Life

The answer lies in our evolution, neurobiology and psychology.

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

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

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

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

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

The war rages on – The adaptive immune system.

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

Actin microfilaments in the movements of neutrophils.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The role of fibrosis in cancer progression.

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

Receptors and transport channels

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