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Mande, Shekhar C.
- Biology across Scales:Historical Perspective on Some Indian Contributions
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1 National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, SP Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
1 National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, SP Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 529-532Abstract
Understanding Biological systems across scales, has led to two apparently contradicting approaches the reductive approach, and the holistic approach. The former attempts to understand complex systems by reducing it into smaller components, whereas the latter attempts to combine information to integrate at the systems level. Many important contributions from India have been made in these areas. I attempt to present a view of these in this article to mark celebrations 30 years of the Department of Biotechnology.Keywords
Biological Scales, Historical Perspective, Reductive and Holistic Approaches, Self-Assembly, Systems Biology.Full Text
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- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016
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1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 8 (2016), Pagination: 1294-1295Abstract
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of TechTechnology, Tokyo, Japan 'for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy' (http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2016/).Full Text
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- The Most Wanted Man in China:My Journey from Scientist to Enemy of the State
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1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 11 (2016), Pagination: 2183-2184Abstract
This book is the autobiography of a distinguished Chinese physicist, Fang Lizhi, who worked in several areas of theoretical physics, mostly in relativity, astrophysics and cosmology. The book is written in Chinese and is translated by his close friend Perry Link, who is a great scholar of Chinese language and civilization. The book describes Lizhi's experiences and the working conditions of scientists in China during the period 1940-1990.Full Text
- Indian Human Microbiome Initiative:Indian-Ness through the Magnifying Glass
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1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
1 National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 02 (2017), Pagination: 207-208Abstract
The quest for the molecular basis of genetic inheritance began with Griffith's experiments in 1928, and by 1944 it was unequivocally established that DNA is the molecule which carries the genetic information. The initial techniques for DNA sequencing developed by Maxam, Gilbert and Sanger were revolutionary and yielded useful information.Full Text
- Mortality Due to COVID-19 in Different Countries is Associated with their Demographic Character and Prevalence of Autoimmunity
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1 National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
2 Chennai Mathematical Institute, H1 SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri 603 103, IN
3 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2, Rafi Marg, Anusandhan Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001, IN
1 National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, IN
2 Chennai Mathematical Institute, H1 SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri 603 103, IN
3 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2, Rafi Marg, Anusandhan Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 501-508Abstract
In the first few months of its deadly spread across the world, COVID-19 mortality has exhibited a wide range of variability across different nations. In order to explain this phenomenon empirically, we have taken into consideration all publicly available data for 106 countries on parameters like demography, preva-lence of communicable and non-communicable diseas-es, BCG vaccination status, sanitation parameters, etc. We used multivariate linear regression models and found that the incidence of communicable diseases correlated negatively. Demography, improved hygiene and higher incidence of autoimmune disorders corre-lated positively with COVID-19 mortality and they were among the most plausible factors to explain COVID-19 mortality compared to GDP of the nations.Keywords
Autoimmunity, Epidemiology, Hygiene, Mortality, Risk Factors, COVID-19.Full Text
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- Communication in the times of COVID-19
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1 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, IN
1 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 10 (2021), Pagination: 1556-1556Abstract
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- Is the peer review system in scientific publishing broken?
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1 Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, IN
2 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Anusandhan Bhavan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, IN
1 Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, IN
2 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Anusandhan Bhavan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 8 (2022), Pagination: 877-878Abstract
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