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Less than 3 milliseconds: How pesticides can be made to stick to plants
The scientists say the results can have far-reaching consequences, not just for pesticide use in the country, but also for different kinds of industrial coating applications.
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Damaged reefs turn butterflyfish into flexible eaters
Butterflyfish change their behaviour to adapt to coral death caused by climate change
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NCBS team wins award from American Society of Naturalists
A team of evolutionary biologists from city-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) have been awarded the 2018 Presidential Award from the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). This is the first time researchers in Asia have been presented with the award. The award is given to an outstanding research article published in the society’s journal, The American Naturalist.
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The History of Biology in India will Soon Get its Own Space
1,500-sq-ft archives space to open up at old lab of Prof Obaid Siddiqi at the NCBS
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Three Bengaluru institutions announce largest joint mental health study in India
This is the first major and systematic research study of mechanisms of mental health disorders in India, scientists involved in the project claim.
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Mind Game: Understanding brain power
“As you understand the fundamentals of brain function, you can better recognise signs of dysfunction.
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Five species of cicadas identified from Aarey Colony
Researchers, including Kiran Marathe from NCBS, identify five species of cicada insects from Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai
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Nothing “alternative” about careers beyond academia
An increasing number of PhDs now question the wisdom of jumping headlong into a postdoc (the autopilot postdoc). For most, this dilemma is a result of fewer tenured positions, remunerations (or the lack of thereof), and the fear of irrelevancy to society at large due to a constricted research focus.
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An integrated approach to understanding mental illnesses: doctors & scientists collaborate to study neuropsychiatric disorders
With nearly 2 –3% of the population of youngsters and adults (between the ages of 15–59 years) at risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases, India needs to focus on understanding mental disorders.
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Active Evolvable Matter Lab Receives HFSP 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant
Prof. Shashi Thutupalli, head of the Active Evolvable Matter Laboratory at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore has received a 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP).
The prestigious three-year funding is intended to establish new collaborative ties with scientists around the world and empower these teams to combine their expertise in addressing fundamental questions.
