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Scientists at NCBS to study how mental illness runs in families in India
The NCBS study, to be conducted in collaboration with the InStem and the NIMHANS, will also focus on mental illnesses, especially bipolar disorders, among youth
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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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Land degradation is affecting two-fifths of humanity
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), in its recently-published assessment report, has concluded that land degradation has reached the point where it has become a major contributor to mass human migration and increased conflict.
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Prof K VijayRaghavan appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the GoI
On Monday 26th March 2018, one of the most illustrious biologists in India, K VijayRaghavan was appointed Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India.