Kiranjeet Kaur Biotechnologist

Role of Microbes in different wine production  Microbial production of Beverage  Photo/Unsplash  Advanced biotechnology plays a significant role in food and beverage production, particularly in the major industry sector. An important area within biotechnology is Food Biotechnology, which focuses on improving food products’ quality, nutritional consistency, color, safety, and preservation. Alcoholic beverages are produced worldwide, and historical evidence suggests that the fermentation of grains dates back to as early as 4000 B.C. The production of alcoholic beverages has been an integral part of human civilization. The biological and chemical principles underlying alcoholic beverage production were elucidated by Louis Pasteur in the second half of the nineteenth century. Wines originated in the Middle East and Europe. Both red and white wines typically contain 10–16% alcohol content. The large-scale production of wine primarily uses grapes from the Vitis vinifera s...

  Microbiology Quotes Famous quotes related to Microbiology  Photo/Unsplash In microbiology, the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains. —Edward Lawrie Tatum Always trust a microbiologist because they have the best chance of predicting when the world will end. — Teddie O.Rahube  Science knows no country because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. — Louis Pasteur Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. — Louis Pasteur  Microbiology is much more likely to present us with hard ethics choices than, say, the cloning of human beings, which is something that would happen far out in the distant future, if ever. — Arthur Caplan Image Link  https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1580795478724-5b048f1c5b03?q=80&w=2072&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fD...

  How real time-RT-PCR helps to detect coronavirus? The application part of Modified PCR Image Credit/@cdc on unsplash.com Coronavirus is a newly discovered virus that causes coronavirus disease .i.e. COVID-19. Coronavirus also is known as Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2). It is highly pathogenic to the human population in the twenty-first century. The emergence of the COVID-19 introduced in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Biology of CoronaVirus Coronavirus is large and has enveloped RNA .ie.RNA virus. During genome, translation coronavirus replicate entails ribosome frameshifts. Coronavirus viral family has intensified with the causative agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Coronavirus has a large enveloped with a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome. This virus has high genomic nucleotide substitution rates and recombination properties. It is recognized as one of the most rapidly evolving. How coronavirus spread...

  Single Cell Protein (SCP) Microorganisms As Food  Image credit to Edward Jenner/Pexels.com   M icroorganisms are omnipresent, they are found everywhere, where there is life exit. Microorganisms are both beneficial and harmful. Some microorganisms are used in the food and some are used as food. This article is related to In which way how microorganisms are used as food. Single-cell protein (SCP) is used as a supplement of protein.SCP is generated to wakeup the protein deficiency. It may be used as both feed and food. Consumption of SCP is direct as a human food supplement and may be used in the animal feed also.  Many microorganisms such as algae, yeasts, fungi, and bacteria species are used for the production of SCP. Some of the examples of Microorganisms species that are used as food and feed : Algae Chlorella sp. Spirulina maxima etc. Yeast Candida utilis Candida lipolytica Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kluyveromyces fragilis etc. Fungi Fusarium grami...