Strands of amino acids linked together with peptide bonds, carefully fold to form three dimensional protein structures. These structures determine the function of a specific…
When a wound on the skin creates a gap, the epithelial cells of the skin, surrounding the wound, move in a concerted fashion to close…
Most of us have seen dogs sniff rear ends. By doing so, they are trying to detect chemical molecules to determine identity, sex and menstrual…
Congratulations to Nihar Khandave on successfully defending his thesis titled ‘Extending CEST NMR experiments to study protein conformational dynamics occurring over the ~10-4 to ~100 seconds timescale’.…
At the turn of the 19th century, a definitive understanding of the importance of nitrogen rich fertilizers for agriculture started to emerge, leading to a…
TIFR Hyderabad students got a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process from Subhabrata Mukhopadhyay, Deputy Editor-Wiley. He spoke about how editorial decisions are made, what…
Congratulations to Amar Kumar on successfully defending his thesis titled ‘On the Development of Novel Cathodes for Next Generation Batteries: Solar to Organic Batteries’. Conventionally, solar…
The National Analytical Facility for Nutrition and Metabolism Research at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad (TIFRH) was inaugurated by Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty…
Can extinct species be brought back to life? The recent media attention on the claims of having ‘brought back the direwolf’ from extinction raises profound…
Laser Ion acceleration uses intense laser flashes to heat electrons of a solid to enormous temperatures and propel these charged particles to extreme speeds. These…