BioTrivia

Bakuchiol – A useful and valuable plant extract

Bakuchiol is a plant based extract having numerous application and uses in medical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Current scenario of cosmetic industry has shown the deviation towards use of non-synthetic and natural material for production as well as utilization. In order to cope up with current trend and demands, this blog tries to throw some light on a biological molecule…

Astrocyte Atrophy: A Novel Approach to Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease

What Alzheimer’s Feels Like – Image credits: yaletownnaturopathic.com.com

It is an unforeseen threat that is rarely detected before it is too late. And then, like losing pieces of a puzzle, you can’t remember parts of your life. What you had for lunch yesterday. Where you live. Your name. Or even how to play that favorite game of yours. Something is taking your precious memories away from you.…

The Curse of our Control System

By Suchetana Ray Chaudhuri

“The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism, secrets that will determine the future of the human race.“

– Wilder Penfield

The brain is an extremely complex organ with vast numbers of pathways that allow us to do the amazing things that we do. The brain is made up of billions of cells that we depend on every second of every day for…

The Science of Taste

By Debolina Datta

Cooking  food isn’t easy. It involves a lot of hard work and years of experience to present that perfect plate of food, that perfect balance of taste, texture, appearance and smell. But what if I were to say that the taste of a particular food item doesn’t have much to do with what a good chef you are but by the sensitivity of neurons in your guest’s brain? That if a guest…

Mind and Machine : The Dawn of a New Era

By Sukanya Chakraborty and Siddhartha Sen

Ancient Greek philosophers had spent much of their time pondering about what truly makes one intelligent. But this concept was embraced in science and research only about half a century ago. Ever since its inception, neuroscience has strived to understand how the brain processes information, makes decisions, and interacts with the environment. But in…

Are GMOs something we need to be afraid of? or is it just plain scaremongering?

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism such as an animal, plant or microbe whose genomes have been systematically altered in the laboratory using genetic engineering techniques such as recombinant DNA technology at the molecular level, primarily by inserting genes from unrelated organism species that code for traits that would not be effectively obtained by conventional…

What happens when a spider bites you?

Wait, am I crazy or what? We all know damn well what happens when a spider bites us. We become Spidermen “ta-da”. It might be true in case of radio-active spiders from a fictional universe, but let’s get back to reality. This article will discuss the effects of various spider-bites on our body.

The most stereotypical characters of spiders are

Eight legs

Two venomous fangs in the front

And…