ বংশৰ উন্নীতকৰণ কৰিব পৰা প্ৰক্ৰিয়া বহু দিনৰ পৰাই চলি আহিছে। গতিকে ইয়াক আঁতৰাই নতুন কিবা এটা কৰাৰ প্ৰশ্নই আহিব নোৱাৰে। কিন্তু এই প্ৰণালীটোৰ দ্বাৰা বহু সময়ত আশা কৰা ধৰণে ফল নোপোৱাৰ বাবে

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DNA Damage Detection In Diabetes Mellitus Using Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis

Safique Alam Junior Research Fellow Email:- safique.sa@gmail.com Biotech Hub, D.R. College, Golaghat, Assam DNA is the essential carrier of genetic information in the living organisms. Though sturdy, DNA undergoes spontaneous modifications naturally as a result of metabolic or hydrolytic processes. Any damage to DNA structure can lead to mutations and genetic instability. Paraphrased, DNA

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AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the breeding, rearing and harvesting of aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, crustaceans and molluscs in both coastal and inland areas involving interventions in the rearing process to enhance production. Officially, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) defines aquaculture as "the propagation and rearing

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