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Unraveling Neural Health: Insights from Lipid Transfer Proteins and Cellular Regulation
In the intricate world of cellular biology, lipids are essential players, that serve as building blocks of cellular structure an
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Private Land for Long-term Ecological Monitoring and Research
A large tract of uncultivated land near Western Ghats has been made available to the National Centre for Biological Sciences for Ecology and Biodiversity Research
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NEW STUDY REVEALS COMPARATIVE IMMUNOGENICITY OF COVISHIELD AND COVAXIN VACCINES IN INDIA
A study by a consortium of eleven institutes, led by scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, compares the immunogenicity of Covishield™ and Covaxin® - two primary COVID-19 vaccines widely used in India. The findings of the study offer valuable insights into the quality and quantity of immune responses induced by these vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, with significant implications for shaping future vaccination strategies.
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Understanding Endangered Vulture Diets: Implications for Conservation Strategies
A new study, a first of its kind in the Indian subcontinent, has revealed how the diet composition of threatened vulture species varies across different landscapes. Using a novel metabarcoding technique, a team of scientists from National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), Bombay Natural History Society, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Karnataka Vulture Conservation Trust, and Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology, have been able to examine faecal samples from vultures, to identify the DNA of diet species whose carcasses the vultures likely consumed.
