The multifaceted potential of lncRNA
The World RNA Day, initiated in 2018 by Juan Pablo Tosar, a molecular biologist and researcher at the Pasteur Montevideo Institute in Uruguay, is celebrated on 1st August annually raising…
Unlocking the secrets of alternative splicing: A tale of two isoforms
Prologue: July 2023 Once upon a time, in a world plagued by a persistent and invisible threat known as pathogens, millions of people found themselves grappling with varying degrees of…
World Microbiome Day 2023
Saraswati Awasthi RS-Lab Every year, 27th June is observed as World Microbiome Day1 founded by APC Microbiome Ireland in 2018 with the aim to create awareness about the importance of…
Research Highlights of June 2023
hnRNPB1-mediated HOTAIR restructuring for RNAāRNA interactions Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate chromatin activity by interacting with chromatin modifiers, where they act as scaffolds. One such lncRNA is HOTAIR, which is…
Book Review: The Brain by David Eagleman
The Brain: The story of you would stir feelings of intrigue and awe in anyone who decides to read. It not just evokes emotions, but also makes you question and…
A glimpse of brain research at IGIB
In this month’s editorial, I aim to highlight significant research questions that IGIB has been pursuing in the field of neurosciences. While this information may be redundant for the faculty…
June 2023 Events
Shadow-a-Scientist Program CSIR-IGIB is currently hosting a number of school students for a duration of two weeks each in our newly launched outreach program under Jigyasa, Shadow-a-Scientist. In this program,…
Collaboration and Awareness: The way ahead for Sickle Cell Disease
June 19 is observed as World Sickle Cell Day, which was initially proposed as a resolution by the United Nations in 2008. IGIB has been active in CRISPR based diagnostics…
Green Genetics
The past month was packed with diverse outreach events that ranged from Open Day and workshops to a movie screening. CSIR-IGIB was the outreach partner for the movie, Vision of…
Research Highlights of May 2023
A roundup of research articles published in the previous month (16 April 2023 – 15 May 2023) at the institute: Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: Is it harmful or beneficial? The transfer…