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Nature India Annual Volume 2020 Annual compendium of science in India / Vol 8 / June 2021 Annual compendium of science in India / Vol 8 / June 2021 June / 8 Vol / India in science of compendium Annual SEEKING HIGHER GROUND In protecting shared borders, the Himalayas could be a point of cooperation and mutual gain Twist in the Cheshire cat tale A new chapter of knowledge Barriers for women Separated photons can Open-access policy could Gender gap in healthcare swap their spin change publishing game treatment is a registered trademark of PerkinElmer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All other trademarks Inc. of PerkinElmer, is a registered trademark ® FIND THE PERFECT FIT FOR YOUR LAB Copyright © 2021 PerkinElmer, Inc. All rights reserved. PerkinElmer All rights reserved. Inc. 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Get a pack of FREE Microplates & Reagents* When you purchase Hurry a PerkinElmer VICTOR® Nivo™ Multimode Microplate Reader up!! Email: [email protected] www.perkinelmer.com June 2021 EDITORIAL London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Shanghai, Tokyo, From the editor San Francisco, Washington DC, New York [email protected] Editor-in-chief: Subhra Priyadarshini he year 2020 was defined by the global pandemic. Throughout the long, difficult year, Editor: Rebecca Dargie disease and death came in tragic waves, testing the limits of healthcare systems, espe- Art and design: Bharat Bhushan Upadhyay Photographic editor: Amany Shawkey cially in countries with limited resources. In India, one of the worst affected countries, Project management: Shaimaa Ramadan significant outbreaks continue in 2021. Creative director: Kelly Buckheit Krause Managing editor: Colin Sullivan A positive outcome, however, has been the triumph of science. In record time, scientists Trushed to sequence the genome of the virus and its variants, created affordable diagnostic and PUBLISHING treatment solutions, and produced multiple vaccine and drug candidates to control the pan- Nature Research Group demic. We have been covering the pandemic in India and the subcontinent in depth through the STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS lens of science. Besides our regular coverage, we produced two special issues on the COVID-19 Senior Manager, India crisis in India — one on how the pandemic was affecting life in a country of 1.3 billion people, and Sonia Sharma the other on affordable engineering solutions being developed in haste by India’s scientists to Tel: +91 9650969959 [email protected] confront the virus. In our quest to disseminate trusted information during a global public health emergency, the pages of Nature India were filled with resources on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND REPRINTS [email protected] Meanwhile, despite challenges thrown up by a series of lockdowns and funding issues, science in other disciplines unrelated to the pandemic has continued to flourish. One criticism of schol- REGISTERED OFFICE arly publishers and scientific journals has been that their overwhelming engagement with the Springer Nature India Pty Ltd: pandemic (public health, medicine, virology and epidemiology) squeezed out other disciplines 7th floor, Vijaya Building, 17 Barakhamba Road New Delhi, 110 001 India during 2020. In this annual volume, therefore, we are highlighting Nature India’s coverage of all Email [email protected] sciences, efforts around which quietly continued through 2020. www.nature.com/natureindia The biodiverse Himalayan region, straddling the borders of many countries in Asia, including India and China, offers immense potential for collaborative scientific research. However, the © 2021 Springer Nature Limited. All rights reserved. inhospitable terrain and geopolitical strife in the region, have created obstacles to a joined-up research approach. Our cover story tells of the growing call by researchers in the two coun- Connect with us: facebook.com/npgindia tries to go beyond political differences and make the Himalayan region a hub for scientific twitter.com/NatureInd collaborations. Also highlighted in this issue are migratory birds from across the region coming into India, Cover Image: and the need for heronries to protect them. S. Priyadarshini The country is weighing the challenges and opportunities of an ambitious ‘one nation one subscription’ policy that aims to make scholarly knowledge freely accessible to everyone in the country, and we analyse the merits of this proposed plan. The pandemic is never far from the immediate consciousness of everyone, and our annual photo competition on the theme brought inspired images of this era, where masks, sanitation, immunisation, and innovative solutions to health needs are paramount, and the focus of our daily lives. We hope you enjoy reading. Subhra Priyadarshini Editor-in-chief Nature India | Vol 8 | June 2021 | 1 Online Course in Scientific Writing and Publishing Delivered by Nature Research journal editors, researchers gain an unparalleled insight into how to publish. Try a free sample of the course at masterclasses.nature.com Bite-size design for busy researchers • Subscribe as a lab or institution W masterclasses.nature.com Follow us on LinkedIn Skills and Careers Forum for Researchers A80768 Online Course in Scientific Writing and Publishing Delivered by Nature Research journal editors, researchers gain an unparalleled insight into how to publish. Try a free sample of the course at masterclasses.nature.com Bite-size design for busy researchers • Subscribe as a lab or institution W masterclasses.nature.com Follow us on LinkedIn Skills and Careers Forum for Researchers A80768 30 June 2021 Contents Cheetah genetics p. 5 Landscape for cooperation p. 10 Better infection models p. 32 Research highlights Features Obituaries 4 From the scientific literature 24 Gender gap in healthcare access 34 Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty Large study suggests that women A force for change in biotechnology Cover story face bigger obstacles in reaching big and law public health centres. 10 Borders worth protecting 35 Narender Kumar Sehgal Scientific collaborations between 26 Keeping a bird’s-eye view on Brought science to the people India and China could become part heronries 36 Maharaj Kishan Bhan of a wider dialogue to improve Monitoring populations of storks, Developer of India’s first rotavirus regional relations. ibises, spoonbills and cormorants vaccine News needs investment, and citizen scientists. 37 Govind Swarup 16 Servicing the pit stops of Pioneer radio astronomer, father of 28 Throwing open the scholarly migratory birds frugal science literature Open-pit mining in eastern India has Researchers recommend an carved out unique water havens that Photo competition open-access policy that promotes must be conserved. research being shared in online 38 Pandemic in pictures 17 Indo-gangetic plains world’s repositories. The 2020 theme for Nature ammonia hotspot India’s annual photo contest was Emissions correlated with fertiliser Comment ‘pandemic’. Entries captured the many hardships of the contagion, use and stubble burning. 30 India’s open-access future and hope of an infection-free Manju Naika and Sandeep Kumar 18 Meteorite confirmed as cause of future. Rajasthan crater Pathak analyse the policy around Spectacular site becomes the third access to scholarly knowledge. reported impact crater in India. 32 Infection research in India must 19 Quantum Cheshire cats become more relevant to humans A physics trick that separates the by Surat Parvatam and Karishma feline from its grin. Kaushik. 20 Crash detector chip draws on insect vision Scientists replicate mechanism used to avoid collision in flight. 21 Stone tools reveal that ancient humans survived volcanic catastrophe 22 The true cost of snakebite for victims in India New data provide first estimate of the toll snakebites take on survivors. Nature India | Vol 8 | June 2021 | 3 Selections from the scientific literature Research highlights DIABETES ALARM FOR BLOOD-CLOTTING METROPOLITAN INDIA MATERIAL MIMICS More than half of men and two- MARINE MUSSELS thirds of women above the age of 20 in India’s cities are likely to A biocompatible and develop diabetes during their biodegradable peptide-based lifetime, a study suggests. hybrid material can help stop Prevention of diabetes, bleeding, a study shows. The especially in young urban material mimics the blood- populations, should be a clotting properties of fibrin and national priority for India, says AIRBORNE FUNGI the adhesiveness of specific A SEISMIC SEARCH lead author, Shammi Luhar, at proteins in the base pad of the University of Cambridge, UK. THREATENS
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