How to identify poisonous mushrooms?
A variety of mushrooms are found naturally growing on rotten logs of wood, dead barks of trees, fallow lands, forest beds, animal excreta etc. They […]
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Different Phases of Clinical Trials (Drugs testing and Development of vaccines) in Clinical Research
Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that performs clinical trials or carries out research experiments on people aiming at finding a solution to a disease. […]
The origin of HeLa cells
It was in the winter of 1951 when Henrietta Lacks, a young black woman of 31 went to the medical clinic of Johns Hopkins University […]
What is test tube baby?
Test tube baby is a technique concerned to a woman who is not able to conceive to give birth to a normal baby. Test tube […]
Autophagy and the treatment of cancer
The word ‘autophagy’ is derived from the Greek words “auto” (meaning self) and “phagy” (meaning eating). In a healthy human body, cells are constantly […]
Fire extinguisher and its working mechanism
A fire extinguisher is a protective device which is red in color and is used to extinguish fire. Red is the color associated with both danger and fire and […]
Why does our hair turn gray?
We have seen our parents and grandparents with gray hair. They try to cover up by dyeing it. Getting gray, silver, or white hair is […]
Why do our knuckles crack?
Structure of a typical joint: Diarthrodial joints consist of two bones coming in contact at their cartilage surfaces which are surrounded by a joint capsule. […]