Life at the Membrane – Part 1(The Inception)
All of us can agree that walking through the marketplace with its babbling crowd and peak time rush is a
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Category: Molecular Biology
The Signal Hypothesis: Unlocking the Postal Code and Address of Proteins
Introduction Suppose that in an office, several letters are being issued in each and every member’s name separately from a
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iGEM – The Journey of Team IISER Kolkata
iGEM is a global competition where high school students, undergraduate and over graduate students compete in the arena of synthetic biology. made its debut in iGEM in 2018 and has since then executed two successful projects. In this blog we shall go through this journey of IISERK. … Continue readingiGEM – The Journey of Team IISER Kolkata
Naturally found LL-37 : A Savior
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. The initial aggregates of the alpha-synuclein are known as oligomers are responsible for spreading the disease in the brain. An endogenous helical antimicrobial peptide, which is naturally attached to the alpha-synuclein, called LL-37 can be the key to the solution of Parkinson’s disease. … Continue readingNaturally found LL-37 : A Savior