obaid siddiqi (1932–2013). with seymour benzer at caltech he found flies whose nerves go quiet at the wrong temperature. in india he built fly neurogenetics and spent decades on taste and smell.

the smell paths you light in me are his.

#neuroskyence #drosophila #IndianScience

Stopping cancer before it can communicate!

Researchers at NIPER Hyderabad show that VK-SN-04-419 effectively suppresses triple-negative breast cancer.

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Researchers at BSIP have discovered a new fossil plant species, 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.

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Precise mechanism to turn off deadly skin cancer switches using dual drug treatment from researchers at ACTREC and Tata Memorial Centre.

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#newspeciesalert
Gecko alert: Two new species discovered are 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢 and 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 from the district of Telangana.

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Researchers at CSIR-CIMAP and AcSIR have used machine learning to identify biomarkers of Parkinson's disorder.

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How does germanium handle extreme heat? Answers from IIT Indore and RRCAT

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Escalating climate shocks threaten India’s vitality and reduce groundwater shows a new study from IIT Kharagpur

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Researchers at IIT Hyderabad have developed OsmoDcel, a novel lung matrix that paves the way for advanced lab-grown lung alternatives.

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Genomic map of Asian Hornbills by researchers from MAHE, CCMB Hyderabad, and NCF.

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#newspeciesalert
New conger Eel species discovered off Kerala’s coast
Researchers from ICAR-CMFRI in Kochi discovered 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘮𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦.

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Dr. Sameer Sourav, in this new article, talks about the loophole in India's hazardous waste rules and arsenic filtering.

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Palaeobotanists from Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University discovered a new species of ancient fungus, 𝑉𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠.

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Meta-analysis of 562 studies led by researchers from NIHE reveals that microplastics have contaminated the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

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How can brain cells’ electrical charges trigger toxic clumps??

New research from NISER, IMSc, and NBRC aids solution

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Scientists from IISER Kolkata, IISc, and partner institutions investigated why life gets more crowded near the equator.

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Collaborative research across multiple institutes has discovered that Toxoplasma gondii hijacks a cellular protein called beta-catenin to reprogram immune cells.

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68,000 Earthquakes analyzed: IIT Madras builds a new dam safety shield - PSHA_India_IITM.

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A two-year study on diatoms in the Mula-Mutha River Basin reveals that chronic urban sewage overrides the natural flushing effect of monsoon floods.

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Unprecedented "Super" El Niño threatens India’s marine and land ecosystems, say ecologists

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