Sunaina Rao

Chief Editor, FROMTBOT

Sunaina Rao is a Molecular Biologist and the Chief Editor at FROMTBOT. Sunaina is also passionate about science communication and makes science illustrations to convey interesting scientific concepts.

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.

When your cells go viral

Sunaina Rao and Devadas Vivek

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 story of the cell spans billions of years.

Nano-particles in the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs

Nano-particles behave very much like heavy duty trucks with a GPS tracker.

Can tissue fibrosis influence metastasis?

The role of fibrosis in cancer progression.

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.

Evolution of the plasma membrane models

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

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