-
Large Herbivores losing genetic connectivity in Central India
Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation are major threats to biodiversity across the globe. Extensive development is fragmenting habitats, resulting in small, isolated patches of natural habitat within a broader mosaic of altered landscapes.
-
Transcriptional switches help bacteria survive aberrant DNA methylation
Bacteria routinely face stress from radiation, toxins, metabolic by-products and even antibiotics secreted by other bacteria in the environment, which can damage their DNA.
-
Unraveling Neural Health: Insights from Lipid Transfer Proteins and Cellular Regulation
In the intricate world of cellular biology, lipids are essential players, that serve as building blocks of cellular structure an
-
Private Land for Long-term Ecological Monitoring and Research
A large tract of uncultivated land near Western Ghats has been made available to the National Centre for Biological Sciences for Ecology and Biodiversity Research
-
Understanding Endangered Vulture Diets: Implications for Conservation Strategies
A new study, a first of its kind in the Indian subcontinent, has revealed how the diet composition of threatened vulture species varies across different landscapes. Using a novel metabarcoding technique, a team of scientists from National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), Bombay Natural History Society, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Karnataka Vulture Conservation Trust, and Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology, have been able to examine faecal samples from vultures, to identify the DNA of diet species whose carcasses the vultures likely consumed.
-
25 years and counting: Celebrating Silver Jubilee service 2023
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has a longstanding tradition of honouring staff and students annually for their exemplary service and work during the Foundation Day celebrations, which is held on 30th October in TIFR, Mumbai. On this occasion, staff members who have served for 25 years at TIFR institutions are honoured. This time, three members of the NCBS family- Prof. R. Sowdhamini, Senior Professor, Mr. Prashanthmurthy, Administrative Officer-Hospitality Services and Mr. Ravindra Munshi, Engineer-Quality Control, were honored for their services.
-
-
NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES DISCOVERED
Bengaluru, 15 January 2024: Scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS- TIFR), Bengaluru, in collaboration with researchers from Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, Bengaluru, have identified a new butterfly species, the Conjoined Silverline (Cigaritis conjucta), from the Western Ghats (a biodiversity hotspot) in Karnataka. Prof. Krushnamegh Kunte, along with PhD scholars Ujwala Pawar and Viraj Nawge from NCBS, contributed to this discovery, recently documented in the journal Zootaxa.
-
AC TECH’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD 2023 FOR PROF. VATSALA THIRUMALAI
Prof. Vatsala Thirumalai was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award 2023 by Alagappa College of Technology (AC TECH), Anna University, Chennai. She is one among the only two women alumni to receive this award.