6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (193+ words) Published - January 14, 2026 11:35 pm IST - Bengaluru Researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, have developed a deep-learning tool that can predict how intrinsically disordered proteins (IDP) latch on to their binding partners. But…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that helps explain why aging and neurological disease are so often accompanied by sleep disturbances, mood disorders, and cognitive decline -- and, crucially, how those effects may be reversed. The study, published in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (315+ words) Published - December 21, 2025 02:53 pm IST - Bengaluru Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have uncovered a surprising player in autophagy or the "self-eating" process that removes damaged parts, fights infections, and keeps long-lived cells like neurons in good…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (147+ words) Published - December 18, 2025 07:22 pm IST - MYSURU The Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, in collaboration with the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Mysore, organised a two-day faculty improvement seminar on "Reimagining Nutritional Research: ABCDE…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) The story so far: Society's relationship with food and nutrition is constantly evolving. The next transformation involves functional foods and smart proteins. Functional foods are enriched foods that promote health or prevent disease, such as vitamin-enriched rice or omega-3-fortified…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (126+ words) Updated - November 09, 2025 12:21 am IST - Chennai Biotechnology students of Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai, have won awards at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM), 2025 held in Paris. It is an international competition organised for students to use synthetic biology to tackle…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (263+ words) They say the framework, named PURE, promises to cut down early stage timelines of drug development, which is sometimes a decades-long process that costs millions of dollars Researchers at the Wadhwani School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in the…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (121+ words) University of Hyderabad's life science incubator ASPIRE-BioNEST to establish a centre for alternate protein research. To promote innovation in sustainable food technologies and aid the growth of start-ups in the sector, University of Hyderabad and its life science incubator ASPIRE-BioNEST…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) The next in the series featuring conversations with entrepreneurs, technologists and researchers about emerging technologies and what students need to know about these fields. I am the co-founder and CEO of immunitoAI, a generative AI platform that can create novel…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (460+ words) Published - August 02, 2025 10:42 am IST - GUWAHATI A team of Harvard scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI), in the form of AI-designed proteins, to generate large numbers of immune cells and enhance immunity against diseases ranging from cancer to viral infections, a…...