Tag: IISc
Scientists identify potential early biomarker for Alzheimer’s
In the study at IISc-Bengaluru, researchers used mice that were genetically modified to mimic Alzheimer’s disease to look at proteins involved in maintaining dendritic spine shape and number....................
Decoding genome of HIV variant found in India
A team of scientists from India, UK and Spain have isolated near full genomes of HIV virus from a subset of South Indian patients - a subtype known as HIV clade C.............
War against Rotavirus to get a boost
The union government will be shortly rolling out the Rotavac vaccine against diarrheal diseases in four more states including Uttar Pradesh, thereby increasing the coverage area to a significantly better chunk of population............
New device may help reduce neonatal mortality
A group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Bangalore have come up with solution that promises to reduce new-born deaths significantly...............
New compound developed for controlled delivery of aspirin
In the new compound, aspirin is built into backbone of a long polymer chain based on a sugar molecule called Xylitol, which occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables and is used as a sweetener............
President addresses annual convocation of the IISc, Bengaluru
The President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee mentioned that the Indian Institute of Science has consistently maintained its reputation of being India’s premier institute of higher education and research............
Indian scientists inch closer to develop a new blood cancer drug
The new compound developed by the team of scientists supported under IISc-DBT collaborative program, has been found to be most effective in leukemic cells.......Read More
President congratulates IISc, Bangalore for figuring in top 10 of Times...
Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the president of India has congratulated the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for figuring among top 10 institutions in the 'Best Small Universities' category of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2017.......
Empowering Career Sustainability in Science
Career Support Group (CSG) for Science PhDs on Facebook and ClubSciWri website, are two unique platforms where post-doctoral scholars engage....
Synthetic Biology Opportunity and the Responsible Futures
The ever changing dynamics in the genetic engineering have popped up the term ‘responsible innovation’ which means equal attention to societal needs as well as ethics, write India’s top experts ...