Despite the multitude of languages that exist in India, communication of science is often limited to only a few and often centred around major cities. This obviously leads to the problem of scientific knowledge and ideas not reaching those who would benefit from it the most.



But all is not doom and gloom. Armed with the reach of social media, open source softwares and local networks, several individuals are attempting to fill these gaps by innovative yet low cost alternatives.



This podcast series is aimed at sharing such efforts and to inspire many more to communicate science in the many languages that call India their home. Our first episode features <a href="https://twitter.com/kollegala?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Kollegala Sharma</a>



Links:



<ol><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-661696577" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jaanasuddi</a> on Soundcloud</li><li>Priya Prakash Warrier: <a href="https://youtu.be/W0fKl43QmIE?t=1m30s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Winking</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ejnana.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ejana</a>: Science and Tech blog in Kannada</li></ol>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Despite the multitude of languages that exist in India, communication of science is often limited to only a few and often centred around major cities. This obviously leads to the problem of scientific knowledge and ideas not reaching those who would benefit from it the most.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;But all is not doom and gloom. Armed with the reach of social media, open source softwares and local networks, several individuals are attempting to fill these gaps by innovative yet low cost alternatives.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This podcast series is aimed at sharing such efforts and to inspire many more to communicate science in the many languages that call India their home. Our first episode features &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kollegala?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Dr. Kollegala Sharma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-661696577" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Jaanasuddi&lt;/a&gt; on Soundcloud&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Priya Prakash Warrier: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/W0fKl43QmIE?t=1m30s" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Winking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ejnana.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Ejana&lt;/a&gt;: Science and Tech blog in Kannada&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</description>

Despite the multitude of languages that exist in India, communication of science is often limited to only a few and often centred around major cities. This obviously leads to the problem of scientific knowledge and ideas not reaching those who would bene

Despite the multitude of languages that exist in India, communication of science is often limited to only a few and often centred around major cities. This obviously leads to the problem of scientific knowledge and ideas not reaching those who would benefit from it the most.



But all is not doom and gloom. Armed with the reach of social media, open source softwares and local networks, several individuals are attempting to fill these gaps by innovative yet low cost alternatives.



This podcast series is aimed at sharing such efforts and to inspire many more to communicate science in the many languages that call India their home. Our first episode features Dr. Kollegala Sharma



Links:



Jaanasuddi on SoundcloudPriya Prakash Warrier: WinkingEjana: Science and Tech blog in Kannada

Vigyaan-Vichaar – Janasuddi with Dr. Kollegala Sharma

Listen to our first ever yearly round-up of what we do for work, in our free time, our favourite shows and our scientific, nerdy and geeky pet peeves.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Listen to our first ever yearly round-up of what we do for work, in our free time, our favourite shows and our scientific, nerdy and geeky pet peeves.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Listen to our first ever yearly round-up of what we do for work, in our free time, our favourite shows and our scientific, nerdy and geeky pet peeves.

Shoot the shit – A yearly round-up

Featured in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/07/25/lifting-the-veil-off-a-strange-parasite" target="_blank">Newslaundry</a> on July 25th 2017



While&nbsp;Toxoplasma&nbsp;causes long-lasting infections that resist treatment, research on this neglected parasite promises to unveil new ways to treat malaria. But there is more to this&nbsp;microbe than meets the eye. Listen to our podcast to find out.



References:



1. General&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">introduction</a>



2. TORCH&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12150751" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">member</a>



3. CDC assigned category&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/diseases-and-conditions/neglected-parasitic-infections/dpk-npi.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NPI</a>



4. Early research and establishment as parasite: Ferguson, David JP. "Toxoplasma gondii: 1908-2008, homage to Nicolle, Manceaux and Splendore." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104.2 (2009): 133-148.



5. Use of the Sabin-Feldman test to find Toxoplasma infections&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">worldwide</a>



6. The life cycle of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Toxoplasma</a>



7. Toxoplasmosis as&nbsp;<a href="http://www.who.int/zoonoses/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">zoonosis</a>



8. Studies in India to measure Toxoplasma&nbsp;<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002737#pntd.0002737-Singh5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">infection</a>



9. Concerns about sexual transmission of Toxoplasma (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002737#pntd.0002737-Singh5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



10. Malaria in India (<a href="http://www.searo.who.int/india/topics/malaria/wr_message_malariaday2016.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Searo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499992/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NCBI</a>,<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1720/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;NCBI</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.who.int/features/2015/india-programme-end-malaria/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WHO</a>)



11. Resistance of malaria to standard&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574275/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">medication</a>



12. Whitehead Institute’s use of CRISPR on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24971596" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Toxoplasma</a>



13.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ibiology.org/ibioseminars/microbiology/david-roos-part-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apicomplexans</a>



14. Crippling host invasion protein CLAMP (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27594426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://wi.mit.edu/news/archive/2016/genome-wide-toxoplasma-screen-reveals-mechanisms-parasitic-infections" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



15. Aid to research on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969212616303380?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">inflammation</a>



16. No obvious symptoms of Toxoplasma infection in otherwise healthy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">people</a>



17. Eye infections by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9250185/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Toxoplasma</a>



18. Toxoplasma and neurological disorders (<a href="http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/1/3/htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032716305614" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



19. Immunosuppression by HIV or by medical treatments, leading to reactivation of Toxoplasma (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;)



20. Toxoplasmosis in organ transplant&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">recipients</a>



21. Organ transplantation related diseases (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094952/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hivma.org/uploadedfiles/hivma/policy_and_advocacy/policy_priorities/other_policy_issues/statements/faqs_hiv_transplantation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



22. Anti-parasitic drugs to destroy active&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">parasites</a>



23. Infection in women passing to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">foetus</a>



24. Spiramycin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">therapy</a>



25. CDC recommendations (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/prevent.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/resources/toxowomen_2.2003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



26. Autophagy (<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cmi.12712/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619120932.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)



27. Interfering with autophagy damages and destroys parasites (<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nmicrobiol201796" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619120932.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Featured in &lt;a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/07/25/lifting-the-veil-off-a-strange-parasite" target="_blank"&gt;Newslaundry&lt;/a&gt; on July 25th 2017&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;While&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Toxoplasma&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;causes long-lasting infections that resist treatment, research on this neglected parasite promises to unveil new ways to treat malaria. But there is more to this&amp;nbsp;microbe than meets the eye. Listen to our podcast to find out.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;1. General&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;introduction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;2. TORCH&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12150751" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;member&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;3. CDC assigned category&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/diseases-and-conditions/neglected-parasitic-infections/dpk-npi.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;NPI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;4. Early research and establishment as parasite: Ferguson, David JP. "Toxoplasma gondii: 1908-2008, homage to Nicolle, Manceaux and Splendore." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104.2 (2009): 133-148.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;5. Use of the Sabin-Feldman test to find Toxoplasma infections&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;worldwide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;6. The life cycle of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Toxoplasma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;7. Toxoplasmosis as&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.who.int/zoonoses/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;zoonosis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;8. Studies in India to measure Toxoplasma&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002737#pntd.0002737-Singh5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;infection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;9. Concerns about sexual transmission of Toxoplasma (&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002737#pntd.0002737-Singh5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;10. Malaria in India (&lt;a href="http://www.searo.who.int/india/topics/malaria/wr_message_malariaday2016.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Searo&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499992/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;NCBI&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1720/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&amp;nbsp;NCBI&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.who.int/features/2015/india-programme-end-malaria/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;WHO&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;11. Resistance of malaria to standard&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574275/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;medication&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;12. Whitehead Institute’s use of CRISPR on&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24971596" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Toxoplasma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;13.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ibiology.org/ibioseminars/microbiology/david-roos-part-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Apicomplexans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;14. Crippling host invasion protein CLAMP (&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27594426" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://wi.mit.edu/news/archive/2016/genome-wide-toxoplasma-screen-reveals-mechanisms-parasitic-infections" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;15. Aid to research on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969212616303380?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;inflammation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;16. No obvious symptoms of Toxoplasma infection in otherwise healthy&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;people&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;17. Eye infections by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9250185/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Toxoplasma&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;18. Toxoplasma and neurological disorders (&lt;a href="http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/6/1/3/htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032716305614" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;19. Immunosuppression by HIV or by medical treatments, leading to reactivation of Toxoplasma (&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109627/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;20. Toxoplasmosis in organ transplant&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;recipients&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;21. Organ transplantation related diseases (&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094952/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.hivma.org/uploadedfiles/hivma/policy_and_advocacy/policy_priorities/other_policy_issues/statements/faqs_hiv_transplantation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;22. Anti-parasitic drugs to destroy active&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048698/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;parasites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;23. Infection in women passing to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;foetus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;24. Spiramycin&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048697/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;therapy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;25. CDC recommendations (&lt;a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/prevent.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/resources/toxowomen_2.2003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;26. Autophagy (&lt;a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cmi.12712/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619120932.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;27. Interfering with autophagy damages and destroys parasites (&lt;a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nmicrobiol201796" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619120932.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Featured in Newslaundry on July 25th 2017



While&nbsp;Toxoplasma&nbsp;causes long-lasting infections that resist treatment, research on this neglected parasite promises to unveil new ways to treat malaria. But there is more to this&nbsp;microbe than me

Featured in Newslaundry on July 25th 2017



While&nbsp;Toxoplasma&nbsp;causes long-lasting infections that resist treatment, research on this neglected parasite promises to unveil new ways to treat malaria. But there is more to this&nbsp;microbe than meets the eye. Listen to our podcast to find out.



References:



1. General&nbsp;introduction



2. TORCH&nbsp;member



3. CDC assigned category&nbsp;NPI



4. Early research and establishment as parasite: Ferguson, David JP. "Toxoplasma gondii: 1908-2008, homage to Nicolle, Manceaux and Splendore." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104.2 (2009): 133-148.



5. Use of the Sabin-Feldman test to find Toxoplasma infections&nbsp;worldwide



6. The life cycle of&nbsp;Toxoplasma



7. Toxoplasmosis as&nbsp;zoonosis



8. Studies in India to measure Toxoplasma&nbsp;infection



9. Concerns about sexual transmission of Toxoplasma (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



10. Malaria in India (Searo,&nbsp;NCBI,&nbsp;NCBI,&nbsp;WHO)



11. Resistance of malaria to standard&nbsp;medication



12. Whitehead Institute’s use of CRISPR on&nbsp;Toxoplasma



13.&nbsp;Apicomplexans



14. Crippling host invasion protein CLAMP (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



15. Aid to research on&nbsp;inflammation



16. No obvious symptoms of Toxoplasma infection in otherwise healthy&nbsp;people



17. Eye infections by&nbsp;Toxoplasma



18. Toxoplasma and neurological disorders (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



19. Immunosuppression by HIV or by medical treatments, leading to reactivation of Toxoplasma (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here&nbsp;)



20. Toxoplasmosis in organ transplant&nbsp;recipients



21. Organ transplantation related diseases (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



22. Anti-parasitic drugs to destroy active&nbsp;parasites



23. Infection in women passing to&nbsp;foetus



24. Spiramycin&nbsp;therapy



25. CDC recommendations (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



26. Autophagy (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)



27. Interfering with autophagy damages and destroys parasites (here&nbsp;and&nbsp;here)

Lifting the veil off a strange parasite

Published in <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/04/18/the-science-desk-podcast-all-you-need-to-know-about-gmos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Newslaundry</a> on April 18th 2017



References:



<ol><li>The <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pbi.12444/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Regulatory Status</a> of Genome-edited Crops: Wolt, Wang and Yang (2015) Plant Biotechnology Journal</li><li><a href="http://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/new-breeding-techniques-new-gmos-in-a-legal-limbo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Green European Journal</a>: New Breeding Techniques, New GMOs in a legal Limbo</li><li>Genetic Literacy <a href="http://gmo.geneticliteracyproject.org/FAQ/how-are-governments-regulating-crispr-and-new-breeding-technologies-nbts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Project FAQs</a>     </li><li>Legal Briefing Paper: <a href="http://www.nbtplatform.org/background-documents/legal-briefing-paper---the-regulatory-status-of-plants-resulting-from-nbts-final-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Regulatory Status</a> of Plants resulting from NBTs : NBT Platform</li><li><a href="http://www.nbtplatform.org/background-documents/rep-regulatory-status-of-nbts-oustide-the-eu-june-2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Regulatory Status of NBTs</a> outside the EU: NBT Platform</li><li><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/gene-editing-surges-as-us-rethinks-regulations-1.19724" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Committee formed in USA</a> to redefine genetic modification</li><li><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/downloads/reg_loi/15-321-01_air_response_signed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How some GMOs have escaped US regulation</a>; non-browning white mushrooms</li><li><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04253.x/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Research paper</a> on crop domestication</li><li><a href="http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/safety/human_health/41.evaluation_safety_gm_food_major_undertaking.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Safety testing</a> of GMOs</li></ol>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Published in &lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/04/18/the-science-desk-podcast-all-you-need-to-know-about-gmos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Newslaundry&lt;/a&gt; on April 18th 2017&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pbi.12444/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Regulatory Status&lt;/a&gt; of Genome-edited Crops: Wolt, Wang and Yang (2015) Plant Biotechnology Journal&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/new-breeding-techniques-new-gmos-in-a-legal-limbo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Green European Journal&lt;/a&gt;: New Breeding Techniques, New GMOs in a legal Limbo&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Genetic Literacy &lt;a href="http://gmo.geneticliteracyproject.org/FAQ/how-are-governments-regulating-crispr-and-new-breeding-technologies-nbts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Project FAQs&lt;/a&gt;     &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Legal Briefing Paper: &lt;a href="http://www.nbtplatform.org/background-documents/legal-briefing-paper---the-regulatory-status-of-plants-resulting-from-nbts-final-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Regulatory Status&lt;/a&gt; of Plants resulting from NBTs : NBT Platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nbtplatform.org/background-documents/rep-regulatory-status-of-nbts-oustide-the-eu-june-2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Regulatory Status of NBTs&lt;/a&gt; outside the EU: NBT Platform&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nature.com/news/gene-editing-surges-as-us-rethinks-regulations-1.19724" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Committee formed in USA&lt;/a&gt; to redefine genetic modification&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/downloads/reg_loi/15-321-01_air_response_signed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;How some GMOs have escaped US regulation&lt;/a&gt;; non-browning white mushrooms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04253.x/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Research paper&lt;/a&gt; on crop domestication&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/safety/human_health/41.evaluation_safety_gm_food_major_undertaking.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Safety testing&lt;/a&gt; of GMOs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</description>

Published in Newslaundry on April 18th 2017



References:



The Regulatory Status of Genome-edited Crops: Wolt, Wang and Yang (2015) Plant Biotechnology JournalGreen European Journal: New Breeding Techniques, New GMOs in a legal LimboGenetic Literacy P

Published in Newslaundry on April 18th 2017



References:



The Regulatory Status of Genome-edited Crops: Wolt, Wang and Yang (2015) Plant Biotechnology JournalGreen European Journal: New Breeding Techniques, New GMOs in a legal LimboGenetic Literacy Project FAQs     Legal Briefing Paper: Regulatory Status of Plants resulting from NBTs : NBT PlatformRegulatory Status of NBTs outside the EU: NBT PlatformCommittee formed in USA to redefine genetic modificationHow some GMOs have escaped US regulation; non-browning white mushroomsResearch paper on crop domesticationSafety testing of GMOs

GMOs: What you need to know

This is the second episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. 



It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by<a href="https://twitter.com/nanchatter?lang=en"> Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee</a>, a scientist at the National Brain Research Centre at Manesar, India, where she heads the <a href="https://nandinisingh.wixsite.com/labweb">Language, Literacy and Music Laboratory.</a>



This episode specifically focusses on the <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?type=printable&amp;id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222380">second study</a> that was published in 2019, based on the responses of Indian participants to a set of Hindustani music samples.



The music used in this podcast is a part of the samples used in the research study, played by sarod artist Pandit. Mukesh Sharma. <a href="https://twitter.com/HymavathyB">Hymavathy Balasubramanian</a> kindly provided access to the music files.



Here is the <a href="http://emotion-in-music.nbrc.ac.in/p1/">website </a>where you can listen to the music samples and contribute your responses to the ongoing research program.



Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee is on our database of Indian women neuroscientists, <a href="https://indscicomm.blog/2019/12/27/neurofemindia/">NeuroFem India</a>. 



Apart from her, the other people who were interviewed for this episode are:



<ol><li><a href="http://suhasvijayakumar.in/">Dr. Suhas Vijayakumar</a>, who created the website where the listener survey for the research on Hindustani music is conducted. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University.</li></ol>



 2. <a href="https://panditmukeshsharma.com/profile.html">Pandit. Mukesh Sharma</a> is the sarod artist who created the music used in this study. He belongs to the Senia gharana.



 3. <a href="https://vishalmidya.github.io/academicpages/">Vishal Midya</a>, the lead author on the 2019 study, is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Penn State College of Medicine.



 4. <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/thomas-bak">Dr. Thomas Bak</a> is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh



Dr. Nandini's group based their calculation of tonality on the method shown in this <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0031942">earlier research</a> on Carnatic music by another group of researchers.



Here is the <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9280.00239">previous research</a> from scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Pennsylvania on emotion expressions in Indian Classical Dance.



The NIH Director's blogpost about NIH funded research on <a href="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2019/12/03/exploring-the-universality-of-human-song/">universality of human song</a>



Update on Feb 12th, 2020: After rebalancing for better overall audio quality between voices and background music, the audio file has been re-uploaded.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the second episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/nanchatter?lang=en"&gt; Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee&lt;/a&gt;, a scientist at the National Brain Research Centre at Manesar, India, where she heads the &lt;a href="https://nandinisingh.wixsite.com/labweb"&gt;Language, Literacy and Music Laboratory.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;This episode specifically focusses on the &lt;a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?type=printable&amp;amp;id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222380"&gt;second study&lt;/a&gt; that was published in 2019, based on the responses of Indian participants to a set of Hindustani music samples.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The music used in this podcast is a part of the samples used in the research study, played by sarod artist Pandit. Mukesh Sharma. &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/HymavathyB"&gt;Hymavathy Balasubramanian&lt;/a&gt; kindly provided access to the music files.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href="http://emotion-in-music.nbrc.ac.in/p1/"&gt;website &lt;/a&gt;where you can listen to the music samples and contribute your responses to the ongoing research program.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee is on our database of Indian women neuroscientists, &lt;a href="https://indscicomm.blog/2019/12/27/neurofemindia/"&gt;NeuroFem India&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Apart from her, the other people who were interviewed for this episode are:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://suhasvijayakumar.in/"&gt;Dr. Suhas Vijayakumar&lt;/a&gt;, who created the website where the listener survey for the research on Hindustani music is conducted. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;



&lt;p&gt; 2. &lt;a href="https://panditmukeshsharma.com/profile.html"&gt;Pandit. Mukesh Sharma&lt;/a&gt; is the sarod artist who created the music used in this study. He belongs to the Senia gharana.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; 3. &lt;a href="https://vishalmidya.github.io/academicpages/"&gt;Vishal Midya&lt;/a&gt;, the lead author on the 2019 study, is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Penn State College of Medicine.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt; 4. &lt;a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/thomas-bak"&gt;Dr. Thomas Bak&lt;/a&gt; is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Dr. Nandini's group based their calculation of tonality on the method shown in this &lt;a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0031942"&gt;earlier research&lt;/a&gt; on Carnatic music by another group of researchers.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Here is the &lt;a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9280.00239"&gt;previous research&lt;/a&gt; from scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Pennsylvania on emotion expressions in Indian Classical Dance.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The NIH Director's blogpost about NIH funded research on &lt;a href="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2019/12/03/exploring-the-universality-of-human-song/"&gt;universality of human song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Update on Feb 12th, 2020: After rebalancing for better overall audio quality between voices and background music, the audio file has been re-uploaded.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This is the second episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. 



It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that  Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee, a 

This is the second episode of a two-part series on Neuroscience and Hindustani Music. 



It explores a research program on understanding the emotions that  Hindustani music can evoke in people. This research is guided by Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee, a scientist at the National Brain Research Centre at Manesar, India, where she heads the Language, Literacy and Music Laboratory.



This episode specifically focusses on the second study that was published in 2019, based on the responses of Indian participants to a set of Hindustani music samples.



The music used in this podcast is a part of the samples used in the research study, played by sarod artist Pandit. Mukesh Sharma. Hymavathy Balasubramanian kindly provided access to the music files.



Here is the website where you can listen to the music samples and contribute your responses to the ongoing research program.



Dr. Nandini Singh Chatterjee is on our database of Indian women neuroscientists, NeuroFem India. 



Apart from her, the other people who were interviewed for this episode are:



Dr. Suhas Vijayakumar, who created the website where the listener survey for the research on Hindustani music is conducted. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University.



      2. Pandit. Mukesh Sharma is the sarod artist who created the music used       in this study. He belongs to the Senia gharana.



      3. Vishal Midya, the lead author on the 2019 study, is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Penn State College of Medicine.



      4. Dr. Thomas Bak is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh



Dr. Nandini's group based their calculation of tonality on the method shown in this earlier research on Carnatic music by another group of researchers.



Here is the previous research from scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Pennsylvania on emotion expressions in Indian Classical Dance.



The NIH Director's blogpost about NIH funded research on universality of human song



Update on Feb 12th, 2020:  After rebalancing for better overall audio quality between voices and background music, the audio file has been re-uploaded.

Emotions & Hindustani Music – Part 2

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