Toxicity caused by oxygen radicals is considered to be associated with carcinogenesis. Uric acid (UA) is an antioxidant which could scavenge the oxygen radicals formed in the body and thus may have a protective role against ...

Bananas are a main source of vitamins and minerals among various kinds of tropical fruits. However, its consumption is becoming less due to intentional chemical usage for artificial ripening which causes serious health ...

Sludge of water treatment works remains an inescapable byproduct of the treatment process. Sludge, which is regarded as a waste, is in a particulate or gelatinous form consisting of varying concentrations of microorganisms, ...

Student assignments are a major part of the teaching and learning process in most universities and higher educational institutes. Similar to the other universities, many assignments are carried out by students attached ...

There is a strong linkage between the academia and the industry in developed countries. Research activities conducted by the lecturers in academia make them different to teachers and the research outcomes implemented in ...

Rice is a staple food for people of many Asian countries. The rice genome is already mapped and characterized, and it is the smallest of the major cereal crop genomes. DNA extraction is a very important step nowadays in ...

“DNA barcoding” is a powerful tool for species identification and used in studying evolutionary relationships among species. The objective of this study was to characterize Cytochrome c Oxidase subunitI (COI) and Internal ...

Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) are a group of Gram-negative anoxyphototrophic bacteria. This group is recognized by its capability of growing in diverse environments, physiological versatility and ecological importance ...

Anopheles subpictus is an important secondary vector of malaria in Sri Lanka which was recently identified to be a species complex of two sibling species, An. subpictus A and B based on Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) from the genus Meloidogyne are major obligate endoparasitic pathogens of a multitude of economically important host plants worldwide. Correct identification of RKN species is becoming increasingly ...