Science Communication & Zines

These are self-published materials that share ideas, manifestos, opinions, and other projects that do not require editorial sight from mainstream publications. I have co-opted zines for science communication.

Cellular & Molecular Biology Series

This series explores what is a biological cell through a variety of processes, functions, and forms. It also delves into proteins and other molecules that compose the cell. What does it mean for an entity to be a cell? What makes it a living entity? What floats within the cell? What passes through the membranes? How does the cell make more of itself? How does it die?

Zine: Duality of a cell
Zine: Duality of a cell
A-protein-exists
A-cell-is-born
Zine: Identity of a cell
Zine: Identity of a cell
a-cell-socialises
a-cell-exists
Zine: Form of a cell
Zine: Form of a cell
A-cell-responds
Zine: faces of a protein
Zine: faces of a protein
Zine: where organelles lie?
Zine: where organelles lie?
a-cell-remembers
Zine: Form of a cell
Zine: Form of a cell

Based on this work, I presented a poster on sharing a visualization of a biological cell for public communication at the All India Cell Biology Conference at IISER Mohali 2019.

Poster and Zine display at IISER Mohali
Poster and Zine display at IISER Mohali
Conference Audience interacting with Zines, IISER Mohali
Conference Audience interacting with Zines, IISER Mohali

Misc. zines

These are pondering and wonderment on various ideas that piqued interest after a reading or discussion.

Zine: On the individuality of lichens
Zine: Do it yourself, human
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Zine: Stories Untold
Zine: Are you listening?
Zine: In space and time
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Science at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 

This collaboration explores the science done and CCMB, ranging from molecular studies on developmental biology to understanding human history on this planet. The content is accessible to read, print, and share.

Zine: Meshy tales of tiny bacteria
Zine: Who are we?
Zine: Microstructures, vital decisions
Zine: Microstructures, vital decisions
Zine: Stuff of Life
Zine: Fate, cells, molecules

In the first version of the India BioScience grant for science communication, I collaborated with Dr. Meghna Krishnadass at CCMB to share stories about the forest and climate change. The grant supports collaboration between science communicators and scientists. 

Explorations

Playful attempts in working with various paper, craft techniques, and forms to create different sets of zines.

A-protein-exists
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Mt cargo kinesin final frame
Animate and inanimate

More Science+Zines here

Some zines are available for purchase. Please note that small orders and swift orders are hard to fulfill.