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PRABHLEEN

"My organisms are human cells that grow and divide. These babies are actually grown outside the human body in specialised dishes. They need their customised food for energy, a nice warm and humid environment, and like any child, they need enough space to play and grow. They also need other cells as their friends to connect with!"

RAHUL

"After returning to my guest house, as I was just about to wash the starfruit to eat it, I observed a translucent cotton-like structure stuck between its ridges. When I removed the structure, I found an ant inside which jumped as it attempted to escape . It struck me as quite unusual that ants would make cottony nests and jump in that fashion."

ANANDHU

"When I started doing research, I had no idea that the life of a researcher would be intertwined with the life of an organism."

PRATYASHA

“We call it a sacrifice and not a killing, to recognise the contribution of mice to the cause of science.”

RAHUL

"While exploring the forests of Chotanagpur Plateau, one of the most ancient land masses of the world, I realized that Myrmarachne melanocephala is not the only ant-mimicking spider species present. There are many others too."

TRISHA

"I was constantly hounded by mosquitoes throughout my childhood. People fell ill around me all the time because of them. They were everywhere, biting me and everyone I knew all the time. I used to specifically study late at night hoping these pests wouldn’t annoy me. But I was wrong. Mosquitoes were the bane of my existence."

RUSHALI

"For a person who started out wondering why and what the point was to work with worms, I am now proud to say that I am a worm scientist."