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  Can Jeewanu particles provide some clues about the origins of life?

  Debraj Manna

  In the intriguing world of Science Gallery Bengaluru’s exhibition, CARBON, an ongoing experiment by researchers from the Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, broadly relates to the question of the origins of life from non-living sub-components. Jīvāṇu, as this exhibit is named, is a replicative study based on a previous study by Indian researchers to determine whether simple chemicals can form the building blocks of life, thereby giving rise to a precursor of living cells.

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  The history and science of mask-wearing

  Madhuri Srinivasan

  Masks are one of our simplest, cheapest and most effective allies in the war against COVID-19. In this article, Madhuri looks back at the hundred-year-old history of using masks to prevent plagues and pandemics and the science behind what makes them so strategically important as a public health tool.

• Science vs pseudoscience: euphoria and illusion

  Aravindhan Vivekanandhan

  Posted on Feb 06, 2019 in Policy, Science History

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• Celebrating a hundred years of bacteriophages

  Anusha Krishnan

  Posted on Jan 02, 2016 in Microbiology, Science History

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• Discoveries and disputes: the beginnings of bacteriophage research

  Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee

  Posted on Dec 04, 2015 in Microbiology, Science History

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• Ghosts of architects past on the Indian Institute of Science campus

  Anjali Vaidya

  Posted on Aug 28, 2015 in Science History