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Birds in Focus: An Introduction to Specimen-based Research

November 11, 2024 to November 14, 2024

CIFF Microscopy Course

November 12, 2024 to November 14, 2024

REDRESS 2024

November 28, 2024 to November 29, 2024

Insect Map: Blueprints for sustainable long-term monitoring of insects

December 02, 2024 to December 03, 2024

Recent Publications

Sanjenbam, Pratibha, and Deepa Agashe. "Divergence and convergence in epiphytic and endophytic phyllosphere bacterial communities of rice landraces." mSphere (2024): e0076524.

Issar, Swastika, et al. "Seasonal Patterns of Resource Use Within Natural Populations of Burying Beetles." Ecol Evol. 14.10 (2024): e70429.

Panda, Siddharth, et al. "Genome-wide association study reveals effect of nsSNPs on candidate genes in rice during iron deficiency." Funct Integr Genomics. 24.6 (2024): 198.

Marathe, Kiran, et al. "Tenkana,, a new genus of jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippina) from South Asia, with the new Indian species ." Zookeys. 1215 (2024): 91-106.

Press Coverage

NCBS to collaborate with a host of organizations for forest research and conservation
(August 25, 2023)

Cons Conservation push: NCBS museum collects bees across species
(August 17, 2023)

NCBS Bengaluru museum begins collection of bee species to study behavioural traits
(August 17, 2023)

NCBS museum building repository for bees; 3 scientists part of Asian study
(August 17, 2023)

NCBS museum has put together a collection of bees from across India
(August 16, 2023)

Genomes Map Elephant Populations, History (Nov 01, 2024)

The Indian Express: Indian elephants lost genetic vigour as they moved north to south, 5 distinct populations exist: Study (Oct 01, 2024)

The New Indian Express:Habitat destruction affects elephant gene pool: Study (Sep 30, 2024)

Deccan Herald: Low genetic diversity threatens elephant's existence in India (Sep 28, 2024)

NEWS18: Wildlife needs space to move study shows two native species struggle as infra-projects expand in Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra (Jul 16, 2024)

Recent News

Bangalore Life Science Cluster (BLiSC)

The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

The Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), is dedicated to the study of stem cell and regenerative biology.

Centre for Cellular And Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) is an initiative of Dept of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt.of India, with a mandate to be an enabler of cutting-edge life science research and innovation.

The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) is a non-profit research institute that aspires to develop solutions to challenges in human health and agriculture using applications of cutting-edge science and technology in genetics and genomics.