Gopakumar, S

Tropical Forester and a moderate bookworm! Luv to motorcycle and feel and smell nature!!!!

[Next Science @NextScience]

🚨 Researchers discovered the master switch that prevents the human immune system from attacking itself.

And they just won the Nobel.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking work on peripheral immune tolerance.

While the immune system is a powerful defense against external pathogens, it requires precise regulation to avoid damaging the body's own organs. Sakaguchi first identified a specialized group of 'regulatory T cells' that act as a biological brake on immune responses. This discovery was completed when Brunkow and Ramsdell identified the FOXP3 gene as the master switch governing these cells, a finding initially made while studying a rare and fatal autoimmune disorder in children.

By revealing how the body maintains this delicate internal balance, these laureates have provided the foundation for a new era of medical treatment. Their work explains the biological origins of autoimmune diseases and has led to the development of therapies that are currently being explored to treat chronic conditions, improve organ transplant success, and even reprogram the immune environment around tumors to fight cancer. These discoveries represent a fundamental shift in immunology, moving beyond simple defense to a sophisticated understanding of how the body governs its own cellular power.

source: Nobel Prize Outreach AB. (2025). The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025. Nobel Prize Press Release.

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

📅 Mark your calendars!

🌲 The 28th Session of the Committee on Forestry and 10th #WorldForestWeek will take place 28 Sept–2 Oct 2026 under the theme "Forests for food, resilience and prosperity".

👉 https://t.co/YuWQ5Ggkjg

#COFO28

@FAO4Members

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

🌳 Read a new @FAO publication:

When women transform forestry: The 4WINS approach towards equitable entrepreneurship and leadership across the forest sector

👉https://t.co/bQjfLsv5m7

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

Primary forests cover at least 1.18 billion hectares (29% of the total forest area), but were lost at a rate of 1.61 million hectares per year between 2015 & 2025.

More on the world’s forests in @FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 👉 https://t.co/iArtixHde6

#FRA2025

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

🪵 Are you reimagining what's possible with sustainable wood?

From bold designs to innovative builds, #GrowTheSolution is looking for its next #WoodChampion!

If you're using wood in creative or inspiring ways, share your story.

👉 https://t.co/r7olrID40W

#CPForests #SW4SW

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Happy Republic Day

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

@nijinbs Agree! But this idea is yet to garner support among GOK employees and GoK per se. Hope to see that soon.

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Fell in love with Chhattisgarh’s beauty! To keep it pristine:
✅ Follow traffic rules
✅ No paan or spitting
Instill these habits early at home/school for an even bigger impact! #CleanChhattisgarh #RoadSafety #SwachhBharat #ChhattisgarhTourism

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

@RailwaySeva @TVC138 Thanks

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Frustrating experience at Trivandrum Railway station! Prepaid auto stand has long queues, but few autos willing to take passengers under the system 🤯🚫 Why maintain a service if it's not gonna work? @RailMinIndia can we get some solutions? #TrivandrumRailwayStation #PrepaidAuto

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

https://t.co/iZ8IuLXWjK

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

good morning world

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

When the Foster Mother and the Child Disagree: Forestry, Agriculture, and the Kerala Question https://t.co/jJPFaAfNsE

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Hi, Checkout my AI Aware badge! I won it by starting the #AIForAll program. You can get yours too here - https://t.co/QUi6JaTZO0

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Even in this biodiversity conscious era, how callously we "train" the avenue trees in NH 44? #tree #urbanforestry #Kerala #NHAI

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Cloudburst, thunderstorms etc! It is high time Kerala reviews it's policy on roof top coverings and hoardings. #climate #SafetyMatters #Disaster

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

https://t.co/MYPNg4leQw

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

A teacher is a great artist too!
#teacher #university #education
https://t.co/Fq2RPsvSwi

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Gopakumar, S @PachaKuda]

Jai Hind!