Life

Paving The Way to Innovation

How interest in fields outside your established area of interest, can help in integrative thinking.

The 'Evergreen' Tradition of Christmas Trees

Why Christmas trees stay green all year long and its relevance to the Christmas culture.

Sexual Division of Labour May Be Less ‘Natural’ Than What We Think

Man the hunter and woman the gatherer? Well maybe not, in the more ancient human societies.

The CRISPR-Cas Story

How a serendipitous observation led us to edit the code of life.

Vaccines - What are They and How are They Made?

A peep into the different kinds of vaccines and how they work.

How Does The Immune System Work? (Part 2)

The war rages on – The adaptive immune system.

How Does The Immune System Work? (Part 1)

The fascinating story of the warriors in our body - The innate immune system.

How Does a Cell Move?

Actin microfilaments in the movements of neutrophils.

How does soap kill the Corona Virus particle?

A simple soap bar can instantly crumble the entire framework of the Corona Virus particle, rendering it inactive. But how does it do this?

What would spill out if you burst a cell open?

Imagine you pulled out a single cell from your body and burst it open. What do you think would spill out of it?

The adventurous journey of a cancer cell

The long tiring journey of a cancer cell from its site of origin to a distant metastatic organ.

Study Identifies New Cellular Temperature Regulators

Have you ever wondered why 37°C or 98.6°F is considered normal body temperature? Why do we feel differently when our body temperature changes?

When your cells go viral

How viruses can take over your cells and dictate them to do their bidding!

The Story of The Cell

From a primitive packet of molecules to complex multicellular plants and animals, the history of the cell spans billions of years.

Using 'gene counts' to target cancer stem cells

Cancer stem cells are believed to be the drivers of tumour growth and relapse in a cancer cell population.

The cell's internal structure revealed in exquisite 3D

Researchers combined two advanced microscopy techniques to uncover the internal structure of cells in three-dimension, with an astonishing detail.

The relationship strategy of Red Titi Monkey couples

Division of labour seems to be crucial for pair-bonding and to maintain a relationship.

Floral patterns in microbial cultures

Naturally beautiful patterns emerged when two species of bacteria were cultured together.

Can Tissue Fibrosis Influence Metastasis?

The role of fibrosis in cancer progression.

Gene Regulating Blood Stem Cells' Maintenance Identified

This gene called MLLT3 regulated the production of more than 800 proteins, many of which are essential for the maintenance of blood stem cells

The Antennas, Doors and Bridges of The Cell

Receptors and transport channels

Oxygen sensing in our cells

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine was awarded to the discovery of how cells sense oxygen. Here is a brief summary of the research.

The hustle inside the nucleus

The nucleus really is a jungle of busy, hustling biomolecules and here I represent a minuscule of what really goes on in there.

When the soil comes calling for the seed

The pre-metastatic niche in cancer progression.

Tumour Cells in Circulation

From one tissue to another, via the blood vessels.

The world outside the cell

The cellular micro-environment.

Microtubules - The Highways of The Cell

The cell is a highly intricate structure containing a milieu of membrane bound organelles and complex biomolecules and yes, they contain highways too!

Evolution of The Plasma Membrane Models

A brief history of how our understanding of the cell/plasma membrane evolved.