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Revolutionising Healthcare: How DNA Sequencing is Shaping the Future

DNA is the building block of life. It consists of a recurring sequence of four chemical bases. The arrangement of these bases encodes vital information necessary for various biological processes. Each of the ba

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Revolutionising Healthcare: How DNA Sequencing is Shaping the Future

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The Yellow Bucket: Identifying a Research Methodology

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Infocus / 2nd September 2024
How everyday pollutants may elevate breast cancer risk

Every two minutes a woman in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer, as of 2024 and, unfortunately, especially in developing countries like India , the cases of breast cancer are only going uphill. Although suc

Infocus / 7th August 2024
Green Bucket: A Personal Account of Research

Dr Brainerd PrinceIn the previous column, we spoke about the green bucket being the bucket of primary sources and solutions to the research question. The goal was to identify an appropriate object of research t

Infocus / 5th August 2024
The Green Bucket: The Object of Research

Dr Brainerd PrincePreviously, in this column, we discussed the idea of the three buckets, red, yellow, and green, as an analogy and visual metaphor for the process of research. We focused on the red bucket as f

Around the Kitchen Fire / 11th July 2024
The Promise of Artificial Photosynthesis: India's Sustainable Energy Vision

Niharika Gupta, Shruti Laddha, Yuvna Jain, Dhruv MenonAs the world grapples with the urgent need to transition to renewable energy sources, India stands at a crossroad, balancing its energy demands with the imp

Infocus / 4th July 2024
The Green Bucket: Responding to the Research Question

Dr Brainerd PrinceWe began this story about the philosophy and practice of research with three buckets, similar to the colours of the traffic lights: red, green and yellow. All we have said until now has had to

Around the Kitchen Fire / 12th June 2024
Explained: How Air and Water Pollutants are Linked to Blood Cancer in India

Maanal Gauri, Nainika Gupta, Nandana NAccording to an article by the Financial Express, every five minutes in India, a new person is diagnosed with some type of blood cancer. Among these, acute myeloid leukemia

Infocus / 5th June 2024
India’s Path to Development Is Paved With Garbage

Trinav Prasad Talukdar“It’ll be cleaned by tomorrow.”Heard this phrase often? Said it often? Chances are, if you live in India like I do, you are quite familiar with this saying in your own language

Infocus / 30th April 2024
How Effectively Is UPI Promoting a Cashless Economy?

Liza WahiThe digital transformation of financial services has heralded a new era of economic inclusivity and accessibility in India, challenging traditional paradigms of banking and transactional engagements. A

Infocus / 2nd April 2024
Beyond The Pitch: The Tech Transforming Football

Arshveer ChhabraThe integration of technology in football began modestly, with FIFA or Fédération Internationale De Football Association -- the main governing body over international and club football --emplo

Infocus / 5th March 2024
Is The World Ready for Autonomous Vehicles Yet?

Prashant MishraThe fast-paced world brings with it millions of opportunities and aspirations on one hand and challenges on the other. It is not possible to separate the two as these two aspects are intertwined

Infocus / 6th February 2024
The King’s Gambit: Will Chess Survive AI?

Mukundan Gurumurthy“When we play chess, we hatch grand plans, take risks, fall into traps, succumb to pressure, psych out opponents, and make bold sacrifices — all without knowing whether any of it will pay

Infocus / 3rd January 2024
THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The Crossroads of Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy

“My body is created as a three-dimensional character to dim the light of the spiritual consciousness inside me…” –JaneenTisha BhavsarGenesis During a summer visit to the Vatican City, I found mysel

Infocus / 7th November 2023
Turning A Leaf From The Chola Cookbook: The Story Of The Tapela Idli

Madhulika Naidu Varma ChozhaSeveral years ago, on an arduous journey to Gangotri, my hunger pangs were satisfied by warm, fluffy idlis served with tomato-ginger chutney. The hot and steaming plate in the chilly

Infocus / 4th October 2023
“Not Just The Carcass…But The Spark”: A Critical Reception of Technology

Abhinav Lodha and Samya Verma“Our tools also affect our thoughts” ~ NietzscheOur perception of the world, as well as our idea of “being” and what it means “to be,” is fast donning the garb of a ‘t

Infocus / 1st August 2023
BEYOND GRADES AND ROTE

Excellence through Experiential LearningDr Brainerd PrinceThe Indian education system is plagued with an obsession for grades, more so amongst the STEM and engineering fraternity. According to Aspiring Minds, a

Infocus / 26th June 2023
Is “Smart” Technology “Sustainably” Smart Enough?

Pranjal RastogiThe word “smart” is ubiquitous in daily language, especially in the field of technology. The word itself is derived from the Old English smeortan and German schmerzen, meaning ‘causing shar

Infocus / 3rd May 2023
Critical Literature Review and Central Research Question: Designing a Research Proposal

Dr Brainerd PrinceWe concluded the last issue by saying that once we have used the technique of committed reading and read through the key texts of the critical bibliography we had put together on the thematic,

Infocus / 1st May 2023