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2 November 2023
- 08:2208:22, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,739 N Toxin Created page with "'''Toxin''' are heterogeneous molecules that show toxic properties to other cells, organisms, and living beings in various mechanisms. The plant's toxic nature and seeds have also been well-known for centuries. Dating back to about 1500 BC, the first information and description of natural poisons originated in the Ebers Papyrus. It is now widely known that many plants content with poisonous substances. In 50 BC, Dioscorides classified toxins depending on their origin to..." current
- 08:2008:20, 2 November 2023 diff hist +66 Diphtheria Toxin No edit summary current
- 08:1808:18, 2 November 2023 diff hist +4 Tetanus Toxin No edit summary current
- 08:1808:18, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,054 N Tetanus Toxin Created page with "'''Tetanus Toxin''' first described in the fourth century BC by Hippocrates of Kos (Greece) as a neuroparalytic disease. The disease leading to rigidity and tetanic spasms is characterized by voluntary muscle hyperactivity. Tetanus caused by a bacterium was demonstrated in 1884 by Carle and Rattone and later isolated by Kitasato and named Clostridium tetani. In 1889, it was demonstrated that the bacterium C. tetani produce a potent neurotoxin that causes tetanus. Worl..."
- 08:1208:12, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,800 N Teratogenesis Created page with "'''Teratogenesis''' Terato is a Greek word meaning monster or ugly creature. The defective process by which the developing fetus or fetus in the mother's womb is functionally and structurally altered and gives birth as a deformed, deformed and disabled baby is called teratogenesis. In a word, teratogenesis is a congenital disability of the animal embryo. Fetal congenital disabilities are thought to be caused primarily by two mechanisms. One is for an error in the geneti..." current
- 08:0908:09, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,837 N Technology Created page with "'''Technology''' is the most influential phenomenon that changes the world. The word 'Technology' derives from the Greek words 'techne' and 'logos'. Techne means art or the method or technique by which something is acquired. The speech, or utterance, through which inner thinking is expressed is called logos. Therefore, technology refers to statements or conversations concerning how things are acquired. The term was first used by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who divid..." current
- 07:2907:29, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,456 N Vitamin Created page with "'''Vitamin''' the vitamin is an organic nutrient that does not produce energy, but it is essential in a small amount for normal body function. It is an essential nutrient our bodies cannot produce on their own, and we should take it from our food or supplement. Vitamins are commonlycategorized as water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin B complexes and C are members of water-soluble vitamins. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are members of fat-soluble vitamins. Fat-solubl..." current
- 07:2807:28, 2 November 2023 diff hist +15 Virulence No edit summary current
- 07:2707:27, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,821 N Virulence Created page with "'''Virulence''' means disease severity. The word virulent, meaning "a poisoned wound, derives from the Latin word virulentus. Virulence is the comparative ability of a pathogen to defeat a host's defenses and cause disease or damage. A pathogen is an organism, eg, a bacterium or virus, that harms its host and causes illness. As a host, the level of damage caused by a microbe or a virus in animals refers to virulence. The virulence factors are determined by the pathogeni..."
- 07:2507:25, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,176 N Veterinary Science Created page with "'''Veterinary Science''' is a branch of medical science also called Veterinary medicine. It is a biological science concerned with the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the health of domestic, wild, pet, and aquatic animals. Other than these, veterinary science deals with animal husbandry, breeding, and nutrition and is alsoconcerned with preventing and transmitting animal diseases to people, commonly called zoonotic diseas..." current
- 07:2307:23, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,985 N Symbiosis Created page with "'''Symbiosis''' is an interaction or close living relationship between organisms from different species, usually with benefits to one or both species. Five types of relationships are recognized. ''Mutualism'' can be defined as an interaction between individuals from different species that brings beneficial effects to each species. An example of a mutual relationship is ''lichens''. This mutually beneficial relationship consists of algae and a fungus. The fungi bring sup..." current
- 07:2007:20, 2 November 2023 diff hist +235 Sustainable Development No edit summary current
- 07:1207:12, 2 November 2023 diff hist +46 Sustainable Development No edit summary
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- 07:0807:08, 2 November 2023 diff hist +3,400 N Sustainable Development Created page with "'''Sustainable Development''' With the advent of the industrial revolution in mid-18th century, businesses comprehended the financial return from natural resources and started enhanced use for greater profits. In 1968 Garret Hardin outlined in his essay, ‘Tragedy of Commons’, he observed that individualism is the primary focus of businesses and thus it is against the interest of communities if it results in exhaustion of natural resources. The first conference of Un..."
- 07:0307:03, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,927 N Straw Created page with "'''Straw''' is the dried mature crop plant that remains after collecting seeds/fruits. It is commonly known as the dried stalks (vegetative parts) of the mature cereal crop plants (rice/wheat/maize/barley/oat) that remain after harvesting and removing grains. It is an agricultural byproduct, and its nutritional value is inferior since it is harvested after maturity. The digestibility of straw is very low, about 40%. Rice straw and wheat straw usually contains 14 – 20%..." current
- 07:0107:01, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,076 N Steroid Created page with "'''Steroid''' a biologically active natural or synthetic organic compound,is significant in medicine, biology and chemistry. Steroid is included among the components of cell membranes, signaling molecules, different sex hormones, adrenocortical hormones, bile acids, and numerous physiologically dynamic components of flora, fauna and fungi.The core structure of steroid is specified by 17 carbon atoms organized in four fused rings. The steroids differ from one another th..." current
- 07:0007:00, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,445 N Sterilization Created page with "'''Sterilization''' is a validated process that destroys, eliminates, or deactivates all forms of microorganisms (ie, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) along with the most resistant endospores and prions. Although both sterilization and disinfection remove pathogens, the key to distinguishing these two techniques is the endospore. After the complete sterilization process, an object is referred to as ascetic or sterile. Sterilization is commonly used in healthcare..." current
- 06:5806:58, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,327 N Stem Cell Created page with "'''Stem Cell''' partially differentiated or undifferentiated cells in multicellular organisms that can differentiate into various types of cells. During the blastocyst stage of embryonic development in mammals, around days 5–14, roughly 50–150 cells make up the inner cell mass, eventually differentiating into all body cell types. However, cultured and isolated in vitro, they can be kept in the stem-cell stage as embryonic stem cells (ESCs). In mammals, adult stem..." current
- 06:3806:38, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,257 N Spermophilus Created page with "'''Spermophilus''' is the most diverse and rich genus of ground squirrels. In 1825, the naming of the genus Spermophilus was given by Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist, and zoologist. They are widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America. Spermophilus comprises a variety of habitats, including tropical, subtropical, and temperate forests; hot and cold deserts; prairies and steppes; grasslands and meadows. Being a social animals, habitually, they live in commu..." current
- 06:3506:35, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,283 N Speed Breeding Created page with "'''Speed Breeding''' is a plant breeding method that allows plant breeders to accelerate the breeding process by controlling temperature, photoperiod, intensity, and kinds of light for crop improvement. It is a combination of techniques that involves the manipulation of environmental conditions such as manipulation of the photoperiod and intensity of light, regulation of the temperature regime, regulation of soil moisture, modification of the levels of carbon dioxide, u..." current
- 06:3306:33, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,020 N Sheep Created page with "'''Sheep''' there are 3.607 million indigenous sheep in Bangladesh and these animals rank third among ruminant species, and are reared solely for meat consumption. Native sheep are very efficient users of low-quality roughages, well adapted to hot-humid agro-climatic conditions, capable of bi-annual lambing with multiple births, and tolerant to various common diseases prevalent in Bangladesh. There are three types of indigenous sheep in Bangladesh, namely Jamuna Basin,..." current
- 06:3106:31, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,616 N Serotype Created page with "'''Serotype''' a serotype is a closely related single species of microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria or a group of similar immune cells whose antigens are identical on the surface and can be used to isolate or type them. Therefore serotype is the separation of microorganisms with different surface antigens from the same species. For example, salmonella bacteria may look different under a microscope but may be divided into different serotypes based on the presence..." current
- 06:3006:30, 2 November 2023 diff hist 0 Seraj, Toufiq M No edit summary current
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- 06:2706:27, 2 November 2023 diff hist +4,528 N Seraj, Toufiq M Created page with "'''Seraj, Toufiq M''' (1956-2019) a visionary urban planner and business personality. He was responsible for changing the real estate industry and urban life of Dhaka City for the better. right|thumbnail|200px|Toufiq M Seraj Toufiq M Seraj was born in 1956 to Md. Seraj Uddin, Director General of Bangladesh River Research Institute, and Fatema Khatun, Professor of Dhaka Medical College. Seraj completed his education at the Bangladesh Universit..."
- 06:1406:14, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,201 N Rumen Created page with "'''Rumen''' the rumen is the first and the largest chamber of the four-chambered stomach system of ruminant animals. The ruminants can consume and digest fibrous feeds and non-fibrous ones. Most importantly, they can regurgitate (bringing back from the rumen) the ingested meals for chewing during rest time, called rumination. The rumen is the chamber where the ingested feeds enter first. It can hold 25 gallons or more of materials, depending on the animal's size. The r..." current
- 06:1206:12, 2 November 2023 diff hist +76 N Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Created page with "'''Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction''' see rt-pcr." current
- 06:1106:11, 2 November 2023 diff hist 0 RT-PCR No edit summary current
- 06:1006:10, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,480 N RT-PCR Created page with "'''RT-PCR''' reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is highly specific and sensitive molecular method for detecting the presence of specific genetic material. This technique combines reverse transcription that produces cDNA (complementary DNA) from messenger RNA and amplifying specific DNA targets by specific primers using a conventional thermo-cycler reaction also called PCR. This is the most sensitive and gold standard technique, which primarily appl..."
- 05:4205:42, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,416 N Ranikhet Disease Created page with "'''Ranikhet Disease''' is an acute infectious disease of poultry that is very contagious. First identified in New Castle of England and was known as New Castle disease. It is a viral disease. Generally, chicks are very susceptible to this disease compared to adult chickens. Besides Chicken, Turkey, Quail, Pigeon, Guinea Fowl, Crow, Parrot, etc., are also affected by this disease. The birds are affected by this disease round the year, but the severity of the infection of..." current
- 05:4005:40, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,785 N Prokaryote Created page with "'''Prokaryote''' are organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles. Most of them are small, single-celled organisms that have a relatively simple structure. A plasma membrane surrounds the prokaryotic cells, however, within the cytoplasm, there are no internal membrane-bound organelles. Prokaryotes are distinct from eukaryotes in the sense that they have no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles. There are two distinct classes of prokaryotes: bacteria and..." current
- 05:3705:37, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,141 N Probiotic Created page with "'''Probiotic''' Nutrition cannot be complete without adequate focus on the efficient application of beneficial prebiotics and probiotics. Some microorganisms are inherent in the environment, in the human body. Only in the last few decades have we started to Better Understand their role in the human body. Consumers, manufacturers, and medical personnel are increasingly concerned about the roles of microflora on individual wellbeing. We focus on a better understanding of..." current
- 05:3005:30, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,151 N Precision Agriculture Created page with "'''Precision Agriculture''' refers to a farming management strategy based on observing, measuring, and responding to seasonal, spatial, and inter-field variability to improve agricultural productivity. Sometimes, it is called precision farming, satellite agriculture, and site-specific management. In this regard, information technology (IT) ensures optimum health and productivity of crops and soil, sustainable profitability, and protection of the environment. Agricultura..." current
- 05:2705:27, 2 November 2023 diff hist +1,346 N Prebiotic Created page with "'''Prebiotic''' a food having compounds that can stimulate the growth or activity of advantageous microorganisms is known as prebiotics. Gut microbiome growth and variation are dependent on the prebiotics. In other words, prebiotics' ruffages and natural sugars accelerate the gut's beneficial bacteria. Prebiotics can modify the composition of the microbiome in the gastrointestinal system, which is the most typical example. Whole grains, garlic, onions, soybeans, greens,..." current
- 05:2605:26, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,977 N Polymer Created page with "'''Polymer''' are natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules consisting of long chains or networks of smaller molecules or monomers. Sometimes, the words polymer and macromolecule are used interchangeably. The number of monomer units is undefined in polymers, and with a high number of monomers, polymers are often called high polymers. The long-chain nature of polymers is responsible for their characteristic property and makes..." current
- 05:2105:21, 2 November 2023 diff hist +2,518 N Plastic Pollution Created page with "'''Plastic Pollution''' refers to releasing non-biodegradable substances, derivatives, particles, or plastic-related materials into the environment. It harms soil, water, atmosphere, wildlife, biodiversity, and human health long-term. These persistent plastic wastes can persist in the environment for 400 to 1,000 years. Over 450 million tons of plastic waste is added to the environment each year. Plastic pollution is widespread, including Mount Everest's peak and the oc..." current
30 October 2023
- 08:0208:02, 30 October 2023 diff hist 0 BLAST No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 30 October 2023 diff hist +1,574 N BLAST Created page with "'''BLAST''' is a "basic local alignment search tool," an algorithm used to compare primary biological sequences, such as the nucleotides of DNA or RNA sequences or amino-acid of protein. A BLAST search allows a scientist to compare the protein or nucleotide sequences with a database of sequences and detect database sequences similar to the query sequence. BLAST is a family of programs. These comprise: (i) Nucleotide-nucleotide BLAST (blast n): DNA sequences are submitt..."
29 October 2023
- 10:1310:13, 29 October 2023 diff hist +2,047 N Phocomelia Created page with "'''Phocomelia''' the word ‘phocomelia’ derives from the Greek word phoco, which means ‘seal’ and melia which means ‘limb’ and it refers to the similarity of the patients’ limb shape to the flippers on a seal. Phocomelia syndrome is a rare congenital disability that, in most cases, is characterized by a severe deformity of the limbs. Generally, people with this disorder, have bones with affected limbs that are either absentor poorly developed. In extreme in..." current
- 09:3609:36, 29 October 2023 diff hist +1,957 N Pheromone Created page with "'''Pheromone''' a pheromone is a chemical released by an organism and serves as a behavior-modifying agent. The term pheromone came from the Ancient Greek (Phero), meaning 'to bear', and (hormone), meaning 'stimulating'. It means it can change the behavior of members of the same species when the next one can detect them. In the general sense, a pheromone is a regulatory substance that incites its target to respond or act. In humans and other animals, hormones are produc..." current
- 09:3209:32, 29 October 2023 diff hist +2,186 N Parturition Created page with "'''Parturition''' can be defined as an act or process of giving birth to a child. Parturition encompasses a complex series of physiological actions that necessitate the fetus to rotate into its birth position, followed by a series of endocrine changes that end with successful delivery. The stages of parturition and their duration: There are three main stages of parturition. The first phase of parturition begins with the commencement of labor. This endures until the ce..."
- 09:2709:27, 29 October 2023 diff hist +2,230 N Parkinson’s Disease Created page with " '''Parkinson’s Disease''' (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder. A specific area ofthe brain, called substantia nigra, harbors the dopamine-producing ('dopaminergic') neurons; in PD, these neuronal cells become affected. When dopaminergic neuronal cell death occurs or becomes damaged, they produce less amount of dopamine; as a result, it causes movement problems in PD patients. The researchers still do not know the dopamine-producing cells death causing factors. Lewy b..." current
- 09:2509:25, 29 October 2023 diff hist +1,540 N Paresis Created page with "'''Paresis''' is a condition where the muscles in an area of the body become weaker and challenging to move voluntarily. Although paresis affects our muscles, it usually occurs due to nerve damage. Paresis is one of the upper motor neuron syndrome symptoms, which is developed due to a graded weakness of movement that differs from the complete loss of muscle activity caused by paralysis (eg, plegia). It is usually developed by various diseases and injuries that lead to m..." current
- 09:2409:24, 29 October 2023 diff hist +2,439 N Parasite Created page with "'''Parasite''' the parasite is a unique organism that lives in or on another species. The animal they depend upon is called ‘host’. Parasites benefit from the host by the shelter, locomotion, nutrients, etc. The most common parasite people encounter is an ectoparasite known as head lice (''Pediculus humanus''). Common endoparasites among children are pinworms (''Enterobius vermicularis''), large roundworms (''Ascaris lumbricoides''), etc. Parasitism is a common phen..." current
- 09:2109:21, 29 October 2023 diff hist +2,185 N Osteoarthritis Created page with "'''Osteoarthritis''' is a widespread kind of rheumatic disease that affects millions of individuals worldwide. It is also called as ‘osteoarthrosis’ since it is an abnormal condition of the synovial joints. Common symptoms include chronic joint pain, stiffness, swelling and tenderness, which can be worsen over time and may cause depression and sleep disturbances. Osteoarthritis is characterized by the progressive loss of articular cartilage, gradual degradation, an..." current
- 09:1109:11, 29 October 2023 diff hist +1,511 N Non-communicable Diseases Created page with "'''Non-communicable Diseases''' Chronic diseased conditions which do not result from an acute infectious process and are not transmitted from one individual to another are called Non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Usually, NCDs have a prolonged course and cannot resolve spontaneously. The etiology of NCDs is very complex; a combination of physiological, genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors are involved. Major NCDs are cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases,..." current
20 October 2023
- 14:1514:15, 20 October 2023 diff hist +2,012 N Photosynthesis Created page with "'''Photosynthesis''' the word photosynthesis is a combination of two Greek words, photos (meaning: light; here sunlight) and synthesis (meaning: synthesis, or making). Analyzing the word photosynthesis again, it is seen that the word light means - the presence of sunlight, and the word synthesis means - something is produced. In a word, photosynthesis means chemical synthesis in the presence of sunlight. Photosynthesis is the biochemical process by which green plant cel..." current
- 14:1214:12, 20 October 2023 diff hist +3,068 N Phytoremediation Created page with "'''Phytoremediation''' Heavy metals, one of the contaminant groups considered to be most noxious, enter the environmental segments through natural as well as anthropogenic activities and are then primarily accumulated in soils and water bodies. Soils act as a sink, where the metals are sequestered in different fractions, and some of these sequester fractions become stable and difficult to remove from the soil. However, some fractions are present in labile form and can b..." current