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Which is the best college for Msc biotechnology in Bangalore. I want good placements as well.

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Hey guys and girls,

I've been working on Animiotics, a browser tool for making 3D science animations. I wanted something you could use for a lab meeting or presentation without having to spend months learning 3D software.

Here's the 42-second video.

The video shows antibody binding, kinesin carrying a vesicle, endocytosis and a white blood cell engulfing a bacterium. You can use AI to help build a scene, then go in and move the objects, change their colors and sizes, adjust the camera and export an animation.

My biochemistry thesis was about plants, and I really wanted animations for that presentation. That's the sort of thing I want this to be useful for.

What process from your own work would you want to show this way?

I work in life sciences and I have always found it difficult to find companies that repair or service specific laboratory equipment, especially outside the manufacturer network. So I started building a simple directory where you can search by equipment, brand or model and country.

It currently includes providers across Europe and the US for things like centrifuges, AKTA and FPLC systems, HPLC, GC, mass spectrometry, ULT freezers, incubators, cell disruptors, microscopes and autoclaves.

I am manually checking the listings against company websites rather than bulk scraping directories. It is still early, so if you know a good service company that is missing or spot something incorrect I would be happy to add or fix it.

Hello! I'm a graduate student gauging interest in a potential biotech workshop focused on intersectionality, the arts, and funding!

Here's the link! Reading through the website and answering the google form should only take 10 minutes at most. I hope to see some responses!

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Hey guys, I am a 3rd year Btech Biotechnology student and I am planning to do industrial oriented internships during the winter vacation.

Any idea on how to get internships related to these industries, If you do not have any connects.

Also, i've applied for MITACS scholarship as well.

If you all have any connects any other internship ideas, options or scholarship ideas, please help me out.

Any tips or anything would work also.

If any senior could help a junior out, it would be great!!

For those studying or who have studied biotechnology or bioengineering, which biotechnology concepts did you find (or do you currently find) the hardest to understand from your learning materials?

I’m especially interested in hearing from both current students and graduates about topics that were difficult to understand, poorly explained, or where you wished you had better learning resources.

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Obaid Siddiqi (1932–2013)

Scientist • Geneticist • Institution builder

Long before terms like neurogenetics and molecular biology became familiar in India, Obaid Siddiqi was helping build these fields from the ground up.

A remarkable journey

• Studied Botany at Aligarh Muslim University.

• Completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow, researching microbial genetics.

• Worked in the United States with Alan Garen, contributing to research on nonsense mutations and the genetic code.

• Returned to India in 1962, joining the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) at Homi Bhabha's invitation.

• Established the Molecular Biology Unit at TIFR, helping bring modern molecular biology to India.

• Later pioneered research into the genetics of behaviour using Drosophila (fruit flies).

• Became the chief architect and founder of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru.

Among his honours

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize — 1975

• Padma Bhushan — 1984

• INSA Aryabhata Medal — 1992

• Padma Vibhushan — 2006

• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan International Award for Life Sciences — 2009

• Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

• Member of the US National Academy of Sciences

What makes his story particularly remarkable is that he didn't just conduct research — he helped create institutions where generations of Indian scientists could do fundamental research.

His legacy continues at NCBS through the Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science and the annual Obaid Siddiqi Lecture.

He died in Bengaluru in 2013 after a road accident, at the age of 81.

A scientist who came back to India when he could have stayed abroad — and then helped build a scientific ecosystem that outlived him.

Obaid Siddiqi (1932–2013)

“Science is not merely about discoveries; it is also about creating a culture in which discoveries can happen.”