Micro organisms in Polar Regions may prove vital for cancer treatment
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A new research by Cryobiologist Shiv Mohan Singh, also a a senior scientist at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research in Goa provides a vital clue to treat cancer in the harsh environments of the polar regions, with the help of micro organisms found there.
Shiv Mohan Singh, was also a member of India's first expedition to the Arctic in 2007, and has further highlighted the fact that organisms that survive in extreme climatic conditions such as the polar regions; survive with synthesise molecules that help them adapt.
The Micro-organisms that thrive in the harsh environs of the polar regions may open up new avenues for cancer treatment, the scientist is reported to have said.
"Useful substances such as antioxidant compounds, cold tolerant enzymes may be applied in healthcare, agriculture and industry," Singh, a senior scientist at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research in Goa, told IANS.
One such substance called 'thelebolan' has been extracted from an Antarctic fungus by a team of scientists including Singh and collaborator Satyahari Dey, of the Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur.
Shiv Mohan Singh, was also a member of India's first expedition to the Arctic in 2007, and has further highlighted the fact that organisms that survive in extreme climatic conditions such as the polar regions; survive with synthesise molecules that help them adapt.
The Micro-organisms that thrive in the harsh environs of the polar regions may open up new avenues for cancer treatment, the scientist is reported to have said.
"Useful substances such as antioxidant compounds, cold tolerant enzymes may be applied in healthcare, agriculture and industry," Singh, a senior scientist at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research in Goa, told IANS.
One such substance called 'thelebolan' has been extracted from an Antarctic fungus by a team of scientists including Singh and collaborator Satyahari Dey, of the Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur.
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