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Inside CCMB Hyderabad—where scientists turn elephant blood, tiger bones into criminal evidence

Universal Primer technology is used to crack wildlife crime cases, from ivory trafficking in Odisha to illegal bushmeat transport in MP. It all started with Salman Khan blackbuck poaching case.

Pashmina or shahtoosh? Hyderabad’s CCMB just developed the first-ever DNA test

The test is unique. Not only does it extract DNA from the shaft of a mammal’s hair—previously thought to be impossible—but it does so without damaging the expensive shawl.

Hyderabad’s CCMB was called Sheraton of science labs. MF Husain was its artist-in-residence

In ‘Beyond Biryani’, Dinesh C Sharma captures Hyderabad’s transformation into a globalised city.

Armed with DNA, scientists find 1857 war link to skeletons discovered in Punjab well in 2014

Study conducted by Panjab University anthropologist in collaboration with CCMB & other institutes. It was published in the journal 'Frontiers in Genetics' Thursday.

Omicron is driving 3rd wave, but don’t use other countries’ data for Indian trends: CCMB chief

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology director Vinay K. Nandicoori says ‘hybrid immunity’ studies are needed to detect the kinds of population getting infected in every wave.

N440K Covid variant spreading more in southern states, CCMB study shows

CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology scientists presented their findings of analysis of over 5,000 Covid variants, and said that closer surveillance of the virus is needed.

Hyderabad’s CCMB to set up exclusive lab to develop RNA tech for use in Covid vaccines

Development comes amid talks the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is holding with Moderna to manufacture the American biotech firm’s vaccine in India.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.