Supernatural Science

INTRODUCTION  From centuries, life is considered as something which could only arise naturally that is through evolution,reproduction and the slow processes of nature. Nowadays science is challenging these ideas. Around the world,in laboratories scientists and researchers are no longer just studying living organisms rather they are attempting to design and build life itself.  This revolutionary field is known as synthetic life and it is reshaping our understanding of biology,technology and what it truly means to be alive. In this blog post,we will explore what is synthetic life,its uses and what ethical issues arise from such processes.  Sup WHAT IS SYNTHETIC LIFE? The living systems which are artificially created or significantly redesigned by human beings using principles of biology, chemistry, engineering and computer science are referred to as synthetic life. In genetically modified organisms (GMOs),existing life is altered,howeve...

INTRODUCTION  The field of biology has always been a science of discovery as we know the research is ongoing from Gregor Mendel's pea plants which revealed the idea of genetic to the mapping of human genome in early 2000s and to our surprise each and every milestone achieved has reshaped the knowledge of our understanding of life. In the 21st century, one of the revolutionary breakthrough has been conquered in biology and that is CRISPR-Cas9 which is often nicknamed as "genetic scissors". This is considered to be a powerful tool not only for molecular biology but also for curing diseases, improving agriculture as many possibilities have opened up which could even reshaped evolution.  In this blog post, we'll gain knowledge about CRISPR by knowing about its working, applications and the ethical issues which it raises. Sup WHAT IS CRISPR? The term CRISPR stands for "Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repes1iqnats". Although the ter...

INTRODUCTION  The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms called cells are incredibly magnificent,complex and dynamic entities.They being so tiny have the ability to perform wide variety of processes like growing,dividing,responding to stimuli thus sustaining life.All these cellular processes take place in the specialized compartments known as Cell Organelles which are tiny membrane bound structures found in cells performing specialized functions required for the survival and operation of the cell.All the organelles work together in a coordinated manner to maintain the homeostasis of the body,their study has revolutionized our understanding of cellular biological functions.The nucleus holds the genetic material and the energy generation is done by mitochondria,apart from these two each and every organelle plays a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis in cells. In this blog,we will discuss about all the organelles constituted in a cell to gain know...

" The Exciting Nature of Chromosomes:Exploration, Structure and Diseases ." Chromosomes are threadlike structures that are the location of genetic information within a living cell nucleus. They are central component in genetic inheritance from parents to offspring. In this blog entry, we will explore the concept of chromosomes introduction and their structure going on to delve into the disorders associated with irregularities of these small but significant members of our cells. Chromosomes — The Discovery A discovery with chromosomes started in the late 19th century. Starting in 1879, because the cell divides, the nucleus of cells went through a series of changes; this was first noticed by the German anatomist Walther Flemming. He called these [changes] “mitosis” and spoke of the thread-like that resulted during this action as “chromosomes” But it was not then until the early 20th century that individuals realized the importance of chromosomes. In 1902...

" Mendel's Discovery and its importance to our insight about genes and genetic disorders." INTRODUCTION  Gregor Mendel, a 19th century Czech monk who performed experiments with pea plants, is considered the "father of genetics." Mendel discovered the first laws of inheritance, which are the basic of modern genetics and our knowledge on genes and genetic diseases. Here we will discuss in detail Mendel's discovery about genetic disorders and its importance in our understanding. EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY MENDEL  Gregor Mendel experimented with cross-pollination of pea plants, wherein he investigated monirg and alleles for flower color, height,and seed shape. He observed what traits were passed on by each plant and its offspring, looking for inheritence patterns. Mendel in his experiments found out that fundamental laws of inheritance by following this: 1 . The Law of Segregation: During the formation of gametes, the alleles for a trait se...

INTRODUCTION  Genetics is indeed an enchanting field and genes as well as their genetic code help to identify what makes us, who we are. From the color of our eyes to things like height and our predisposition to various diseases, genes contain the blueprints for the design and operation of all living things. In this blog today, let us explore the genes and gene coding world graced with the basics to complexities but also exploration on the ongoing advances in it. Genes carry that information from a human generation to the next. They are stretches of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which contain the information to make particular proteins, that help your body carry out a multitude of functions. Genes are string of nucleotides that make up DNA, the bricks for genes. The information is written into this sequence of nucleotides which serve as the genetic code from which proteins are made. Genetic Coding:How does it work? Genetic coding is the translation of a gene's...