An earthquake and a lie changed my life forever: Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi
In a Facebook post, Dr. Pankaj Charurvedi, a cancer specialist at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, recalls how his determination
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Podcast: How Klebsiella bacteria develop colistin resistance
Abdul Ghafur explains how the team deciphered the mechanism by which Klebsiella bacteria develop resistance to colistin, a last-line antibiotic. Mutations
Read MorePodcast: New approaches to kill TB bacteria
Amit Singh from IISc explains how a protein (WhiB4) that condenses the DNA of TB-causing bacteria in response to
Read MoreMechanism of colistin resistance in food Klebsiella bacteria unravelled
Researchers found colistin-resistant bacteria in 49% vegetable, meat samples in Chennai. They have for the first time deciphered the mechanism
Read MoreIISc team finds new approaches to kill TB bacteria
IISc researchers have for the first time identified a protein (WhiB4) that condenses the DNA of TB-causing bacteria in response to
Read MorePodcast: Detecting organophosphoporus pesticides in apples and tomatoes
Partha Mahata from Jadavpur University explains how the cadmium-based MOF synthesised by his team is capable of detecting organophosphoporus pesticides both in
Read MoreA simple way to detect organophosphoporus pesticides in tomatoes, apples
Researchers from Jadavpur University and Visva-Bharati University have synthesised a MOF that is capable of detecting organophosphoporus pesticides both in
Read MoreA rare confluence of four events led to flooding in Kerala, IIT Gandhinagar researchers say
A deadly combination of four factors caused extensive flooding in Kerala in 2018. The State received 53% above normal summer monsoon
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Finally, CSIR to issue UGC-NET JRF/LS exam certificate, release fellowship
After several months of delay, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has finally decided to issue certificates and
Read MorePodcast – Sniffing out lung cancer
IIT Bombay researchers explain how the platform that they developed will help sniff out volatile organic compounds in a gas phase
Read MorePodcast: Increasing the longevity of C. elegans
Arnab Mukhopadhyay explains how the longevity of C. elegans was increased 40-60% by using a gene-diet pairing in a mutant. The lifespan increased
Read MoreIIT Bombay’s platform sniffs out lung cancer, explosives
IIT Bombay researchers have developed a platform that will help sniff out volatile organic compounds in a gas phase at single
Read MoreMutant worms live 60% longer on specific diet
The longevity of C. elegans increased 40-60% when NII researchers used a mutant that lacked the function of a particular gene
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