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High quality, India-centric reportage on science, technology & innovation. An IIT Madras initiative

IIT Madras Shaastra is a science magazine that provides an India-centric reportage of science and technology. As a knowledge platform, it aims to fill the gap in science and technology coverage through well-researched, in-depth articles. The magazine features the best of global R&D for science enthusiasts who would like to stay abreast of the trends in the industry. The rich, robustly researched,

insightful and informative content featured in Shaastra are presented by the best science writing professional journalists in the country. Pioneered by IIT Madras, each issue of Shaastra features a several original long-form articles, interviews, guest columns by newsmakers in the field of science and technology, profiles, book reviews and is fast emerging as a one-stop platform for sound science-related information. It is a great resource for your students to stay connected to the latest trends in science, technology and innovation.

14/10/2025

From printing papers to printing people!
Made-in-India bioinks are taking 3D bioprinting to the next level — helping scientists grow tissues and maybe one day, full organs 💧🇮🇳
Drop by drop, India’s making biotech history.

Check out the full story in our latest issue — science that’s as viral as the virus itself! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

09/10/2025

Turns out romance can be engineered! Japanese researchers tweaked one gene and made male fruit flies start gifting food to impress their mates. Love may not be in the air — it’s in the DNA! 🧬

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06/10/2025

Delta was the heavyweight champ, Omicron the sneaky sprinter. Turns out, one tiny genetic tweak made all the difference — spreading faster but hitting softer! 🦠✨ Curious how viruses evolve to survive (and sometimes go easy on us)? 🤔

Check out the full story in our latest issue — science that’s as viral as the virus itself! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

30/09/2025

Skin-tastic Science! 🧬 Researchers are 3D-printing bioink band-aids with superhero pores — fighting microbes, boosting healing, and maybe even saving you from a scar story. Faster healing, fewer infections, and cheaper care… now that’s patch-perfect!

Read the full story in our latest issue! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue
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26/09/2025

NK cells: Because sometimes the best cure is a tiny hit squad.
Meet the Natural Killer (NK) cells — the body’s own elite mercenaries, trained to hunt down rogue cells. Once seen only as destroyers, they’re now being reprogrammed to wipe out cancer and autoimmune disorders — and could even shrink solid tumours in just hours.

⚡ From lab experiments to real-life breakthroughs, these tiny assassins might just rewrite the future of medicine.

🔬 Read the full story in our latest issue! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

25/09/2025

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23/09/2025

“Seaweed: the slimy underdog turning tides 🌊 — from ocean floors to store shelves, it’s ditching plastic, advancing agriculture and maybe even saving the planet… one squishy strand at a time! 🌱♻️”

Read the full story in our latest issue! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

18/09/2025

🚨 The latest issue of Shaastra Magazine is live! 🚨
This month’s cover story, “Genome Diaries”, dives into how the Human Genome Project—25 years on—is saving lives in India. From decoding DNA to transforming healthcare, the breakthroughs are rewriting the future of medicine.

✨ Don’t miss insights on lightning science, quantum riddles, and AI-powered research too! https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue
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08/09/2025

Beyond Silicon: Scientists are pioneering 2D material-based transistors that promise smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computers. This breakthrough could reshape the future of electronics and power the next generation of technology. Basically, your next laptop might be thinner than your patience on a Monday morning.

Read more about such innovations in current issue of Shaastra: https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

03/09/2025

Heart restart, Duke edition! 💓👶 Scientists just pulled off the ultimate life hack—reviving a donor heart outside the body to save infants’ lives.

A medical plot twist you’ll want to read about! Subscribe to Shaastra right now to know more about such cutting edge innovations https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/subscriptions

25/08/2025

Alpacas, pigs, and science unite: taking down Nipah, one antibody at a time! Who knew barnyard buddies could help outsmart a deadly virus?

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21/08/2025

Mosquitoes just got ghosted!
Australian researchers have designed a vaccine that blocks malaria parasites from ‘dating’ in the mosquito gut — stopping the disease before it ever meets a human.

Read the latest issue now https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue

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