Biology, till now was a subject about which I did not know much, not even at the 10+2 level. Now in IISc we are indeed not just learning, but exploring biology. And this process is amazing and enrapturing, in every literal sense one might think of.
Recently, we performed a novel experiment in biology-a novel experiment, not in terms of some complicated use of a principle, but in terms of the approach, the feeling of enjoyment in terms of doing something different and pleasant(in terms of Prof. Gadagkar, rather we played a game!). We identified the genera of the dead specimens of ants through a key based on the external morphological features prepared by Dr. Thresiamma Varghese, a distinguished research associate with Prof. Gadagkar at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, who guided us through our experiment(actually as entertaining as a game) through a binary key prepared by her dealing with 10 of the around 45 odd genera of ants in the IISc campus. The twist in the game came when we were told that the genus of one of the 6 dead ant specimens given to us could not be found through the binary key. We had to isolate that odd ant, through the sheer power of carefulness, which added a distinct flavor to our game. In all, the experiment, though short, was thoroughly amusing, entertaining and enrapturing along with being informative and enlightening.
Recently, we performed a novel experiment in biology-a novel experiment, not in terms of some complicated use of a principle, but in terms of the approach, the feeling of enjoyment in terms of doing something different and pleasant(in terms of Prof. Gadagkar, rather we played a game!). We identified the genera of the dead specimens of ants through a key based on the external morphological features prepared by Dr. Thresiamma Varghese, a distinguished research associate with Prof. Gadagkar at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, who guided us through our experiment(actually as entertaining as a game) through a binary key prepared by her dealing with 10 of the around 45 odd genera of ants in the IISc campus. The twist in the game came when we were told that the genus of one of the 6 dead ant specimens given to us could not be found through the binary key. We had to isolate that odd ant, through the sheer power of carefulness, which added a distinct flavor to our game. In all, the experiment, though short, was thoroughly amusing, entertaining and enrapturing along with being informative and enlightening.
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