DBT BET JRF 2018 Notification, Apply Online Applications are invited from bonafide India citizens, residing in India for the award of “DBT-Junior Research Fellowship” (DBT JRF) for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology. The programme is being coordinated by Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL), New Delhi. The candidates will […]
Cell-mediated vs Humoral Immunity In this post we will discuss the Difference between Humoral and Cell Mediated Immunity. The immunity induced in an organism by the exposure of a foreign antigen is called Active Immunity. The active immunity is mediated through two distinct mechanisms, and they are named as (1) […]
Endotoxins vs Exotoxins Microbial toxins are noxious substances produced by the microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi in order to promote their pathogenicity and disease-causing process. The microbial toxins usually destroy the host tissue and they facilitate the infection by disabling the host immune system. A disease that results from […]
Sterilization vs Disinfection Disinfection vs Sterilization: Microbes are present in almost all types of habitats. They are so ubiquitous that the presence of many microbes causes undesirable consequences such as food spoilage and diseases. Thus in many situations, it is mandatory to kill the microbes or inhibit their growth to […]
What are Disaccharides? Disaccharides are carbohydrates which contain two covalently linked monosaccharide units. Sucrose, Maltose, Lactose, Trehalose and Cellobiose are naturally occurring disaccharides. The individual monosaccharide units in a disaccharide are called ‘residues’. All disaccharides are soluble in water Glycosidic bonds links monosaccharide units The monosaccharide units in disaccharides (and […]