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What does it take to protect the Hangul deer?
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Hangul deer, an iconic species of Kashmir Himalayas, is a Critically Endangered species in the IUCN Red List and is protected as a Schedule 1 species in India. Conservationists require clear information on the population status to plan their long-term survival and expansion.
Anuradha Reddy's team has used non-invasive genetics to understand the population status at Dachigam National Park, J&K, which contains the last sizeable population of hangul. Check their findings here.
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Ease of studying RNA and protein interactions
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Priyanka Pant and Regalla Kumarswamy have developed a new simple and efficient technique for exploring RNA-protein interactions. This procedure eliminates the need of using individual biotinylated anti-sense oligos for studying the whole proteome interacting with a particular RNA.
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Who are the warrior and feudal classes of south-west coast of India?
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Recent study led by K Thangaraj trace the genetic lineages of warrior and feudal lord communities such as the Nairs, Thiyyas, Ezhavas from Kerala, and Bunts and Hoysalas from Karnataka. They found the Nairs and Thiyyas share most of their ancestry with the ancient migrants of North-west India, and have an enhanced Iranian ancestry.
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How to turn your pet into a monster?
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Have you ever imagined your act of freeing your exotic pets into the environment might be actually damaging the ecosystem? Gopi Krishnan writes for SciTales on the rise of invasive fishes, and the role of aquarium hobbyists in it.
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Nature vs nurture of human height
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Work from GR Chandak's lab shows that human height is controlled by not only genetics but also epigenetics. And the epigenetic effects are much more pronounced in the lower and middle income countries. These countries need to look into interventions that prevent stunting because smaller heights are more than just for looks. They are also correlated with many non-communicable diseases in adulthood. Somdatta Karak writes for IndiaBioscience.
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Justus Francis for the best talk presentation award in the Life Science category at the 4th. Biomedical Research Competition organized by Society of Young Biomedical Scientists (SYBS) at the ESIC Medical College, Alwar
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New INSA fellows at CCMB-IICT-NGRI
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The three CSIR labs of Hyderabad, CCMB, IICT and NGRI co-hosted the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Indian National Science Academy. Across three days, prominent scientists were celebrated for their contributions in science through awards and fellowship into the academy.
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Medical students ft research
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Life science research and practice of medicine should go hand-in-hand, and yet it is yet to become more mainstream in India. To familiarize the students of medicine with life science research, CCMB conducts an annual Medical Students Research Training. This year's program has 30 young doctors in training across India who spent two weeks learning the life science tools that are becoming commonplace in medicine.
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At the Maker Faire, Hyderabad, we met engineers to discuss how cells build DNA and how scientists engineer them in labs. It's time engineers start seeing life sciences a place for them to explore.
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Young Innovators Program is set to begin
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The Young Innovators Program 2024 started with an inaugural lecture by Joby Joseph from University of Hyderabad on 21 Dec, on how insect brains and their perception of the world around them. Among about 300 students who came for the inaugural, 27 have been selected for an in-person program at CCMB from 3-12 Jan, 2024.
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