It has long been known that diet can dynamically regulate lifespan in animals. In a new study using the nematode worm C. elegans as a model system, researchers from the National Institute of Immunology (NII) describe a new gene-diet pair which helps these worms maintain and preserve their lifespans while on diverse diets.
A report of an education camp conducted by the Delhi University in association with the Indian National Science Academy and the Association of Microbiologists of India for the students of a government school in rural Himachal Pradesh.
Running a lab and conducting experiments can be expensive. Globally, ingenious students and teachers have developed hacks for cheap science (including a 15 Rupee centrifuge!). We Indians are masters of "jugaad" - can we make scientific experiments accessible to all?
Kailash Chandra, Director of Zoological Survey of India gives a quantitative glimpse on the status of threatened species endemic to India. He also talks about the research fellowships and publications offered by the institute.
Anupma, former educator at KC College, Mumbai talks about her experience with the science teachers of Maharashtra state middle schools. The workshops organised in the winter of 2016, in association with IISER Pune trained more than three hundred science teachers.
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Junior Research Fellow with the Tata Institute of Genetics and Society, inStem, Bangalore, Karnataka. To be part of a team of scientists working on gene editing in mammalian stem cells.
IISER Tirupati is an Autonomous Premier Institution of National Importance funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt of India for promoting high quality Science Education and Research. IISER Tirupati invites applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of …
On behalf of the University, the Cambridge Trust is pleased to offer the Vice-Chancellor's Awards (for UK and EU students) and the Cambridge International Scholarships (for international students) for those undertaking PhD studies. The aim of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards and Cambridge …