The process of extracting energy from atmospheric hydrogen by bacteria has been a topic of interest for scientists for many years. A recent study published in Nature on 08 March 2023 sheds light on the structural basis for this process. A number of aerobic bacteria already use Hydrogen gas as…

Many of my readers have been asking me to write about the omicron ‘Kraken’ subvariant so here is the precise article of what I researched about Kraken. The SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron subvariant XBB1.5 (or in short ‘Kraken’) was first identified in October 2022. Kraken Mythology ‘Kraken’ is a Greek mythology cephalopod (same…

Laws of nature transcend the laws of humans — Hank Pym. Natural selection has repeatedly proven itself thwarting superstitious theories and myths of creationism. I’ve learnt a lot about the theory of evolution through my history lessons in High School and Biology lessons all the way through. To write about…

Some phenotypes might not make sense why they are advantageous to survival of an organisms, some might even be deleterious... I mainly dedicate this article to my r/evolution peers as I have seen many questions like, how does this feature benefit such an organism or wasn’t it better to be…

In bioinformatics, sometimes ‘well crafted’ small data can give us robust insights comparable to Big data insights — Around this time last year, Omicron had taken over the world as the predominant Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant. During the course of this year, a number of Omicron sub-variants exchanged predominance through mutations and in some cases recombination. …

On gradualism, saltation and punctuationism. — The SARS-CoV-2 has not only disrupted the social life of humans at its peak and brought about new technologies for human interaction but has also solved some of the most divisive theories in science specifically Evolutionary Biology (in the context of this article). Background As usual, I like to start with…

One of the most misunderstood law of nature is the law of natural selection. The law can be summed up by one statement, ‘Survival of the fittest’. Just to clarify something, this statement is erroneously attributed to Charles Darwin although his words of ‘Struggle for existence’ can also sum it…

The first-ever made motion picture featured a galloping horse in 1898. At its time, it was one of the most cutting-edge advancements of its time. Some even believed that humankind had found a way of altering time by going to the past. For the first part of this article, I’ll…

In the past year, there was a phenomenon called The Great Resignation where employees started to consider if getting a salary is all that life is supposed to be about. This is not an exception to Academia, in this article, I am going to write some pointers I came across…