Nishtha

Molecular biology as a “playground” in the life sciences: Questions on the current status of molecular biology In the 21st century, we are witnessing remarkable advancements in the life sciences, medicine, agriculture, and other fields, many of which are specif…

Is molecular biology a discipline? Or is it an approach used in different disciplines within the life sciences? Our thesis is that it is a "playground" that is open to many, but has some problems regarding reproducibility and detection of fraud due to its complex methods #histsci #histmed #philsci

19.02.2025 09:30 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Dr Arijit Mukhopadhyay standing beside the poster for Vision of the Blind Lady at OSF2025 venue

It was thrilling to screen the docu-fiction film Vision of the Blind Lady at the India Science Festival 2025 at Fergusson College Pune. Even though our subtitles file wouldn't load, the sentiment of this Bilingual film reached the audience. That's the power of cinema.

15.01.2025 10:53 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I started an India Science Sky starter pack for Science folks from/in India. Still very small and nowhere near comprehensive.
Please suggest other folks I may have missed.
go.bsky.app/AyVeLHA

10.11.2024 10:46 — 👍 29    🔁 13    💬 11    📌 4

Hello Venkat! I'm Nishtha, a life science researcher turned communicator. Can I please be added to the starter pack?

15.01.2025 10:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

a monkey holding a smiley face a butterfly and an @ symbol Alt: a monkey holding a smiley face a butterfly and an @ symbol

I compared 22 identical climate-related posts on Threads vs Bluesky over the last 3 months, and the difference is shocking.

Normalized engagement on Threads dropped nearly 2/3 + my following dropped, while Bluesky engagement held steady + following quadrupled.

What’s driving this?

Read on! 🧵

06.01.2025 20:27 — 👍 1353    🔁 486    💬 68    📌 119

We are never helpless. There is always a way. Take the chance.

20.11.2024 05:55 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0