February, 2023

• 5 February

  Psilophyta: The Simplest Form of Vascular Plants

  

  Plants have been a crucial part of the earth’s ecosystem for millions of years. From towering trees to tiny mosses, they have diversified and adapted to various environments. One group of plants that has remained relatively unchanged for hundreds of millions of years is the Psilophyta, also known as whisk …

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• 4 February

  Virus: Definition, Discovery, Characteristics,and Structure

  

  Viruses are the smallest microbes on the planet. They are said to be so small that 500 million rhinoviruses (the causative agents of the common cold) could fit on the head of a pin. They are distinct in that they are only alive and capable of multiplying within the cells …

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January, 2023

• 29 January

  Greenwashing: A Technique to Deceive Environmentalists

  

  Greenwashing is an evolutionary technique developed by large corporations. It’s an emerging strategy to deceive environmentalists. Like every other country, many large companies in Bangladesh are also following this technique to grab the attention of people who are prone to buy products from environment-friendly companies, not from others. This strategy …

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• 11 January

  Houseplants in Future: Our At-Home Power Plant

  

  While imagining the future, we think about a lot of things like flying cars, robots assisting humans, and even time machines. But do we ever imagine ourselves depending on plants to watch TV, turn on fans, or even charge our mobile phones? For now, it may seem hard to create …

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December, 2022

• 17 December

  Doomsday Seed Vault: Hoarding for Apocalypse

  

  What do you picture when the land of midnight sun, Norway crosses your mind? It must be white snowy terrain, crystal-like blue glaciers, magical dancing aurora, astounding fjords, wild polar bears, scenic landscapes, intriguing cultural heritage, and all the mind-boggling aspects. But little do we know, this land is accommodating …

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November, 2022

• 13 November

  Plant Biotechnology

  What is Plant Biotechnology? Plant biotechnology can be defined as the use of tissue culture and genetic engineering techniques to produce genetically modified plants that exhibit new or improved desirable characteristics.   A Short History of Plant Biotechnology The foundations of modern plant biotechnology can be traced back to the …

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• 13 November

  Production of Secondary Metabolites through in vitro Culture Techniques

  Metabolism: (Gr. metabole = change) the totality of the chemical changes in living cells which involves the buildup and breakdown of chemical compounds. Metabolites Primary metabolites: Molecules that are essential for growth and development of an organism. Secondary metabolites: Molecules that are not essential for growth and development of an …

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• 13 November

  Monosaccharide : Simple Sugar

  General Characteristics The simpliest of all soluble carbohydrate and are known as simple sugar. The building unit of complex carbohydrate Can’t be hydrolised Sweet testing, soluble in water, crystaline Posses a free aldehydee or ketone group General formula CnH2nOn Get Free Netflix Now Best safe and secure cloud storage with …

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• 13 November

  Heterospory and Seed Habit

  

  Heterospory The phenomenon of the development of two types of spores (differing in size, structure and function) by the same species is known as heterospory. The two different sizes are smaller spores also known as microspores and the larger spores  also known as megaspores. Rashid (1999) listed nine genera as …

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October, 2022

• 1 October

  Riccia: A Common Liverwort

  

  The simplest members of the order Marchiantales are found in the family Ricciaceae. There are roughly 140 species in the family. They fall under the Tesselina, Ricciocarpus, and Riccia genera. There are only one species each for the first two. The genus Riccia encompasses the remainder. The Italian botanist F. …

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