Hyderabad, 1 st May, 2023: The Western Ghats of India is a global biodiversity hotspot with many woody plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes and insects, among other life forms. Many of them are endemic, meaning they occur only in this area and nowhere else. Studying what factors influence the species diversity and distribution patternsin a… Continue reading Southern Western Ghats are both a museum and a cradle of diversity for woody plants

Hyderabad, 8th May 2023: On the occasion of World Thalassemia Day, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), in collaboration with NCSM-Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bangalore, launched a mobile science exhibition – Gene-Health Connect in Hyderabad. The Hon’ble Governor of Telangana and Lt Governor of Puducherry, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, was the Chief Guest… Continue reading CCMB and VITM launch Gene-Health Connect, a mobile science exhibition to explain genes and genetic diseases

Hyderabad, 7th Jun, 2023: A global study led by Dr Jahnavi Joshi’s group at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) finds that species traits such as body size and geographic factors explain over 25% of variation in genetic diversity in centipedes – a soil invertebrate group with 420 million years of evolutionary history. Genetic… Continue reading Species traits and geography predict genetic diversity in an ancient arthropod group.

Hyderabad, 5th Aug, 2023: CSIR-CCMB organized a one-day consultative meeting on “Collaborative strategies for managing aquatic biological invasions” on 05th August, 2023 at the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES-CCMB), as a part of One Week, One Lab program. The purpose of the consultation meeting was to bring together experts, researchers, policymakers, and… Continue reading Scientists and policymakers meet to discuss management of aquatic invasive species

Hyderabad, 5th October, 2023: A global team of experts on amphibians have recently published the second Global Amphibian Assessment Report in the journal Nature. Dr Karthikeyan Vasudevan from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) was a member of the team. This report highlights that amphibians (frogs, caecilians and salamanders) are the most threatened vertebrates… Continue reading Amphibians are the most threatened vertebrates; climate change and habitat loss are the biggest threats

Hyderabad, 2 nd Nov, 2023: Researchers from the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, have developed a new non-invasive method to assess the total biodiversity of any ecosystem by sequencing the DNA fragments found in the environmental samples such as water, soil or… Continue reading A new breakthrough method to measure the biodiversity of all life forms in an ecosystem using environmental DNA

Hyderabad, 6th Dec, 2023: The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is one of the most prestigious science academies in India. About 200 of their fellows and associate fellows have gathered together at the INSA’s 89th Anniversary General Meeting co-hosted by the three CSIR institutes – the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), the Indian… Continue reading Celebrated Indian scientists gather in Hyderabad for INSA meeting

Hyderabad, 19th Jan, 2024: Ladakh is an high-altitude region, characterised by an alternating valley-range configuration with complex terrain and micro-climates operating over the terrainfacets and snowfall. The altitude varies from about 3000 m in Kargil to more than 8000 m in Karakoram. It lies at a strategic location between the Indus River valley and the… Continue reading CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad & BSIP, Lucknow Amalgamation of human populations in Ladakh region

Hyderabad, India – April 10, 2024 Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a premier life science research organisation under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has forged an alliance with Blockchain For Impact (BFI) under the BFI-Biome Virtual Network Program to accelerate biomedical research and innovation in India. BFI-Biome Virtual Network Program… Continue reading CSIR-CCMB Inks MoU with BFI-Biome Network to advance the ecosystem in the frontiers of biomedical innovation.

Hyderabad, 10th May, 2024: Invasive species are introduced species in a new ecosystem that can grow rapidly and often lack predators. As a result, they can threaten the new ecosystem that they now thrive in and livelihoods that depend on it. They are especially concerning in biodiversity-rich countries such as India. Neeldeep Ganguly and Dr… Continue reading Estimating invasive armoured sailfin cat fish in the waterbodies of Eastern Ghats using environmental DNA method