IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay pioneers DNA aptamer strategy to restore antibiotic effectiveness against resistant bacteria

IIT Bombay researchers Prof Ruchi Anand and Prof P I Pradeepkumar developed DNA aptamers – short synthetic nucleic acid strands – to block bacterial resistance enzymes, resensitizing drug-resistant pathogens to existing antibiotics. Unlike developing new drugs, this practical approach leverages known antibiotic safety profiles while addressing the global antimicrobial resistance crisis through stable, modifiable aptamers.

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Prof. M. S. Sriram is a professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).

Bridging Cultures: Prof. M. S. Sriram’s ‘Nadiya Mooraneya Dande’ Anthology Unveils Latin American Literature to Kannada Readers

Prof. M. S. Sriram is a professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), specializing in microfinance, rural banking, and public policy. He holds a Fellowship from IIM Bangalore and a PGDRM from IRMA, with extensive publications in English on financial inclusion and five prior Kannada story collections. His literary work earned the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award in 2016 for another short story collection.

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