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Nobel Prizes for studying Drosophila

By | June 21, 2021

The contribution of Drosophila melanogaster as a invertebrate model in understanding basic aspects of biology is immense. This eventually led to many landmark findings, enabling us to unravel many biological puzzles and find cure for many human diseases. Thanks to the continuous efforts of many scientists and their co-workers, has helped in widening the scope… Read More »

Edward B. Lewis: A Pioneer in real sense

By | May 5, 2021

Genetics is a discipline initially worked out by Gregor Mendel (Austrian monk) using common pea plants in his garden. Since then many great minds used genetics to understand important problems of biology, including the study of evolution and how plants and animals develop. The power of genetics and its importance to mankind was first time… Read More »