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Prof Gita Chadha appointed Obaid Siddiqi Chair in NCBS Bengaluru
The National Centre for Biological Sciences said Prof Gita Chadha brings an intersectional feminist perspective to discussions in the study of science in India.
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Bengaluru scientists help find new kind of molecular motor
Cells possess a remarkable ability to organize their interiors using minuscule protein machines known as molecular motors, which generate directed motion. Most molecular motors rely on a common form of chemical energy, ATP, to function.
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50 years of Project Tiger: PM set to release new census on April 9
“Tigers are majestic and charismatic carnivores. Besides, around 70% of the world’s tigers live in India. It is hence India’s responsibility to the world to conserve them,” said Uma Ramakrishnan is an Indian molecular ecologist and professor at National Centre for Biological Sciences.
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India needs strategy for conserving landscapes humans, wildlife share: Study
India needs a biodiversity strategy that includes conserving landscapes that humans and wildlife share since only 15% of the country’s top conservation priority areas are covered under the protected area network, a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Sustainability has recommended.
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Team of scientists conduct study to help India meet the 30x30 biodiversity conservation targets
A team of scientists across academia, research, policy and conservation NGOs have conducted a prioritisation analysis to help India meet the 30x30 biodiversity conservation targets. The 30x30 biodiversity conservation refers to conserving biodiversity on 30% of the planet by the year 2030.
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Scientists working on tracking COVID, dengue through sewage surveillance
Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology and TIGS-Bengaluru are working on a standardised protocol for effective sewage surveillance
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A Bengaluru group is knee-deep in wastewater—looking for secrets on future diseases
Ecologist Farah Ishtiaq and her team are tracking viruses and diseases through Bangalore's underbelly. Their wastewater-based epidemiology project is catching attention.