Quantum dots—tiny, glowing nanoparticles, are reshaping India’s cancer research landscape. From fruit waste–derived diagnostics to targeted nanotherapies, researchers across the country are harnessing these tools to reveal disease earlier, improve precision, and reimagine accessible, innovative cancer care.
Long before mathematics became a technical discipline, numbers were contemplated as a key to understanding the universe. From fractals to living patterns, constants like π reveal how nature unfolds through lawful constraint. More than measurement, π links straightness and curvature—quietly shaping form, rhythm, and biological order across scales.
Researchers in India have developed a non-invasive way to stimulate neurons using a biocompatible semiconductor. By modulating calcium signalling without electrodes or magnets, this approach could open new paths for treating neurodegenerative disorders and for building biocomputing systems.
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. According to global cancer statistics 2022, nearly 20 million new cases were reported with the disease and almost 10 million lost their lives to it. These numbers are predicted to rise to 35 million by 2050. But why is cancer so fatal? The answer lies within the tiniest functional members of our body: cells.
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A June evening in a small town in Kerala’s Palakkad district. There’s not much to entice visitors – a single gym, perhaps two lodges, a juice and milkshake parlour. Yet, a fair share of tourists stops by for a night or two each year, laden with rucksacks, cameras and binoculars. The reason becomes clear if you take a short walk to the outskirts of town. Here, behind the acres of fields spread out in the fading daylight, a blue-green wall rises up to meet the clouds.
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Open research in India is at a pivotal moment. There is a broad agreement that publicly funded knowledge must be more accessible, reusable, and trustworthy. However, structural, financial, and cultural barriers continue to slow progress. As India strengthens its life science ecosystem through data management infrastructures, evolving policies, and a rapidly expanding research community, the question is no longer whether openness is necessary, but how to implement it in ways that are equitable, practical, and suited to India’s diverse scientific landscape.
Bodhisatta Nandy, Associate Professor and evolutionary biologist at IISER Berhampur, looks back on his association with the Young Investigators’ Meetings (YIMs) over the years, in this conversation with IndiaBioscience. His first interaction with YIM was in 2019, as a faculty representative from IISER Berhampur. The meeting helped him gain an insider’s view of the meeting as a platform for aspiring faculty and institutional networking. He later returned as a panellist at YIM 2021 and is a mentor at YIM 2026.