Sunderarajan Padmanabhan

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New study may help address drug resistant pneumococcal diseases

Indian researchers have identified three drug target sites in the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, paving the way for developing newer drugs to treat Pneumococcal...

Scientists created a method to produce designer hydrogels

A team of scientists at the Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) has developed a new technique that promises to produce...

Researchers identify missing element in monsoon forecast model

A group of researchers has identified a missing element that is critical in the forecast of rainfall over central parts of India during the...

New technology can help deploy neural networks on portable devices

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad has developed a new technique that promises to help deploy high volume artificial...

Scientists figure out Salmonella bacteria infect plants

Contamination of salad vegetables by E.coli and Salmonella bacteria are the most common causes of food poisoning. Although most Salmonella outbreaks are linked to...

DRDO develops quick response mobile facility for nuclear incidents

With threat perception of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction increasing, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed a mobile facility to...

Technique developed to produce graphene from discarded dry cell batteries

A group of researchers at Nagpur-based Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology have developed a new technique which promises to help produce high-value graphene from...

IISc scientists figure out compulsive behavior in patients with autoimmune disorders

Researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that a class of cells that defends the body against invaders also triggers...

Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, have developed a set of fluorescent carbon nano-dots that promises to serve as a...

CSIR labs develop ‘green’ crackers

Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan today announced the development of a set of new firecrackers that promise to be less polluting...

Scientists develop transgenic rice that can grow under high salinity and drought

A group of researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and University of Illinois have developed transgenic...

New tool may help classify craters on planetary surfaces

Researchers at Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and Gujarat University have developed software that can help scientists classify images of craters on...