<p>“Biology is fast becoming an endangered subject. The teachers should introspect, work creatively to bring fresh lease of life into a subject like Zoology. There is a belief that a subject like Zoology has no scope and the graduates emerging out of streams of Biology are not employable which is threatening the study of the subject,” he said. <br /><br />Prof Ranganath was delivering the inaugural address at the International Symposium on Current Trends in Endocrine and Reproductive Health organised as part of the 29th annual meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology - SRBCE - 2011 here. <br /><br />He feared that the traditional biology will be replaced with ‘half-baked’ biology if the trend continued.<br /><br />It is for the teachers of biology to ponder over how to get students interested in biology at under-graduate level and chalk out a roadmap for the development of the subject. Graduation studies are the backbone of higher research and post -graduate studies. “We should think on what can we give for the next generation in the specialisation of studies in biology,” Ranganath remarked. <br /><br />He said the University of Mysore merited to become become a Centre for Advanced Studies in Zoology. <br /><br />Both the Zoology department and the University campus is celebrating the golden jubilee year for completing 50 years of journey. The Zoology department of UoM has survived and flourished in three main disciplines of endocrinology, cell biology and genetics, he added. <br /><br />In his keynote address, S K Saidapur, noted scientist and former vice-chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharwad dwelt on the recent advancements in the study of endocrinology and reproduction. Highlighting the importance of ultimate factors in reproduction of animals, he said the scientific community still need to understand the evolution of diversity in various modes of reproduction.<br /><br />Prof Michael Arul Das, Prof S K Maithra, Director of SRBCE, Prof Shivabasavaiah, organising secretary were present.</p>
<p>“Biology is fast becoming an endangered subject. The teachers should introspect, work creatively to bring fresh lease of life into a subject like Zoology. There is a belief that a subject like Zoology has no scope and the graduates emerging out of streams of Biology are not employable which is threatening the study of the subject,” he said. <br /><br />Prof Ranganath was delivering the inaugural address at the International Symposium on Current Trends in Endocrine and Reproductive Health organised as part of the 29th annual meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology - SRBCE - 2011 here. <br /><br />He feared that the traditional biology will be replaced with ‘half-baked’ biology if the trend continued.<br /><br />It is for the teachers of biology to ponder over how to get students interested in biology at under-graduate level and chalk out a roadmap for the development of the subject. Graduation studies are the backbone of higher research and post -graduate studies. “We should think on what can we give for the next generation in the specialisation of studies in biology,” Ranganath remarked. <br /><br />He said the University of Mysore merited to become become a Centre for Advanced Studies in Zoology. <br /><br />Both the Zoology department and the University campus is celebrating the golden jubilee year for completing 50 years of journey. The Zoology department of UoM has survived and flourished in three main disciplines of endocrinology, cell biology and genetics, he added. <br /><br />In his keynote address, S K Saidapur, noted scientist and former vice-chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharwad dwelt on the recent advancements in the study of endocrinology and reproduction. Highlighting the importance of ultimate factors in reproduction of animals, he said the scientific community still need to understand the evolution of diversity in various modes of reproduction.<br /><br />Prof Michael Arul Das, Prof S K Maithra, Director of SRBCE, Prof Shivabasavaiah, organising secretary were present.</p>
