New research from India reveals that, contrary to long-held scientific beliefs, feeding on trees and shrubs does not provide Asian elephants with more protein than grazing on grass.
Bacteria
Kolkata
Delhi
Quantum dots made of Zinc Oxide were capped with polymers to change their optical properties, and they were then used to detect antibiotics.
Mumbai
IIT Bombay researchers have identified bacteria that can consume toxic pollutants in the soil and produce helpful nutrients as a byproduct.
Chennai
While going through the bacteria found from the Nasa's Mars 2020 Mission clean room, scientists discovered a novel species that could be helpful in fighting off harmful bacteria and viruses
Bengaluru
A river meanders lazily through the plains but, in rocky terrain, might tumble rapidly down as a waterfall, sometimes in multiple cascades. Charles Darwin had earlier proposed that changes in the characteristics of organisms happen very slowly over time and generations, just like the river’s gentle flow.
Mumbai
Researchers have used modified sugars to hamper the development of cell wall in disease-causing bacteria
Kolkata
Researchers have identified proteins behind bacterial mutation, paving the way for a sustainable treatment to bacterial diseases.
Bengaluru
Researchers use a cocktail of bacteriophages to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis.
New Delhi
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells found to favour the survival of tuberculosis bacteria, instead of fighting it, shows a recent study.
Bengaluru
Did you know that a humble bacterium influences chickpea's yield? While chickpea is believed to have come to India from Turkey a few centuries ago, from where did it get its microbe partner? Did the original rhizobium strain from Turkey hitch a ride along with its host, or did it find other local strains here? In a recent study, an international collaboration of researchers, including those from India, may have answers.