Fluorescence microscopy
Amazing scientific advancements have been made in recent years, and the protocol for conducting a research project calls for a variety of tools, the microscope being one of the most...
Category: Cell Biology
Confocal Microscopy
A confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) has gained popularity in recent years due to its ability to provide clear images of specimens that, when viewed through a traditional microscope, would...
Who discovered the cell?
Cells are the known to be the smallest units of life. Each cell is a universe on its own, containing a nucleus with genetic material, a membrane that protects the...
Enthralling structure of tRNA (transfer RNA)
“Transfer RNA” from the name itself, one can have an idea about it. tRNA formerly known as soluble RNA or s-RNA is one of the three types of RNA molecules....
Structure of Proteins
Proteins are large, complex molecules and are heteropolymers containing amino acids as the monomeric units which are particularly attached to form long chains. Proteins play many critical roles in the...
Is Nucleus a double membrane organelle?
Robert Brown discovered Nucleus in 1831, a double membrane organelle. During his experiments, he observed a structure in plant cells and termed it as “nucleus”. Walther Flemming in 1879 discovered...
Is Vaccination a key to Immunization?
Do you think vaccination and immunization mean the same? Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from disease. It is an intentional exposure...
Did you know our DNA is 99.9% same?
Let’s dig into the nucleus and get entangled with DNA. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, it is a long polymer of deoxyribonucleotides. DNA is mostly localised in the nucleus and...
10 Definitions from Cell Biology
The act of writing definitions is an art. A perfect definition of a concept is one that is accurate, precise and has all the keywords related to the concept. Cell...
Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes (Differences)
As biologists, we should definitely be aware of the key difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic cells can be clearly distinguished from eukaryotic cells in terms of their...
