Author: Harshita Singh

MacConkey Agar: MAC

MacConkey agar is also known as MAC. It is a bacterial culture medium that is named after bacteriologist Alfred T. MacConkey (1861-1931). MacConkey agar is a selective and differentiating agar of...

Microinjection: Method of gene transfer

Microinjection is a direct type of gene transfer. It is also known as pronuclear microinjection. Microinjection is a very useful technique for transferring genetic materials into a living cell using...

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction, which is a laboratory technique used to make multiple copies of a segment of DNA. It is simple, rapid, and accurate. It is an inexpensive...

Toxic air pollution particles found in lungs and brains of unborn babies

Toxic air pollutants found in lungs, brains of unborn babies

For the first time, some researchers have found out the noxious/toxic air pollutants in unborn babies, which were inhaled by the mother infect the foetus and ultimately affect the development...

Cotton Fibres – The King of Fibres

Cotton is the “King of Fibre” and the most used fibre in the world. It grows in a boll-like structure around the seeds of the cotton plant. Cotton fibres are...