Research Bytes

The yin and yang of bacterial turbulence

Physicists model flocks of birds in flight and swimming bacteria to understand the emergence of collective behaviour. A recent study has discovered that swimming bacteria show hidden order in their motion within a sea of chaos.

Gold-coated drug nanocapsules show potential for targeted cancer therapy

Recent research from IITH and CSIR-IICT opens up possibilities of affordable, localised therapy using a combination of drugs that attack cancer cells and co-occurring microbial infections.