Oligonucleotide recombination: A hidden treasure

Indian Tribal Ornaments ; a Hidden Treasure

In early India, people handcrafted jewellery out of natural materials found in abundance all over the country. Seeds, feathers, leaves, berries, fruits, flowers, animal bones, claws and teeth; everything from nature was affectionately gathered and artistically transformed into fine body jewellery. Even today such jewellery is used by the different tribal societies in India. It appears that both...

Chromosome Pairing: A Hidden Treasure No More

Many generations of biologists have been intrigued by the myriad structures that eukaryotic chromosomes can adopt and have questioned how their form relates to function [1,2]. One organizational state that chromosomes adopt is pairing in a homology-dependent manner [3–8]. Although homolog pairing in meiosis has been extensively studied and is important for chromosome segregation, pairing of hom...

A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes

The European mistletoe, Viscum album, is the most common consumed adjuvant among cancer patients in Europe. Its success warrants a report on three most apparent mistletoes found in Borneo Island, namely Scurrula ferruginea, Macrosolen cochinchinensis, and Dendrophthoe curvata. The traditional and pharmacological uses of these mistletoes include antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, antihyperten...

Stem cells-the hidden treasure: A strategic review

In today's scenario, medical and dental professionals face a mammoth task while treating perplexing medical situations like organ failure or tissue loss. Though, different strategies exist to replace them, but ideal one is the same natural tissue or organ. In this aspect, stem cells have emerged in a promising way to provide an ideal replacement. There are different types of stem cells starting...

Recombination Rate: A Hidden Phenotype