Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the commonest causes of dementia. Normally beginning with affecting one's ability to think and remember and eventually resulting in a total dependence with limited t...
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the ecologies of affected areas have also experienced a strong blow. The treated and untreated water has gotten mixed in around 22 counties across the state of Flor...
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Waste management is one of the biggest tasks wherever humans thrive and in particular with the most commonly used non-biodegradable and accumulating waste- plastic. Technically, polymers such as polye
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Since the discovery of the vaccine for smallpox by Edward Jenner back in 1796, vaccination has been perceived as a boon in tackling infectious diseases. So why are we hearing in the media that vac...
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Agriculture and forestry are two sectors which economically, are very valuable due to the various products and services they provide. Recent research has shown that, for better or for worse, climate c
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In our search for a clean and renewable energy source we have developed and commercialized many energy harvesting technologies such as solar, wind, biogas etc. However, harvesting energy from evaporat
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The advances in Biotechnology have had a great impact on the developments in Agricultural Sciences. Identifying genes to improve the colour and fragrance of flowers or enzyme-based ways to produce bio...
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If you are of the opinion that plants are the only creatures which have the unique ability to convert carbon dioxide into sugar while giving out oxygen as a by-product you are wrong. Some organisms ar...
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Biofuels are fuels which are produced from organic matter by biological processes rather than geological processes. They are desired due to their properties of being renewable and a cleaner alternativ
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KSHV (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) is herpes virus which causes Kaposi's sarcoma, a type of cancer associated with patients with AIDS (and other immunocompromised people) and is sometimes ...
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