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Trust the gut: Rat bellies hold answers to their survival in human habitats
What makes one rat species a pest that is difficult to eradicate and the other a forgotten endemic species vulnerable to extinction?
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Decoding how insects use visual and chemical cues to find food
Chemical ecologist Shannon Olsson and neuroscientist Karin Nordström employ 3-D printing and virtual reality to answer pressing questions about pollinators
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Fibrosis and scleroderma: PAI-1 protein and the immune system
On World Scleroderma Day, Dr. Colin Jamora's work on Fibrosis and Scleroderma-like illness was highlighted in Italian press
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How insects evolve immune-memory against bacterial infections
For long, it has been a point of debate whether insects have an immune-memory
Much like humans, insects too develop an immune-memory in response to infection, a team at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru has found.
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Science communication
In a series of initiatives, The Bangalore Life Science Cluster takes science out of the confines of university to the public.
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Scientists in Bengaluru have joined hands to expand the science vocabulary of Tamil and Kannada
Mandram, an organisation formed last September to facilitate “sharing of great ideas” in local languages, mainly Tamil, had collaborated with the Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster, a set of three research institutions that share a campus, to organise a lecture series on science in Tamil and Kannada.
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Mandram presents the Jigyasa Project, to bring Tamil and Kannada on one stage
Mandram, a global platform for people interested in Tamil language and literature, marks the coming together of people from different backgrounds to share their perspectives, journey and success stories for everyone to be inspired. The first ever Mandram was organised in Chennai with speakers from varied backgrounds like science, art and culture sharing their perspectives.