Unraveling the tangles in the Drosophila head
Pathways involved in the development of neurodegenerative diseases are evolutionarily conserved in humans and fruit flies.
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Potential role of cell-free chromatin in cancer metastasis
Chromatin released from dying cancer cells can penetrate healthy cells and make them cancerous. This raises questions about conventional theories of cancer metastasis and also opens up new avenues for cancer diagnostics.
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Research
How do bacteria become resistant to lethal antibiotics?
Collaboration between IISc Bangalore and IISER Pune scientists uncovers a mechanism of antibiotic tolerance in bacteria, involving H2S gas.
Genome sequence, key to boost pigeonpea yield
Researchers sequence 392 varieties of pigeonpea to find genomic regions associated with better yield and increased tolerance for biotic and abiotic stress
Using math to tell bacteria apart
Study uses fractal techniques to quantify differences in drug-resistant TB strains
Posted on in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biophysics & Research
Autophagy – on the road to curing neurodegenerative diseases
Inducing autophagy can provide respite from Parkinson's-like symptoms by not allowing misfolded proteins to accumulate in cells.
DNA bank in Bareilly set to aid in wildlife conservation
DNA bank at the Centre for Wildlife, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, would use genetic technologies to supplement ongoing efforts in wildlife conservation.