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Evolution of novel lipid-metabolizing enzymes
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Sudipta Mondal, Biswajit Pal and Rajan Sankaranarayanan write on evolution of a class of lipid metabolizing enzymes, called FAALs, and their mechanism of action. These enzymes are utilized by cells under selective conditions such as defending itself or for making signalling molecules.
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Why are evolutionary biologists studying the crawlies?
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When it is monsoons, Jahnavi Joshi's group is busy in the Western Ghats, looking for centipedes. What many of us may consider as pests, these scientists use them to study evolution. Read on to find out the how and why of it.
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Are all bacteria the same?
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Bacteria, the single-celled organisms, come not only in various shapes and sizes but also different properties. These can include the differences in their cell-walls, their metabolism, their preferred ecosystems and many more. These differences not only make them very fascinating organisms to study but also important for healthcare interventions. For example, in the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics are drugs that kill or inhibit bacterial infections. Different antibiotics work effectively on different bacteria. So, remember that one antibiotic doesn't work against any bacterial infection. Follow your doctor's advice for antibiotic consumption.
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GR Chandak joins the Advisory Board of National Alliance of Sickle Cell Organisations (NASCO), India's 1st voluntary, non-profit national consortium of 25+ organizations constituted by patient advocate groups to educate and empower Sickle Cell Disease patients & caregivers.
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Ishwariya Venkatesh for being selected as Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
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Sriram Varahan for being selected as Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
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Janesh Kumar for the S Ramachandran Bioscience Award for Career Development by Dept of Biotechnology.
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Priyanka Pant for winning the Early Career Scientist Grant by Hello Bio.
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One Week, One Lab - a celebration to bring all stakeholders together
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From Aug 1-5, CCMB celebrated CSIR's One Week, One Lab. Inaugurated by Director-General, CSIR, Dr N Kalaiselvi, the institute hosted about 5000 school and college students to discuss the different research areas of the institute. In addition, there were focused meetings with farmers on improved rice varieties that CCMB develops, policymakers on how wastewater surveillance can help cities, teachers on hands-on activities that CCMB develops for classroom setups, skill development program on wildlife forensics for forest officials and a consultative meeting on invasive species in aquatic ecosystems.
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Training on animal ethics
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The nominees of the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying are at CCMB being trained in regulatory guidelines for animal ethics committees at institutes across India.
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CCMB is accepting applications for PhD positions
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