The Bionove
The Bionove
The Bionove
The Bionove
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The department of Biotechnology envisages to empower the
students with analy�cal skills and to create an ethical workforce,
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competent to transform the future with social consciousness on
par with global standards.
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. To enable the students to acquire technical skills in core Ms.Pamela Irene Ekka
aspects of Bioengineering pertaining to the development of Ms.NancyBiji
innova�ve technologies. Mr. Padmanabhan
2. To increase the employability of students by exposing them to
various industrial, academic and research environment. Staff Editor:
3. To inculcate leadership and inter-personal skills by involving Dr. MasilamaniSelvam
students in diversified ac�vi�es..
4. To ins�l the societal and ethical responsibility in our students.
PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO's)
PEO1: To prepare globally competent graduates having strong
fundamentals, domain knowledge, updated with modern (Inside) The
technology to provide effec�ve solu�ons for engineering
problems. science of
PEO2: To acquaint the graduates to work as a commi�ed
professional with strong professional ethics and values, sense of falling in love
responsibili�es, understanding of legal, safety, health, societal,
cultural and environmental issues.
PEO3: To mould commi�ed and mo�vated graduates with
research a�tude, lifelong learning, inves�ga�ve approach and (Inside) Flesh
mul�disciplinary thinking.
PEO4: To prepare the graduates with strong managerial and ea�ng infec�ons
communica�on skills to work efficiently as individual as well as
in teams. and more!
UK WOMAN CONTRACTS RARE
FLESH-EATING' STD -Pamela Irene Ekka
A rare sexually transmi�ed disease (STD)that can destroy genital �ssue has turned
up in the United Kingdom, according to news reports. The disease, called
donovanosis, was diagnosed in a woman in Southport, England, within the past
year, according to local news outlet Liverpool Echo.
The woman, who has not been iden�fied, is between the ages of 15 and 25,
Liverpool Echo reported. Donovanosis is an STD caused by a bacterium called
Klebsiella granuloma�s, according to the Na�onal Ins�tutes of Health (NIH). The
disease is rarely seen in the United States, with only about 100 cases reported per
year, mostly among people who have traveled to or are from areas where the
disease is common, the NIH says. Donovanosis is also rare in the U.K. But is
common in some tropical areas, including parts of India, Papua New Guinea, the
Caribbean, central Australia, and southern Africa, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Preven�on.
The disease can start out as small, painless sores (ulcers) on the genitals. The sores
slowly get larger and form raised, red bumps that bleed easily, according to SA
Health, the public health system in South Australia. As the disease spreads, it can
destroy genital �ssue and cause the skin around the area to lose color, the NIH says
The infec�on causes lesions and skin disintegra�on as the flesh effec�vely
consumes itself," Shamir Patel, a pharmacist for the Bri�sh online pharmacy
Chemist-4-U.com, told Liverpool Echo.
In the late stages of the disease, symptoms can look like those of advanced genital
cancers, the NIH says. The disease is spread through sexual intercourse, but in very
rare cases, it may also spread through oral sex, according to the NIH. Symptoms can
appear between one and 12 weeks a�er exposure to the bacteria. Donovanosis is
treatable with an�bio�cs, which usually need to be taken for several weeks.
Trea�ng the disease early can reduce the risk of complica�ons, which can include
genital damage and scarring, the NIH says. News of the woman case emerged a�er
Chemist-4-U.com submi�ed a Freedom of Informa�on Act request to U.K.
hospitals as part of an inves�ga�on
Into STDs in the country. It’s unclear how the woman became infected, or if she
experienced complica�ons from the illness, according to the Daily Mail
THE SCIENCE OF FALLING IN LOVE
-Oviya K
Many people firmly stand behind the idea of love at first sight. This instant a�rac�on and
connec�on you make with your partner let’s you know they are meant to be in your life. However,
science argues that ‘love at first sight’ is all about your genes.
There are several types of bacteria that can cause The man was treated with intravenous
necro�zing fascii�s, including group A Streptococcus an�bio�cs and surgery to remove dead
(group A strep), Klebsiella, Clostridium, Escherichia coli �ssue in his infected knee. He recovered fully
and Staphylococcus aureus, according to the Centers and was able to leave the hospital
for Disease Control and Preven�on (CDC). Most a�er a few weeks, Paulis said.
commonly, people get necro�zing fascii�s when the
bacteria enter the body through breaks in the skin, ase their awareness.
including cuts and scrapes, burns and surgical wounds,
the CDC says.
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Moon Shot to the Head: Global
Ini�a�ves Target the Brain
-Gandra Nikitha
Big Science in 2013 embraced not a search for yet another subatomic
par�cle, but a quest to elicit the fundamental workings of mind and
brain. Large-scale endeavors worldwide embarked on extended
sojourns to decode the signals coursing along the 100 trillion
connec�ons that �e together 86 billion neurons of the human brain.
Earlier this year Pres. Obama announced the Brain Research Through
Advancing Innova�ve Neurotechnologies, or BRAIN, ini�a�ve. It
intends to develop tools that can provide a recording of thousands or
even millions of neurons. The goal: gaining an understanding of how
physiology—brain cell ac�vity—translates into mental func�ons. It
would reveal the secret of how your neurons file away for later recall a
just-learned phone number or perhaps recognize the bloom of a red
rose.