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    13 December 2021

    Building a community of science journalists in India

    When I was asked to write about the NCBS science journalism workshop, I dug through my emails and read the application I had sent out in 2013: A CV and a 500 word essay about why I wanted to be part of the workshop. “I intend to pursue a PhD next year,” I wrote. “So, the workshop would help me write better scientific papers.” That’s not quite how my life turned out.

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  • Spotlight
    02 December 2021

    Dr. Mahesh Sankaran awarded the Infosys 2021 prize for Life Sciences

    Prof. Mahesh Sankaran has been awarded the Infosys Prize for Life Sciences for his exemplary contributions to the field of ecosystem ecology. His work on savannas, specifically the drivers of savanna ecosystem structure and the potential responses of these ecosystems to climate change have been critical in shaping the research agenda in this field over the past decade.

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  • Research Explained
    02 November 2021

    Gamma-clade RDRs: New players in plant genome regulation

    What makes plants grow?

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  • Research Explained
    23 October 2021

    Indian Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Launched

    A network to monitor butterfly populations in India for science, education, community building, and biodiversity conservation 

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  • NCBS makes News
    18 September 2021

    Explained: Why ‘black tigers’ sound a warning

     

    They are found only in Simlipal. A study finds out what gives them their darker stripe pattern— how this is the result of inbreeding within Simlipal’s small and isolated tiger population.

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  • Research Explained
    16 September 2021

    NCBS Statement following TIFR Academic Ethics Committee (TAEC) Report on 16 September 2021

    As requested by the Director, TIFR, the TIFR Academic Ethics Committee (TAEC) conducted an enquiry of data manipulation in two recently published papers from the laboratory of an NCBS-TIFR faculty member. The TAEC conducted a thorough investigation, and studied various aspects related to these papers. After careful deliberations, the TAEC has reported its conclusions, which are now available at: https://www.tifr.res.in/TSN/article/Findings_of_the_TAEC.pdf.

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  • Research Explained
    13 September 2021

    What makes the black tigers of Similipal black?

    A team of scientists have discovered the genetic cause of the odd coat colouration and patterning in Similipal’s black tigers.

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  • Research Explained
    18 August 2021

    Experimenting during the pandemic

    Endosomal acidification inhibitors target SARS-CoV-2 entry and infection. Image by Chaitra Prabhakara; Design by Chaitra Prabhakara and Sowmya Jahnavi. 

     

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  • NCBS makes News
    12 August 2021

    Life is beautiful: Number of butterflies species rises to 74 in 2020 Delhi census

    The survey was conducted during the big butterfly month held in September 2020.

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  • NCBS makes News
    04 August 2021

    More Fun Than Fun: Evolution on Islands in Water, in the Sky and Elsewhere

    The sky islands of the Western Ghats have hitherto remained poorly studied, but now that is changing thanks to some remarkable work by V.V. Robin and his students and collaborators, including Uma Ramakrishnan at NCBS. 

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