Kasaragod, March 3 -- day International Conference on Molecular Signalling (ICMS 2026) commenced at the Central University of Kerala (CUK). The conference is jointly organised by the School of Biological Sciences at Central University of Kerala and the Society for Molecular Signalling (India). Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Senior Visiting Professor at NCBS, and Former Director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, inaugurated the conference.
In his inaugural address, Prof. Balaram reflected on the fundamental nature of biology and its deep connection with chemistry. He observed that as people age, they increasingly become aware of their own biology, regardless of their academic background. Science, he noted, is the study of nature an...