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Congratulations! Dr. Vatsala Thirumalai awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2020
During the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Foundation Day celebration, on 26 September, the recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2020 were announced. Dr. Vatsala Thirumalai of the NCBS has been awarded this prize for her work in the biological sciences. 14 scientists from various fields received India’s highest science award this year.
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Scrolling through the leaves of history
A research-based narrative podcast that brings together science, health and culture
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The wings of diversity
When NCBS scientists Krushnamegh Kunte and Vaishali Bhaumik explored the movement pattern of butterflies – a species they studied for years – they discovered how such contrasting movement patterns influenced the reproductive characteristics of the winged insects.
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A vote for India’s national butterfly
A first-of-its kind online public campaign is underway to choose from a list of seven winged wonders nominated by experts. The butterfly poll will end on October 7.
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A tale of two moth species from Tale
Guwahati, August 26: A group of butterfly and moth researchers has described a new moth speci
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Seeking the location of MCPyV Integration in Merkel Cell Tumours
Rare diseases are rarely studied in-depth, and rare cancers even less. Tackling this deficit of information, and understanding one rare, aggressive cancer has become the focus of research for Dr. Reety Arora at the National Centre for Biological Sciences. With collaborators at the ACTREC–Tata Memorial Centre and the University of Michigan, Dr. -
India to double its testing capacity - InDx - a new project launched in Bangalore
A major project has been launched to indigenously manufacture, in bulk quantities and at much lower costs, all reagents needed for RT-qPCR-based and other molecular methods of diagnostics of Covid-19. The Rockefeller Foundation has provided financial support for the project executed by the Bangalore Life Science Cluster, which would improve access to Covid-19 diagnostics across the country.
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Pollution stings Bengaluru’s bees in the heart
Bees found in city’s polluted areas have irregular heart beat and poor immunity.
Scientists from the Bangalore Life Science Cluster have found that the Giant Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata) from more pollut -
Air pollution killing giant Asian honey bees: Study
A first-of-its-kind quantitative analysis on the impacts of air pollution on insects by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru indicates a decline in India’s insect population, including giant Asian honey bee.
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VAGABONDING FEMALE BUTTERFLIES WEIGH IN ON REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES
Reproductive function of female butterflies burdens their capabilities for long-distance flight, which may affect populations in a changing, uncertain world