I'm an Indian biologist-turned science journalist and an Assistant Editor at The Scientist.
In three years as a science journalist, I have authored 200 articles, which have appeared in Scientific American, Knowable Magazine, New Scientist, Live Science, and The Hindu among others. More about me.
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Large Peptide Therapeutics Target the “Undruggable”
The Scientist
Inspired by natural, large molecules such as cyclosporin A, researchers are designing macrocyclic peptide drugs that combine desirable features of pills and antibodies.
Why Allergies Strike Men and Women Differently
The Scientist
Adult women are more sensitive to allergies. Research in mice points to male sex hormones dampening lung inflammation as one reason why.
By combining long reads, genome assembly, diverse reference data, and AI, researchers aim to find rare disease variants that have remained out of reach.
A complete list of my published articles is here.