This is a special request from my mom. I hope you like it! Today, we are going to talk about Leukaemia or more commonly known as blood cancer. This is a pretty dense topic so I will try my best to cover the main aspects of it. Why is this type of cancer called "Leukaemia"?… Continue reading Blood Cells Breaking Rules
Author: Krishani Dave
I am a Biomedical And Health Science student at Monash University, Australia. Microorganisms are extremely fascinating to me and I have created this blog page to be able to share my views and research regarding various topics (mostly focused on biology) with the world!
Can We Re-create Dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs! Well, they do not really exist now. They existed and spread fear millions of years ago; 66 million years ago to be precise. If I talk about dinosaurs, many people wouldn't bother, except kids because they are excited about everything they don't know. Sometimes I feel like adults are lame. Anyway..back to the topic.… Continue reading Can We Re-create Dinosaurs?
Blue in cold
We have attributed colours to every emotion or feeling. How about feeling cold? We have attributed blue colour to cold. There are a few people out there who actually turn blue in response to cold. Well not exactly like the smurfs but mainly their extremities like feet, toe nails, hand nails, and palms or sometimes… Continue reading Blue in cold
Fever: Friend or Enemy?
First of all, I would like to apologise for the sudden disappearance. I have been busy settling down in another country (Australia) for my masters course. I will try and make it up to you all! Thank you for still reading my blogs! So, fever, what is it? It is generally something people want to… Continue reading Fever: Friend or Enemy?
Can A Fly Kill You?
"A fly? You must be kidding me!" Well I am not really taking about the normal house fly which looks like this: An image of a normal house flyImage credits: Wikipedia I am talking about the Tsetse fly which looks like this: An image of the Tsetse flyImage credits: The New York Times Now, the… Continue reading Can A Fly Kill You?
Not fat. Just bubbly?
"Hey! I'm not fat, I'm just a little bubbly and that is cute". Well, no doubt, you're adorable. Humans come in different shapes, colours and sizes and all of them are adorable! But let us not forget, we all have the same organs and a similar way of functioning. At one point, you may become… Continue reading Not fat. Just bubbly?
Aging: Inside out
Like all other living beings, we grow, we age and we die. Most of us have had the opportunity to see our grandparents grow old. We have seen them become weak, seen their skin loosening up, seen their hair become grey. They start walking a little slower, have frequent health problems, they prefer resting more… Continue reading Aging: Inside out
Ketones – Rapid Weight Loss
Most of us have heard about this diet called the ketogenic diet. When you look at the results people have gotten following this diet, they are tremendous, that too, in a very short amount of time! However, there are some doctors out there who do not recommend such diets for weight loss as they maybe… Continue reading Ketones – Rapid Weight Loss
Benefits and Detrimental effects of the Microbiome
In my previous article, I have explained about what the microbiome is, here, lets talk about some benefits of the microbiome! Image depicting the human microbiome Image obtained from Nature.com (https://www.nature.com/collections/fiabfcjbfj) It provides some essential nutrients: Vitamin K: This is essential for responding to injuries by regulating blood clotting. It is also helpful for bone… Continue reading Benefits and Detrimental effects of the Microbiome
The Human Microbiome
Did you know the human body has 10 times more bacterial cells as compared to its own cells? Thats right, the human body has about 100 trillion bacterial cells and 10 trillion human cells. These help in the various day to day metabolic activities that are required for the body to function normally. Our body… Continue reading The Human Microbiome
THE BIO BOOK 