Organ mimics are helping decode complex diseases On the lab bench, inside a Petri dish nestled between two metal coils, sits an unassuming glob of jelly. But this is no ordinary jelly – it is a squishy gel filled with magnetic particles and cells from the human lung. Once the power switches on, magnetic […]
Maths is providing new ways to make sense of biology In the early 2000s, a fierce debate was raging among health practitioners about when to start HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy. The standard approach at the time was to delay treatment until the disease had progressed to a critical stage. However, emerging mathematical models […]
Rosa John Samuel has been working at IISc for 36 years as a temporary employee. She has spent most of her time at the Primate Research Laboratory and Central Animal Facility, and has worked in various administrative and technical roles in the Division of Biological Sciences. In this piece, she recounts her experiences of growing […]
