NCBS had an Open day in September this year, where the campus opened to visitors, and several labs put up posters, demos, games and other activities for children and members of the public. The lab put up a stall showcasing activities based on our work, and it was a hit! Featured: a beautiful Mandala highlighting... Continue Reading →
Deepa was interviewed for the Big Biology podcast, and the episode (#120) is now out! Listen to a free-ranging discussion about our work on mutation biases, pleiotropy, and flour beetles, with wonderful hosts Cameron Ghalambor and Art Woods (also on Apple Podcasts or Spotify). And check out the Big Biology website for a big bunch of other interesting... Continue Reading →
Read Laasya's short interview about her work and career goals, and our paper on the phenotypic effects of mistranslation.
As the pandemic unfolded (and continues) in India, some of us from the lab joined the ISRC, a motley group of scientists across India who banded together to address various issues relevant to COVID-19. The group has created a large repository of accurate scientific information about the pandemic; busted hoaxes; organized a number of formal... Continue Reading →
Listen to Pratibha discuss chemical ecology and her work on the Methylobacterium species associated with traditionally cultivated rice varieties here! The talk (in Manipuri) was aimed at the farmers in Manipur. Pratibha is currently testing whether Methylobacterium spp. isolated from rice are beneficial to the host plant, and hopes that this project is ultimately useful... Continue Reading →
The lab set up a booth at the campus science day last week. About a 1000 young students visited the campus and it was amazing to see the energy. Here are some pictures from our team, who did a great job!
Rajya Sabha TV's science special shows, 'Science Monitor' & 'Gyan Vigyan’ will feature our work on the evolution of immune memory in flour beetles. Tune in! Update: Watch the video here (our feature starts at 13:10 minutes into the program).
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