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
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.
The looming crisis in India’s bread basket
Scientists say India will be a hotspot of decline in wheat productivity as global temperatures soar.
Posted on in Agriculture & Research
A New Hope to combat Kala-azar
A new hope has emerged for kala azar patients with the discovery that a natural compound called voacamine can kill even drug-resistant strains of Leishmania.
Posted on in Biochemistry, Health & Medicine, Molecular Biology & Research
Can aspirin protect against cancer?
Researchers from IIT-M show how aspirin cuts off energy supply to cancer cells and forces them to die.
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Natural saffron molecules inhibit cancer cell growth
Jeenisha Dabreo
When ostriches called India their home
Ranjini Raghunath
Posted on in Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology, Research
Inflamed colon and commensal E.coli – a cancerous combination?
Urvashi Bhattacharyya
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Research
Is vitamin D deficiency making Indian kids wheezy?
Divya Vishwanath
Does pesticide exposure cause diabetes?
Bidisha Ghosh
Of wildlife and women
Vanshika Singh
Posted on in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Personal Experience, Research
Study uncovers rare interplay between motor proteins in cell division
Ranjini Raghunath
What makes brain tumours highly aggressive?
Divya Vishwanath
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Research
Redundancy in movement may boost motor learning
Ranjini Raghunath
Litchis and malnourishment: a deadly combination
Leslee Lazar
Posted on in Agriculture, Biochemistry, Health & Medicine, Research
New bird genus endemic to the Western Ghats discovered
Asmita Sengupta
Posted on in Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Research
- 2016
The ‘tail’ of two cells: sperms wiggle out while avoiding head-on collision from cell enclosure
Urvashi Bhattacharyya
How does a mutation lead to disease?
Reeteka Sud
Posted on in Health & Medicine, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Research
Minds meet the brain - The 4th Bangalore Cognition Workshop
Sudhi Oberoi
Centre for Ecological Sciences In-House Symposium
Vrushal Pendharkar & Bharti D K
Posted on in Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Event, Research
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