Physics and biology are two subjects that I enjoy learning- one tasks your mind and makes it solve complex problems while the other teaches you about life and how it functions. Naturally, learning a topic that involves a great deal of both the subjects is immensely interesting, and I had the privilege to do exactly …
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Action in the Biology lab
It’s back to school and we’ve started with some rather interesting experiments in the bio lab This term’s syllabus includes plant tissues, and as a part of the chapter we are creating sections of monocot and dicot stems for examination under the microscope. This is a monocot stem cross section that I made in the …
My visit to the Natural History Museum, Vienna
Boasting 8500 square meters filled with ancient biological objects, the Natural History Museum Vienna is one of the largest and most important natural history museums in the world. My visit to this museum was a truly amazing one – I was able to see thousands of prehistoric objects such as fossils, primitive human skeletons, objects …
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A scissor for genes
Diseases like Cystic Fibrosis and Muscular dystrophy have devastating effects on the human body. Any individual who has these genetic defects leads a life of misery and pain. While previously thought to be untreatable, a new breakthrough in genetic science known as CRISPR has finally created becons of hope for patients with genetic disease. I …
MY FIRST MICROSCOPE EXPERIMENT
Our world is teeming with tiny microorganisms that are invisible to us unless viewed under a microscope. My interest in biology was not confined to what we could just see – it spread, of course, to what I couldn’t see through naked eye. This yearning to be able to see microbes under the microscope at …
Hello
I’ve always had an interest in biology and medicine – the study of life is filled with intriguing facts about organisms that inhabit our home (earth). Nothing gives me more pleasure than sitting down with my microscope and viewing specimens of insects, plants and their cells. In this blog, I shall be writing about my …
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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is my blog. I’ll be writing about topics which interest me: stuff related to biology, medicine, life sciences, etc. I hope you will enjoy reading my posts and subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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