Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A 32-year-old man from Visakhapatnam, who had recurrent lymph node swelling for nearly six years and was repeatedly treated for suspected tuberculosis, has finally been diagnosed with rare Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease recently. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenopathy, is a rare inflammatory disorder of the lymph nodes. It causes swollen, painful […]

Mushk Budji: Kashmir’s indigenous aromatic rice variety, ‘Mushk Budji’, which was granted the GI tag three years ago, is facing the problem of plenty with the government’s crop expansion to “unsuitable” areas hitting prices, farmers said recently. Mushk Budji is a highly aromatic short-grain rice variety native to Kashmir. It is usually grown at an […]

Escherichia coli: A recent report by the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) on facilities at railway stations has revealed that E. coli bacteria were found in samples of drinking water. Escherichia coli is commonly known as E. coli, is a type of bacteria that can be found in the intestines of humans and animals. It […]

Helicase: In a recent study scientists from the U.K. found that proteins Sld3-Sld7 detect “switched-on” MCM2-7 helicase and recruit Cdc45 to start DNA replication. Helicase is a crucial enzyme in molecular biology, playing an essential role in DNA replication, repair, and transcription. It is a motor protein and unwinds the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) into single […]