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Gayathri Krishnankutty

Gayathri Krishnankutty is a BSc graduate in microbiology from Madras Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. During her time in college, she participated in various seminars, internships, workshops, and an innovation pitch contest. Along with academics, she also does sports, including shot put and discus throw. She had represented her school at the national games in these events. Her areas of interest are genetics, molecular biology, and computational biology, and she has a deep interest in content writing and medical writing. She is currently working on a computational biology paper related to drug discovery.

Multiplex PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Applications

April 12, 2026April 11, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Multiplex PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction is a thermal process used for the amplification of the gene of interest. Invented in 1983 by Kary Mullis, this method works on the principle that when … Read more

Hot-Start PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Applications

April 12, 2026April 10, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Hot-Start PCR

The Polymerase Chain Reaction is a thermal cycling process invented by Kary Mullis in 1983, used to make multiple copies of nucleic acid regions of interest. In the traditional PCR … Read more

Ligation-Mediated PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Applications

April 12, 2026April 9, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Ligation-Mediated PCR

In conventional PCR, amplification occurs at both ends of the target DNA. Some applications require specific amplification of a DNA fragment containing only one known end. These include DNA fingerprinting, … Read more

Nested PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Applications

April 12, 2026April 8, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Nested PCR

The Polymerase Chain Reaction was invented by Kary Mullis in 1983. It is a thermal process used to amplify a specific gene within a DNA sequence. The reaction works on … Read more

Single-Cell PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Applications

April 12, 2026April 7, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Single-cell PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a thermal process invented by Kary Mullis (1983). It is used for amplifying the gene of interest in vivo. PCR requires a machine called a … Read more

RT-qPCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Kits, Examples, Applications

April 12, 2026April 6, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR (RT-qPCR)

Polymerase Chain Reaction is a thermal method invented by Kary Mullis in 1983. This method involves amplifying the gene of interest in a sequence. It uses all the required components … Read more

High-Fidelity PCR: Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Uses

March 2, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
High-Fidelity PCR

The accuracy of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for copying DNA, is a key factor in the proper transfer of genetic information. One of the main components responsible … Read more

Digital PCR (dPCR): Principle, Steps, Types, Examples, Uses

February 23, 2026 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Digital PCR (dPCR)

Digital PCR was invented in 1999 by Vogelstein and Kinzler, a method that involves diluting DNA into microtiter plates and utilizing fluorescent probes for detection. Such a method allows for … Read more

Molecular Docking: Principle, Steps, Types, Tools, Models, Uses

December 22, 2025 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Molecular Docking

Molecular docking is a computational approach used to predict the binding of molecules, referred to as ligands, to appropriate receptor proteins. It is a tool utilized for various computational purposes, … Read more

Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Drug Discovery

December 15, 2025 by Gayathri Krishnankutty
Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Drug Discovery

Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the scientific world. Through its fast search and result response, along with its accessibility to the general public, the use … Read more

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