{"id":2797,"date":"2015-08-18T06:57:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T06:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/indigenus\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2016-06-14T13:44:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T13:44:49","slug":"nature-india-special-annual-volume-is-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/indigenus\/2015\/08\/nature-india-special-annual-volume-is-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Nature India Special Annual Volume is out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"New<\/a>In keeping with the promise of an annual compendium, here’s Nature India<\/em>‘s second one compiling the big science events from India through 2014.<\/p>\n

It has been a delight putting together the\u00a0second issue of the Nature India<\/em>\u00a0Special Annual Volume, primarily because 2014\u00a0was full of big science news \u2014 India\u2019s space\u00a0scientists proudly placed the Mars mission\u00a0in orbit and the country\u2019s biologists made a\u00a0mark in international proteomics research by\u00a0mapping the human proteome.<\/p>\n

During the year, Nature India<\/em> also tracked\u00a0an annual event that is quietly making a mark\u00a0on the Indian science scene \u2014 a new initiative\u00a0that is helping bring back Indian scientists\u00a0settled in various parts of the world back to\u00a0their homeland. Our cover story takes a look\u00a0at this \u2014 the Young Investigators Meet in\u00a0faraway Boston, Massachusetts. Parallely, we\u00a0spotted another new pattern \u2014 that of foreign\u00a0scientists trickling in to work in Indian labs.<\/p>\n

Though their numbers are still not worth\u00a0calling it a \u2018trend\u2019 of sorts, we thought this\u00a0time was as good as any to put the sightings on\u00a0record \u2013 a primer that might influence future\u00a0science policy of this country.\u00a0Besides our continued focus on climate\u00a0change, policy issues that made it to our\u00a0coverage in 2014 were the ban on unproven\u00a0stem cell therapies \u2014 a long-standing cause\u00a0for concern \u2014 and, a new push for genomic\u00a0medicine in the country\u2019s healthcare system.\u00a0We also got to hear from the experts on where\u00a0the legal battle on Genetically Modified crops\u00a0is headed.<\/p>\n

All these made it to our annual compendium,\u00a0Nature India<\/em>\u2019s second such, that hopes to be an\u00a0important addition to the science calendar of\u00a0India \u2014 a must have for anyone interested in\u00a0keeping abreast with the research highlights of\u00a0the year, newsmakers, trends in R&D, careers\u00a0and policy issues.<\/p>\n

In the seven years of covering science in the\u00a0largest democracy of the world, Nature India<\/em>\u00a0has closely witnessed some world-class science\u00a0and scientists changing the face of science in\u00a0this country. Deservedly, they should go down\u00a0in history as pioneers of this new scientific\u00a0boom.\u00a0Beginning 2014, therefore, Nature India<\/em>\u00a0started chronicling what we call \u201cthe\u00a0contemporary history of science in India\u201d\u00a0through annual compendia like these. For our special volumes,\u00a0a group of editors and eminent scientists\u00a0handpick contents from our coverage\u00a0through the year. Affiliations and research\u00a0interests of some people might have changed\u00a0after publication of these articles. We have\u00a0mentioned the publication date on top of each\u00a0article so that they make sense.<\/p>\n

As always, I welcome readers\u2019 feedback to\u00a0improve our successive volumes and to do\u00a0justice to Nature India<\/em>\u2019s tagline: \u201cAll about\u00a0science in India\u201d.<\/p>\n

More on the content and subscription of the issue\u00a0here<\/a>. Also, stay tuned for a Nature India<\/em> Special Issue on “Proteomics Research in India” next week!<\/p>\n

[Read about Nature India Special Annual Volume 2007-13 here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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