Decoding Distortions
01 Mar 2024 under Features
Rajiv Soundararajan’s lab is working on futuristic technologies that enable superior visual experiences In today’s Instagram age, we are bombarded with images and videos every second of our day. But not every Instagrammer can be an ace photographer. Photos and videos can sometimes be blurred or unfocused, their quality might get reduced due to compression, […]
Fighting Persistence in TB Bacteria
12 Jan 2024 under Focus
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with NCBS and InStem, have uncovered an important mechanism that allows the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium to persist in the human host for decades. They found that a single gene involved in the production of iron-sulphur clusters could be crucial for the persistence of the TB […]
Matter On the Move
15 Dec 2023 under Features
The exciting field of active matter seeks to uncover complexities of collective behaviour How do flocks of birds and schools of fish move together in beautiful patterns? What do they have in common with a crowded Mumbai railway station? The answers to such questions lie in the field of active matter. Active matter refers to […]
Bacterial Vesicles Coated on Gold Nanoparticles to Combat TB
29 Dec 2022 under Focus
Researchers from IISc have designed a new method to deliver a vaccine candidate for tuberculosis (TB). It involves using spherical vesicles secreted by bacteria coated on gold nanoparticles which can then be delivered to immune cells. This can potentially trigger an immune response and offer protection against the disease. Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, […]
Tracking Cancer Without Culture
29 Dec 2022 under Features
3D replicas of tissues in the lab are enabling scientists to get better insight into cell organisation and behaviour In September 2022, the US Senate unanimously passed the FDA modernisation Act 2.0 bill, which suggests reforms to the archaic Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that mandated testing drugs and cosmetics on animals for toxicity studies. […]
Using Nanosheets to Identify Bacterial Strain and Drug Resistance
11 Oct 2022 under Highlights
Researchers from the Department of Organic Chemistry and Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics in IISc have developed an optical nanosheet sensor to identify disease-causing microbes from urine samples. Optical sensors are faster and simpler than culture-based methods and PCR. Nanosheet sensors such as those made of Graphene Oxide (GO) have a high surface […]