Science and Technology

What is it? Food fortification is defined as the practice of adding vitamins and minerals to commonly consumed foods during processing to increase their nutritional value. Benefits To address micronutrient deficiencies, food fortification is a tried-and-true, durable, affordable, and highly … Continue reading →

What is it? It is a medical procedure used to assist individuals or couples who are facing fertility challenges in achieving pregnancy. IVF is the most common and effective type of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Process IVF is a complex … Continue reading →

Biomimetics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines.  It is widely regarded as being synonymous with biomimicry, biomimetics, biognosis, and similar to biologically inspired design.  … Continue reading →

What is a Vaccine? A vaccine is a biological preparation that offers active acquired immunity to a specific disease.  Generally, a vaccine comprises of an agent that has a resemblance to the disease-causing microbe. Types of Vaccine Inactivated Vaccine Vaccines … Continue reading →

What is it? Conventional plant breeding involves crossing species of the same genus to provide the offspring with the desired traits of both parents.  Genetic engineering aims to transcend the genus barrier by introducing an alien gene in the seeds … Continue reading →

Human Genome Project (HGP) HGP was the international, collaborative research program whose goal was the complete mapping and understanding of the genome (all the genes) of human beings. This was first articulated in 1988 by a special committee of the … Continue reading →

Three Parent Baby Three-parent baby, human offspring produced from the genetic material of one man &two women through the use of assisted reproductive technologies, specifically mitochondrial manipulation (or replacement) technologies & three-person in vitro fertilization (IVF). This mechanism involves the … Continue reading →

Genetic Disorders A genetic disorder is a disease that is caused by a change, or mutation, in an individual’s DNA sequence. These mutations can be due to an error in DNA replication or due to environmental factors, such as cigarette … Continue reading →

The smallest functional unit of life is called the Cell. These cells develop to form tissues which in turn develop to form organs. Stem cells are basically undifferentiated, primitive cells that have the potential to develop into many different types … Continue reading →

What is a cell? A Cell is defined as the smallest, basic unit of life responsible for all life’s processes. Robert Hooke coined the term Cell in 1665. Cells provide structure and support to the body of an organism. Types … Continue reading →