When I started taking biology classes in high school, our biology tutor gave a definition for disease that I’ll never forget. He said that the word ‘disease’ is a derivative of the prefix ‘dis’ and the noun ‘ease.’ Putting the two words together gives you ‘dis-ease’. Therefore, we can view disease from this logical and […]
Scientists Tackle Food Poisoning With Low-cost Technology
<p align="justify">A fast and inexpensive technology that detects and manages natural and potentially deadly poison, aflatoxin, which infects crops via a common fungus that makes them unfit for consumption, have been designed.</p> <p align="justify">Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), devised […]