Author: Biotech Express

Suhana Mishra and Amir Mohammad Arsh suhanamishra05@gmail.com, arsh786rizvi@gmail.com ABSTRACT Confidence plays a significant role in safeguarding both mental and physical health. As the pandemic triggers critical damage from socio-economic distress to mental health, it gives psychiatric issues to individuals. COVID-19 affects not just the individual infected but all those who were or are present around them. People feels lonely because of quarantine that causes depression, tension, sorrow, boredom and can be coped up by the self-confidence, inner peace, social help, proper knowledge about COVID-19 etc. Any issue including the COVID-19 pandemic can be solved by being calm, mentally sound, and…

Ankit Sharma1, Barkha Singhal*1,2 School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida (U.P.), India, Pin: 201312 Corresponding Author Email id: barkha@gbu.ac.in, gupta.barkha@gmail.com Phone: +911202344290, Fax: +911202344205, Mobile: 09871167765 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-662X Abstract: The past decade portrayed a quantum leap on various insights on a largely unchartered biosphere inside our body that confers potential health implications and immense complexity. Though, now-a-days the linking of every orders and disorders with gut is a common phenomenon but still myriad of functions need to be explicated that remains mystery till date. Currently the wide exploration is restricted to microbiome (bacterial communities) but variety of inhabiting fungus…

Deepak Agarwal1*, Ashraf Rathar2, A. Kathirvelpandian1, and S. A. Shanmugam1 1Institue of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies, TNJFU, OMR Campus, Chennai 2Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology- Kashmir [Email: Deepakbfsc@gmail.com] Abstract Aquaculture is the culture of water bore plants and aquatic animals in an artificial environment mimics the natural habitat. It is an emerging science engaged in the food and nutrition security of the world. Due to the demand for fish across the globe, this science needs advancement to enhance the production and supply of nutrition to meet the increasing demand of the country. Because of that, to implement…

This is the second time we are asking questions from an expert on COVID-19 pandemic, the first one was Prof. Guntaka Ramareddy, the discoverer of Hep B genome and its recombinant vaccine in India. In this interview with Dr Ram we are trying to know how he sees the biological pandemic like COVID-19 when he is currently working in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr Ram Shankar Upadhayaya has 20+ years of experience of R&D in academia and industry in the field of Medicinal chemistry and Molecular Oncology. He has served Ranbaxy Research Ltd., Delhi, India, Lupin Ltd., Institute of Molecular Medicine, Delhi;…

Dr. B.S. Bajaj (DoB: 19/9/1927), founder of Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA), which organizes BioAsia, a  prestigious global Bio Business Forum held every year in Hyderabad in association with the Government of Telangana, passed away on 28th July, 2020. Dr. B. S. Bajaj, MSc; PhD; FPSI was the Founder and Chairman – All India Biotech Association-Southern Chapter (AIBA-SC), Founder and Secretary General – Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA), and former member, AP Govt. Biotech Advisory Council, former member of Board of Directors of NATCO Pharma Ltd, Pacific Hospital (Pvt) Ltd, Otira Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd., and Transcell Biologics (Pvt)…

Arti Pandey Ram Sewak Singh Mahila College, BRABU Muzaffarpur, Bihar (INDIA) Email: artibuddy@gmail.com INTRODUCTION This review paper is an attempt to understand and recapitulate the published scientific articles/research papers about the deadly pandemic Coronavirus. In this review paper, we tried to provide an insight regarding early findings on the symptoms, causes, clinical diagnosis, spread, as well as prevention and control of COVID-19. This review is based on the information collected via various research publications on different websites. It can be helpful to get vital information for researchers, scientists, and anyone curious to know about this deadly disease. We hope this…

1Simardeep Kaur and 2Mahesh Kumar Samota 1Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-110012 2Scientist, Horticulture crop processing unit, ICAR-CIPHET, Abohar, Punjab-152116 Corresponding E-mail: Simar2809@gmail.com Agriculture being the lifeline of rural India makes it the second-largest food producer in the world. The ongoing agricultural activities are responsible for sustainable growth in agriculture, and making the country self-reliant. Indian agriculture sustains around 18% of the world population on just 2.3% of geographical area with only 9% of the land globally available for agriculture. With the beginning of the 21st century, India has become a global power in major economic sectors with…

July 21, 2020 | Dr Seema Pavgi Upadhyay As per google scholar, scientist who have h-index in the range of 20 are good scientist, 40 are outstanding, 60 are truly amazing but 100 or more are unimaginary, unbelievable etc. Prof Pandey is the only third Indian after Prof CNR Rao and Prof Kayanmoy Deb to achieve this feat. Link: Google Scholar profile of Prof Ashok Pandey This year Prof Ashok Pandey is also in the list of unbelievable scientists, according to the Google Scholar Citations public profiles. In the year 2019, the Professor Ashok Pandey was among the top 1%…

By Kamal Pratap Singh Fake news is travelling much faster than the coronavirus. The world is struggling with the deluge of misinformation about the evolving pandemic. The fake news surrounding the origin of the virus, its subsequent spread and threats it poses have nearly engulfed every nation, although with varied intensity. India is not an exception to the virus of fake news. Even before the country reported its first case on 30 January, social media was rife with fake posts, wild rumours, conspiracy theories, doctored videos about the disease’s origin, its subsequent spread and possible remedies. Once the country started…

by Sumit Kumar Dr K Vijayraghavan (PSA to PMO) was visible on national TVs to much extent until the announcement of 12 or 13 May, when he got 100 crore Rs. for the development of vaccine against COVID-19. Since then it is very difficult to find him on any national news platform to see what developments he is directing toward the assigned tasks of vaccine development, communicated Sumit Kumar to Biotech Express. (https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-fund-allocates-rs-3-100-cr-to-boost-fight-against-covid-19-11589391319927.html) As per the office’s press release the following tasks were facilitated but how they were unique and useful we will check them later. Here is the complete…