Having considered localization of respiratory functions in mitochondria and in prokaryotic cells, it's time to return to the eukaryotic context and follow a molecule of pyruvate across the inner membrane of the mitochondrion to see what fate awaits it inside.
“The Trial of Abdus Salam” the play directed by scientist Nilanjan P Choudhury which was first staged in April this year and which has received critical acclaim across the globe, was recently staged at Kolkata’s Bose Institute.
The recent award of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2025) to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for their work on innovation-driven growth and the idea of “creative destruction” offers a critical lens through which to view the national endeavour embodied in Mission Karmayogi.
Half of the prize goes to Joel Mokyr for identifying the conditions that make long-term growth possible. The other half is shared between economists Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize had 338 total nominations this year; 244 individuals and 94 organizations. That’s a rise from 286 nominations in 2024, though still short of the 2016 record of 376.
The award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to BritishCanadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield serves as a reminder of the dual-edged nature of technological advancement, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, marks a pivotal moment in our understanding of gene regulation and cellular differentiation.
Amidst violence, terrorism and war, it is peace that makes news in October, when the Nobel Prize is announced. Ironically, Alfred Nobel who invented an explosive more powerful than anything known at the time ~ dynamite ~ instituted this Peace Prize.
Two Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, along with Washington University Professor David Baker, on Wednesday won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
CRISPR-Cas, which functions like molecular "scissors", allows for precise alterations to the genomes of living organisms.
