I'm excited to share my First Person Interview article published in JCS, where I discuss the key findings, challenges, and motivations on our recent research titled "Hominini-specific regulation of the cell cycle by stop codon readthrough of FEM1B". J Cell Science Sandeep M Eswarappa

Why do we have international and national speakers listed separately at most of the Indian conferences and scientific meetings including speakers from abroad 🤔? It should suffice to simply say, speakers, and include their affiliations with the names🙏.

Evidence from omics that aging is not a gradual, linear process. The new study, highlighted here, only assessed people up to age 75 among 108 participants with short term follow-up (1.7 yrs). A previous large study (N>4,200, up to age 95) found a 3rd peak at age 80.

Treewilding by Jake Robinson shows us that forests are much more than just trees. Besides several interesting questions, I particularly enjoyed his foray into why jays🐦could be saving the oaknuts🌰that they love to eat🌳 Find out more in my review of Treewilding for nature

Should you ask a question during seminar?

Exciting discovery: CSF flow isn't confined to the brain and spinal cord—it also extends to peripheral nerves! Science Magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Groundbreaking research from UF Health FLORIDA #neurotwitter #neuroscience #AcademicChatter

The Earth's magnetic field deflecting 1.5 million tons of solar material shoot off the sun at 100 miles per second. Courtesy:NASA

In the last 3 weeks I’ve learned that: The genetic code is … more of a guideline (via Slavov Laboratory) That proteins can be inherited (via Brent Derry) And now that not all proteins come from traditional genes (via Sebastiaan van Heesch) I think I need a lie down...

Point of View: Applied research won’t flourish without basic science doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

The most widely known application of ultrasound is for diagnosis, such as in prenatal care, but that is far from the only possible use for this versatile technology. A new #ScienceReview takes a look at recent advances in the clinical applications of focused ultrasound for

Richard Feynman explains his take on awards and honors in this 1981 BBC Horizon interview: The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out ✍️

Carl Sagan explains about the ancient Egypt map to show how they knew that the Earth was round.

Y'all, one of the SmallWorld winners is a cowboy tardigrade riding a nematode!! 🪱🤠 Credit: Quinten Geldhof

Mathematicians have described a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack into plants go.nature.com/4gxfxTq

A new study marks the first time scientists have observed this kind of “manipulative” behavior in spiders. bit.ly/4glZO9T News from Science

Visualization of the magnetic field.

Carl Edward Sagan addressing the need for the exposure of science and scientific events through the mainstream media.

Title page of C. V. Raman's Molecular Diffraction of Light 1922

'Space Bricks' from Aloke Lab. A simple intro video of some of our past research. Detailed video to come soon. [Deleted past tweet; this is the replacement and better quality video] youtu.be/iuhJCdTLxbU

As a teacher/mentor, never be too busy to talk to a student! Many of them simply crave to have a conversation about their decisions, aspirations, directions, and ambitions! Even a brief chat can be reassuring, nudge them in the right direction, and have an everlasting impact!