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Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been recognised for her contribution to the world of medicine as an entrepreneur and innovative business leader, the Bengaluru-headquartered biopharmaceuticals company said in a statement.

This programme brings together academia — National Centre for Cell Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, and industry – PredOmix Technologies and Bharat Biotech, in a collaborative mode for a public health emergency.

Yes, humans are the only species with language, but how did we acquire it? New research suggests our linguistic prowess might arise from the same process that brought domesticated dogs big eyes and bonobos the power to read others’ intent. Online News Editor Catherine Matacic joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how humans might have self-domesticated themselves, leading to physical and behavioral changes that gave us a “language-ready” brain. Sarah also talks with Micah Edelson of the University of Zurich in Switzerland about his group’s research into the role that “responsibility aversion”—the reluctance to make decisions for a group—might play when people decide to lead or defer in a group setting. In their experiments, the team found that some people adjusted how much risk they would take on, depending on whether they were deciding for themselves alone or for the entire group. The ones who didn’t—those who stuck to the same plan whether others were involved or not—tended to score higher on standardized tests of leadership and have held higher military rank. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript of this episode (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Scaly breasted munia/Ravi Vaidyanathan; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

On this week’s show, freelance writer Christa Lesté-Lasserre talks with host Sarah Crespi about the scientists working on the restoration of Notre Dame, from testing the changing weight of wet limestone, to how to remove lead contamination from four-story stained glass windows. As the emergency phase of work winds down, scientists are also starting to use the lull in tourist activity to investigate the mysteries of the cathedral’s construction. Also this week, Felipe Quiroz, an assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, talks with Sarah about his paper on the cellular mechanism of liquid-liquid phase separation in the formation of the tough outer layer of the skin. Liquid-liquid phase separation is when two liquids “demix,” or separate, like oil and water. In cells, this process created membraneless organelles that are just now starting to be understood. In this work, Quiroz and colleagues create a sensor for phase separation in the cell that works in living tissue, and show how phase separation is tied to the formation of the outer layers of skin in mice. Read the related Insight. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). [Image: r. nial bradshaw/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

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Lanning was joined by former Ireland skipper Isobel Joyce in the session that also featured the head coaches of both teams Ed Joyce and Matthew Mott.

Mathematica is pleased to welcome Ralanda Nelson to its leadership team. A certified diversity executive, she will steer the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and help ensure the employee experience is at the heart of everything we do.

The California Health Care Foundation is funding a transitional graduate medical education program office in California to help address physician shortages.

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Curfew was first clamped in Shopian on September 8, following widespread clashes.

Leaders were going to Shopian with relief material, including foodgrains and medicines.

BJP set December as the deadline for Congress to get the Bill to carve out Telangana.

The court also imposed Rs 10,000 fine on each of them failing which they have to undergo 18 months jail term.

Congress MPs, MLAs from Seemandhra say Cabinet move was hasty.

His complaint mentions that the youth were trying to enforce an ideology that he didn't agree with.

As per the widow's complaint, Chandel and his five accomplices gangraped her on Oct 6.

Trinamool Congress has opened four party offices in Darjeeling, claims to have '40,000 members''

FIR has been lodged at the Mahila police station against the girl's father, mother and brother.

They said objectives for creation of states can't merely be decided on political considerations.

Observers believe the verdict could pave the way for Vijayan's return to the electoral scene.

As many as 10 explosions had rocked Mahabodhi Temple complex on July 7.

The MZP is planning a "Long March for Peace" from Aizawl to the western town of Tuipuibari.

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