Top 10 Tips on Choosing an Attractive Research Title
Choosing an appropriate research title is necessary to draw readers’ attention. It instantly helps readers decide if they would be interested in reading further. This SmartShort…
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Want to Publish in Cell, Science, or Nature?
It is important for researchers to publish in high-impact journals to advance their career and highlight their contribution to their respective fields. However, do you know what…
Viruses, Beware of Viperin!
Scientists have always found diseases caused by viruses difficult to diagnose and treat. One of the major reasons is that the replication mechanism of viruses is difficult to…
Is It Possible to Get Real-Time Images of Living Organisms?
Until recently, living organisms could only be observed under a microscope, after using a stain. But researchers have now come up with a better procedure. Researchers of the…
Dinosaurs Couldn’t Even Stick Out Their Tongues!
Did Steven Spielberg’s legendary movie “Jurassic Park” scare you? The huge dinosaurs with big teeth and long tongues sticking out of their gigantic mouths! But did you know that in…
How Commas Can Save Lives
Not including commas can dramatically alter the meaning of sentences. Sometimes, using fewer commas can increase mortality rates, as evident from the two examples shared below.…
Compound Adjectives and Hyphens
When two or more words are used to describe the accompanying noun, the resulting compound adjective (a combination of two or more words) often gets hyphenated. In certain…
Between Vs. From
Some grammatical errors are quite common in academic writing. One such common error is the use of “between” and “to” in the same sentence (e.g., “between a to b”). This is a very…
How Non-Coding DNA Could Change Your Gender
Chromosomes play a major role in the determination of sex. But did you know that even a non-coding part of the DNA can alter the genitals that a person is born with? This is…
Allergen Present in Red Meat Causing Heart Disease
Doctors advise elderly people to avoid red meat as it is difficult to digest. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have come up with one more reasons to avoid red…
A New Photosynthesis Mechanism
We have learnt about the mechanism of photosynthesis in our school days. Therefore, we are also aware of the two types of chlorophyll required during photosynthesis—chlorophyll a…
The Article “The”
We use articles a lot in sentences. Out of the three articles (“a,” “an,” and “the”), the most commonly (and incorrectly) used is the article “the.” This definitive article…