The S Word

  “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” —Stephen King Blog is short for 'weblog,' which means logging into the web. People use blogs to share personal thoughts and experiences with a small audience. A vlog is a video blog or video log where you share information, facts, stories, and opinions through video instead of written texts. The most obvious difference between them, of course, is the format. The visual format of vlogs lets us showcase our thoughts, personalities, expressions, and voices, making the content more dynamic. Writing a blog and watching a vlog is the same as reading a book and watching a movie. Many prefer the latter as it doesn't require the extra labor of imagining. In a world where even 60 seconds is too long, people prefer mini vlogs over full-length vlogs and forget about reading blogs. Though vlogs are more dynamic, provides a personal connection, visually appeals to the audiences, and are social media friendly. Vlogging is time-consu...

According to WHO, the placenta as a human tissue is a pathological as well as hazardous health-care waste that must be handled carefully.  Soon after birth, it becomes serious medical waste capable of harboring and transmitting viral particles, and bacteria. It could become a good culture medium for these organisms if not disposed of properly, hence, a potential health and environmental hazard. The placenta plays a key role in supplying oxygen and nutrients, eliminating waste products, and providing  strong endocrine support for pregnancy through hormonal secretions and immunological functions that protect the developing embryo. This project aims at converting this biomedical waste product into life saving source by proper preservation and processing of the human placenta to isolate peptides, hormones, antibodies and most important of them all stem cells. The placental extract serves as a source of protein and hormones and contains several biologically active substances that e...