Tag: IISER Pune
Vitamin B12 during pregnancy: epigenetic modifications in newborns
Research has shown that vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy, leads to developmental defects in the embryo stage and a propensity to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes in babies after birth. Researchers in Pune have now uncovered the reasons. Thamanna Sadique reports.
Savannas of Sahyadri: triangulating traditions and scientific disciplines
Some people claim that the savannas in Maharashtra were once forests and that deforestation turned them into the existing grasslands. Researchers in IISER Pune counter this argument, using evidence from Marathi literature, paintings, ecology, climatology and the cultural traditions of the region. Yogita Karpate reports.
Subterranean Snakehead Fish: Floods reveal hidden ecosystem
Last year’s floods in Kerala brought out a new snakehead fish from the underground aquifers. 90% of the fish diversity in the Western Ghats is still unknown to science, say scientists. Kudos to the alertness of scientists in KUFOS Kochi that led to the identification of a new species of fish.
Filling Carbon Nanotubes with metal nanowires
Ashna Bajpai and team from IISER Pune makes metal nanowires and covers them with a layer of carbon
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