Over the course of history, discoveries of various antibiotics have drastically changed modern science and one such antibiotic, teixobactin, which was recently discovered in 2015, is a one-of-a-kind antibiotic which is being studied extensively by scientists, and one of them … Continue reading Teixobactin: The Most Effective Antibiotic Yet?
“Physics is dead!” – a physicist once asserted. He believed that since most of the relatively easy problems have been solved, any further significant progress requires exceptionally complex and expensive apparatus. The best supporting example, in this case, is the … Continue reading The Future of Physics
Do you postpone a task just because you feel you can’t do it perfectly? Do you consider any of your less than 100% efforts as zero? Do you consider your mistakes & failures catastrophes? Do you punish yourself for them? … Continue reading Are you a perfectionist?
The Seven Sisters refers to the seven contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. It is a melange of different cultures, languages, traditions and tribes. Despite its rich history, this unexplored region exists only on … Continue reading History of the Seven Sisters
How do research and new scientific advances affect the world around us? Institutes, Funding Agencies and Investors expect researchers to demonstrate how their work will impact the scientific community. Researchers need profiles which show off their academic accomplishments, interact with … Continue reading Quantifying your academic footprint
There are almost 8 billion people today, of which nearly 8.8 million are scientists by profession1. Among these 8.8 million people, less than 30% are women (<2.6 million)2. By this statistic, there is a significant gender disparity in science. Furthermore, … Continue reading More than a safe space: WiPMA at IISER Mohali
If there were no regeneration, there could be no life. If everything regenerated, there would be no death. -Richard J. Goss Would you believe it is possible to regenerate an amputated fingertip of a 3-year-old child using conservative treatments? It … Continue reading Regenerative Biology: An emerging field in Science
“आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः । “ “Aa no bhadra: krtavo yantu vishwatah:I” (Meaning:” Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions” Rig Veda 1.89.1) This is a very famous line from the Rig Veda; one of the … Continue reading Evolution of scripts of Indian languages
Sitting in abode, feeling a bit bored made me feel to pen down the ineffable feelings of mine… I’m enchanted, enraptured being encompassed by the purest form of nature which we had denied, The crisis now has made us to … Continue reading Ray Within
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