The lateritic aquifers of the southern Indian state of Kerala harbour a unique assemblage of
enigmatic stygobitic fishes which are encountered very rarely, only when they surface during …

The world’s largest subterranean fish was discovered in 2019, and was tentatively identified
as a troglomorphic form of the golden mahseer, Tor putitora. Detailed analyses of its …

Based on recently collected material, we redescribe the poorly known synbranchid species
Ophichthys fossorius. This highly fossorial species is known from different localities in Kerala, …

A second subterranean species of Pangio is described from an old dug-out well in Kerala,
Southern India. The new species, Pangio pathala is unique within the genus in possessing …

Bhavania annandalei Hora 1920 , is resurrected from the synonymy of B. australis (Jerdon
1849) based on examination of freshly collected topotypic specimens. The two species can …

Riverscape genetics of fish, though extensively studied in temperate regions, have received
limited interest in tropical rivers, especially in montane systems which not only harbour …

Every one in two thousand neonates suffer from congenital limb deficiencies. Fibular hemimelia,
a birth defect, has an estimated incidence of 5.7 to 20 cases per 1 million births. FATCO …

Sortase, a bacterial transpeptidase enzyme, is an attractive tool for protein engineering due
to its ability to break a peptide bond at a specific site and then reform a new bond with an …

Objective: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate antifertility potential of Ketoconazole
and influence of Metformin in normalization of infertility with the support of strong antioxidant …

Concrete technology is developing to bring a sustainable environment with the help of many
innovative materials in concrete. This can reduce the amount of cement that is usually been …