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Enhancing agriculture to improve food security

Understanding the mechanisms that ensure higher agricultural productivity can help the nation develop crop strains that are resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses and/or utilize soil nutrition efficiently.

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Creating human disease models and finding cures

Learning the intricacies of hematopoiesis, the formation of blood cells during embryonic development and adulthood, and the biology of stem cells will help us decipher the cellular processes underlying certain cancers and blood disorders and develop therapeutic interventions.

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Mitigating the threat of antibiotic resistance

TIGS is exploring pathways to reverse antibiotic resistance in select pathogenic bacteria. The research holds promise in combating antibiotic-resistant superbugs, which are becoming an increasing concern in global healthcare.

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Making vector-borne diseases a problem of the past

Research groups at TIGS are working on applying new tools and techniques in genetics for sustainable, safe, and ethical management of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, Zika, dengue and chikungunya.

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Engineering antibodies to neutralize disease pathogens

TIGS is working on identifying antibody fragments with pathogen-blocking properties. Research at TIGS aims to engineer such fragments and study their stability, affinity, avidity and efficacy and to use them to control disease transmission.

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Advocating the ethical use of new technologies

A dedicated group of researchers at TIGS studies, evaluates and addresses the ethical, social and moral concerns of new genetic technologies. Public debates and discussion forums with both regulators and the community foster a participatory approach to disseminating new technologies.

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Anti-microbial resistance – The next pandemic, ETHealthWorld, 31 December 2020

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Gene Editing for Agriculture, Society and Sustainable Development: Prospects and PerspectivesScience Serving Society

Pawan Kumar, a farmer from Karnataka, speaks about his challenges, on Kisan Diwas, 23 December 2020

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Sustainable Agriculture and Gene Editing Technologies

Gene Editing for Agriculture, Society and Sustainable Development: Prospects and PerspectivesScience Serving Society

Factsheet on Sustainable Agriculture

Gene Editing for Agriculture, Society and Sustainable Development: Prospects and PerspectivesScience Serving Society

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Science Serving SocietyThe Next Steps in Tackling AMR
TIGS - Science Serving Society

Science Serving Society is a TIGS initiative to bridge conversations between experts in human health & agriculture and the community at large.

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