The acronym of PCD is Programmed Cell Death. The death of a cell in any form, mediated by an intracellular program is called programmed cell death. PCD is carried out in a biological process, which gives advantage during an organism’s life cycle. History The concept of PCD was used by …
Read More »Red Sea: A Wonder of Nature
Is really red Colored sea exist? Where it is? Yes, the Red sea exists and it is one of the wonders of nature. The color of the sea is actually an intense turquoise. It is situated in between Africa and Asia and is a salt intel of the Indian Ocean. …
Read More »Dendrochronology: An Age Teller of Trees
“Dendrochonology”- a word derived from three ancient Greek words, which are: dendron,khronos and logia,stands for the science of calculating a tree’s age by it’s rings.The three Greek words :dendron,khronos and logia stands respectively for ‘tree’,’time’ and ‘the study of’. Short history of Dendrochronology: Greek botanist Theophrastus first mentioned that the …
Read More »Bioluminescence: The Secret of Glow in The Dark Sea
It’s dark all around and you are walking by the sea with a sparkling blue wave touching your feet .isn’t it so much mesmeric ? As much The moment is fascinating ,the reason behind this beautiful glow is much more overwhelming. This is a beautiful natural phenomenon caused by life …
Read More »Urban Gardening: Go Green
In the past when we heard the word “Gardening” the pictue that came to our mind is a vast area filled with rows of veggies & ornamented plants. But now this picture is different. As industrialisation is increasing day by day cities are expanding too. As a consequence amount …
Read More »Thai Guava Cultivation in Bangladesh: A Silent Revolution
Thai guavas are generally the size of a softball with apple green skin that can range from bumpy to smooth. The flesh is white with pale yellow seeds and tends to be drier than the pink type of guavas. Since 2000, Bangladeshi farmers started growing them and there are few …
Read More »Space Farming: An Imagination Or Reality?
Most of us know about “Space Farming” from the movie “The Martian” where an astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon), was left behind, presumed dead after a fierce storm and he survived in the red planet by growing potatoes in Mars. Here the question comes up- “Is growing plant in …
Read More »উদ্ভিদ নামক কারখানা
প্রতিষেধক বলতে আমরা সাধারণত বুঝি কোন জীবাণুকে নিষ্ক্রিয় অথবা অর্ধ-নিষ্ক্রিয় করে মানবদেহে প্রবেশ করানো। এতে মানবদেহে কোন সংক্রমণ না হলেও মানবদেহে ওই জীবাণুর বিরুদ্ধে প্রতিরোধ ক্ষমতা গড়ে উঠে। পরবর্তীতে আসল জীবাণু আক্রমণ করলেও মানবদেহ আগে থেকেই প্রস্তুত থাকে যাতে ওই জীবাণু কোন সংক্রমণ করতে না পারে। সাধারণত প্রতিষেধক তৈরি করা হয় অনুজীবের …
Read More »The Breadfruit: An Introduced Species of Bangladesh
Breadfruit is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family.Its name is derived from the texture of the moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread and having a potato like flavor.the taxonomic classification is following: Family: Moraceae Genus: Artocarpus Species: A. altilis History Originally …
Read More »DNA: The Genetic Material
In the 1870s, the observation that the nuclei of male and female reproductive cells undergo fusion in the process of fertilization leads to the decision that the cell nucleus plays a key role in inheritance. After that, when the cell is stained with the help of some when certain dyes …
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