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Title: Biological Science and Literature: Recent Advances & Interdisciplinary Approach
Editors: Dr. Nongthombam Kistu Singh and Dr. Ahanthem Anita Devi
Publisher: Cogniverse Press, Nakari Gaon, Borigaon Siding, Jorhat – 1, Assam, India
First Edition: August 2026
ISBN: 978-81-68073-17-3 (Print Edition)
e-ISBN: 978-81-68073-18-0 (Digital Edition)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22164572
Cover Designing: Cogniverse Press Digital Team
Published by: Cogniverse Press, Jorhat, Assam, India
Printed at: Cogniverse Press, Nakari Gaon, Borigaon Siding, Jorhat – 1
Editors
- Dr. Nongthombam Kistu Singh – Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Kumbi College, Kumbi-795133, Kumbi, Manipur, India
- Dr. Ahanthem Anita Devi – Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kumbi College, Kumbi-795133, Kumbi, Manipur, India
Preface
Science and literature are often treated as two separate worlds. One deals in facts and experiments, while the other engages with stories and meaning. Yet history reveals a rich and enduring relationship between these fields. Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was written with literary skill, while poets and writers have long used biological ideas to explore love, death, change, and what it means to be human.
Biological Science and Literature: Recent Advances & Interdisciplinary Approach brings together scholars, scientists, and literary critics whose work occupies this productive intersection. The chapters explore genetics, ecology, evolutionary theory, neuroscience, chemical science, and medicine alongside poetry, fiction, drama, and literary theory.
The volume examines the ways biological knowledge shapes literary imagination and how literary and narrative forms influence the production, communication, and understanding of scientific knowledge. In an era of gene editing, artificial life, pandemics, and ecological crises, literature provides an important means through which societies process and question scientific change.
The contributors present close literary readings informed by scientific literacy, scientific arguments attentive to narrative and rhetoric, and interdisciplinary approaches that resist straightforward classification. The collection seeks to demonstrate that meaningful work at the intersection of biology and literature can create new modes of inquiry attentive to both empirical rigour and the complexity of human meaning-making.
The editors express their gratitude to all contributors and reviewers whose scholarship, guidance, and commitment made this collection possible. The volume seeks to unsettle familiar disciplinary boundaries, provoke new questions, and encourage fresh dialogue between biological science and literature.
Dr. Nongthombam Kistu Singh
Dr. Ahanthem Anita Devi
Editors
Key Themes
- Biological science and literary studies
- Genetics and evolutionary theory
- Ecology and environmental sustainability
- Neuroscience and medicine
- Nanotechnology and biotechnology
- Medicinal plants and pharmacology
- Microbiology and plant science
- Interdisciplinary approaches to science and literature
- Biology pedagogy and gender sensitization
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Nanotechnology and Plant Stress Management
Authors: Monica Sanabam, Ningombam Bijaya Devi
Page: 1
Chapter 2. Assessment of Tree Species Diversity, Biomass and Carbon Stock in an Urban Green Space: A Case Study of Ambedkar Park, Noida
Authors: Shubham, Bobbymoore Konsam, Shijagurumayum Baleshwor Sharma
Page: 35
Chapter 3. Antifungal Activity of Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized by Endophytic Fungi
Author: Wairokpam Sanahal Devi
Page: 59
Chapter 4. Survey of Medicinal Plants in Women’s Markets, Manipur, NE India
Authors: K. Ranjita Chanu, Kh. Malemnganbi Devi, Y. Mangalleima, C. Ophelia Devi, S. Shivani Devi, Eshingchaobi K. Chanu, Y.T. Singh, A. Yaiphabi, W. Merina
Page: 89
Chapter 5. Molecular Biomarkers for Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Translational Biotechnology Perspective
Authors: Lanka Suseela, Alugubilli Navaneetha Lakshmi, Kota Ashok Kumar
Page: 127
Chapter 6. Nanocatalyst: A Reusable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of Bioactive Chromene Derivatives
Authors: Rajkumar Romeshkumar Singh, Wahengbam Ishwarchand Singh, Ningombam Hemarjit Singh
Page: 147
Chapter 7. Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, the Fungal Pathogen Responsible for Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight of Finger Millet
Author: Khundrakpam Dhiren
Page: 174
Chapter 8. Dietary Influences on Hyperuricemia
Authors: Dollyca Ningombam, Toijam Sanjeev Lyngdoh
Page: 192
Chapter 9. Immunotherapy: Emerging Strategies in Oncology
Authors: Shambhavi G Singh, Sindhushri Chauhan, Dwarakanath V
Page: 210
Chapter 10. Electrospun Nanofibers based Flexible SERS Substrate: A Portable and Non-invasive Platform for Detection of Biomarkers
Authors: Wahengbam Ishwarchand Singh, Rajkumar Romeshkumar Singh, Ningombam Hemarjit Singh
Page: 240
Chapter 11. Sustainable Management Strategies for Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical Agriculture
Author: Th. Sunita Devi
Page: 269
Chapter 12. Urban Roadside Plantation of Ornamental Plants in Manipur: A Strategy for Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Birjit Singh Waikhom, Maibam Damayanti Devi
Page: 313
Chapter 13. Microbial Culture Preservation: Culture, Principles, and Recent Advances
Authors: Sindhushri Chauhan, Shambhavi G Singh, Pooja Avaralli, Dwarakanath V
Page: 337
Chapter 14. Flowers as Functional Foods: A Pharmacological Perspective
Author: Sangeeta Yanglem
Page: 362
Chapter 15. Inclusion of Gender Sensitization in Biology Pedagogy – Essential for Modern Day Education
Author: Dola Chakravorty
Page: 396
Chapter 16. A Review on Medicinal Uses and Pharmacological Properties of Hibiscus sabdariffa L, Hibiscus cannabinus L. and Hibiscus acetosella Welw
Author: Hidangmayum Deliza
Page: 419
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