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Stereochemistry an Introduction I'm made to realise that I'm not clear enough or good at something, I try to make myself clear with it. It happened , I am preparing for my exam during my preparation for Exam , The question was asked about Stereoisomer but, unfortunately, I was not very clear with the molecular reason behind it.(but, still I managed to answer the question as I know the theoretical information from my notes, but, knowing the molecular mechanism behind each concept clearly is very important, isn't it?). But, nothing is wrong in it, I made myself clear with it now. That's good, right? So, let me share with you some basic principle and an introduction with Streochemistry and how it affects molecular structure, Biochemistry and Metabolism so here we go Just like with any other field of science, chemistry is not two dimensional. To get an accurate chemical analysis, the three-dimensional spatial arrangements of the atoms (and ions) in the molec...

Tuberculosis & COVID-19 Pandemic Corona-viruses are a large family of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold, in people. There are hundreds of corona-viruses, most of which circulate among animals including pigs, camels, bats, and cats. Sometimes those viruses jump to humans—called a spillover event—and can cause disease. After a Pandemic outbreak from china, The disease is now called COVID-19 .  The virus has caused a widespread outbreak of disease similar to SARS throughout China, with exported cases occurring in 183 other countries, including India.  Ultrastructure of  COVID-19 But, you need not suffer from this evil COVID-19, else we can say, you will not get affected with COVID-19 at all if you had vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (Vaccine for Tuberculosis) Yes! Sam Behar, and his colleague at the Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts...

Fail? ? ?  "Oh,  on, you should not say like this" Is this what you are feeling, after looking at this title? If so, don't worry, I'm not meaning this in a negative way as you think. Everyone in life has ups and downs. What about this field of Biotechnology? It's not preferred by many students.  Yes, I agree, it is not like the IT field, you can't find a perfect job after completing just your under-graduation, even if you find a job, that won't pay you much. So, obviously, people will go for areas which would give them a bagful of money. "You think, Biotechnology is worthless then? you say, you won't get paid?", is this your next question? If so, I'm not saying that. Biotechnology, here, you can achieve heights only after years of enthusiasm and work in your laboratory. It's not the matter of earning money. This field is for people who want to achieve or discover something which is in your own body, in plants around you  in animals an...

Let it is any disease, ranging from a fever (which is the symptom of many diseases) to HIV, COVID-19, diagnosis at an early stage is very important for giving specific treatment. Whenever I go to a doctor, he asks me things like stomach pain, fever, body pain, headache, running nose, throat pain, etc., then, he checks pulse, then he uses his stethoscope, he then gives all the possible antibiotics! Yes, really, this happens in most cases. Then, if my problem is not fixing up in a week, he'll ask me to take a blood test, this, that, and, all! Nothing wrong in  this, because he can't ask everyone coming to him to take a blood test at the very first sitting, then, no one will visit him back saying he sucks out blood all the time! But, it is okay to have a blood test after a week, but, not after a month! Diagnosing a disease after it had reached a severe stage is comparatively less significant than diagnosing at an early stage. So, how to diagnose? Antigen-Antibody! ...

D ear readers, I apologize that I stopped writing since last year. I don't have any great excuse other than poor planning. It feels so good to write here, after a long (so long, in fact) gap. How are you all doing?  I’m doing great, did you know, I have now joined M.Sc(Plant Biotechnology) at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. And, after 20 years of life under the warmth of my parent’s wings, I have finally managed to spread my own wings, out of the home. BHU entrance gate ( Singhdwar) Institute of Agricultural Sciences BHU Yes, I have come out of my small city , to a big city – Varanasi, which is over 1800km long from my home city this number really obscures me sometimes It feels good in one way yes of course I am one of the 30k students currently enrolled in this majestic mini-city, an education hub harbouring brilliant minds and personalities every year, in every possible field of education that you can think of. But the other? No! It’s not feeling so go...

"This book is the story of the birth, growth, and future of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in the history of science: the "gene," the fundamental unit of heredity, and the basic unit of all biological information. I" ~Siddhartha Mukherjee There can be nothing better than reading books but it becomes quite a luxury when we add the time constraint. Having oversubscribed myself to quite a good number of magazines, I find it hard to commit myself for a book. However, the other day while browsing through the non-fiction section of the Public Library I stumbled upon the second book by Siddhartha Mukherjee; The Gene: An Intimate History.   The author has mathematically noted down each milestone in genetic science in this book, rather descriptively. But with all this, the author ensures that his readers do not lose their focus from the fact that study of genes is not anymore just a progressive or evolutionary aspect in science and medicines, rather it is a s...

Hiiiii....... Reader's It feels so good to write here, after a long (so long, in fact) gap. How are you all doing? I’m doing great, did you know, I'm near about Final year of my course since I wrote a post here. And now, got time to share with you. me trying to keep me busy with books for Competitive exams like ICAR-AGRIL, JNU like university for  M.Tech (Biotechnology) This is time for valentine search ! For the valentine's day, we youngster's use to celebrate this day like a festival Many ppl around us  celebrate Valentine's Day by showing appreciation for the people they love or adore. Some people take their loved ones for a romantic dinner at a restaurant or Give chocolate ; Most all of us love the taste of chocolate, you may find lucky if u got such gift on such special occasion ;  but for some it means someone may get hurt! no need to get hurt we can buy and enjoy from any shop (like me do always) Chocolate is a traditional Valentine's Day gift, in ...