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Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Institute of Plant Genome Research and CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, India, have identified a new strain of bacteria, β-proteobacterium Pandoraea, that can help break up lignin and decompose it. The bacterial strain produces polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) which have the potential to replace conventional plastics.

भारतीय तंत्रज्ञान संस्थेतील संशोधन दर्शविते की औषध प्रतिकारक जीवाणूमुळे होणाऱ्या क्षयरोगावरील उपचारात संयुक्त औषधे परिणामकारक असतात

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai and University of Leeds, UK study the role of the genes that control our immune response and how they play a crucial role in countering the spread of H1N1 influenza.

Crab spiders are a family of small, pretty spiders, some of which you could find in your own backyard or even on a potted plant. They are accomplished ambush hunters, making meals out of insects much larger than themselves – a crab spider half the size of your fingernail can easily grab a large butterfly.

Study from National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore, documents some astounding facts about India’s ancient metallurgical processes

Study from the Ashoka Trust from Research in Ecology and the Environment details the importance of a global standard to curb the adulteration of herbal medicines.

'ಸೈನ್ಸ್' ನಿಯತಕಾಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾದ ಲೇಖನವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ, ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆಯೇ ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಿತಿ ಹೇರುವುದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿ, ಬೇಲಿಯೇ ಎದ್ದು ಹೊಲ ಮೇದಂತಾಯ್ತು ಎಂದು ಟೀಕಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. 

Dr Veena Srinivasan, who leads the Water, Land and Society Programme at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru, has been appointed to the Prince Claus Chair at Utrecht University, Netherlands.

भारतीय तंत्रज्ञान संस्था, मुंबई येथील संशोधकांनी शरीरात इन्सुलिन निर्माण करण्यासाठी जैवकृत्रिम स्वादुपिंड विकसित केले 

Data obtained from passengers in public transport vehicles helps improve the accuracy of measuring geolocation.