PANIM: Nobel Laureate Professor Richard J. Roberts on Saturday said due to climatic change in Indian Ocean, many rare marine species are in danger while also suggesting that the foreign research organisations and scientists can collaborate with National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to bank the DNAs of endangered marine species.
“Due to the climatic changes in the Indian Ocean, many rare marine species are in danger. I suggesting that the foreign research organisations and scientists can collaborate with National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to bank the DNAs of endangered marine species,” said Roberts while addressing the gathering at the Nobel Prize series 2018 at NIO Dona Paula.
Answering a question on how science can be more interesting in schools for students, Professor Richard said “that it is important for a teacher to realise that while teaching students they are also creating an impact on parents and I think that the essence of science is hands-on experience doing the experiments.”
He said “One of the problems that I see in America and suspect it here too in India is that students don’t have many opportunities to get hands-on experience. As soon as they get hands-on experience with chemicals or for that matter any electrical stuff all of it becomes more interesting.”
Meanwhile, the professor further informed and suggested that he found that most of the students have desire to experiments on their own. “If we get more of this flavour into the Science curriculum it would be a good thing,” he added.
