Dr. Rahul Kumar

Senior Assistant Professor MU Bodh Gaya | Evolutionary Biologist | Editor IE | Generalist | JNU Dropout | Cancer Survivor | Poet | My book: An Unsung Anthology

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

One of the images from my recently published research article has been published on the cover page of the prestigious journal Animal Biology. I presented part of this work at Ento'22 organized by @RoyEntSoc and 4th annual conference of @india_evolution.

https://t.co/rLFAXJfqMZ

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

While receiving award from Hon'ble Union Minister of State @moefcc Shri @KVSinghMPGonda ji during Animal Taxonomy Summit 2025 organized by @ZoologicalI. Excited to attend Animal Taxonomy Summit 2026.

@magadhuniversi1
@india_evolution

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

I have completed MA in Education from @OfficialIGNOU alongside my MSc & PhD in Zoology. Though I may not use it professionally, I pursued it to strengthen my teaching skills. My dissertation focused on the effectiveness of in silico techniques in undergraduate biology teaching.

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Today, I demonstrated the systematic dissection of a fowl’s eye to locate the pecten to the students of BSc Semester II Zoology (Major). First, I demonstrated the procedure myself, and then the students performed it independently.

@magadhuniversi1
@india_evolution
#zoology

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Proteins can also form DNA by acting themselves as templates! Two amazing papers challenging central dogma...

https://t.co/9LtlO7JYww

https://t.co/gFWj9kSSAz

[Anusandhan National Research Foundation @ANRFIndia]

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗡𝗥𝗙 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 (𝗔𝗥𝗚)
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗥𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦

Please visit: https://t.co/Sha0lC80to

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄: 15 May-10 June 2026

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Last year, a baby boy with a life-threatening metabolic condition became the world’s first patient to receive a personalized gene-editing treatment.

The feat could pave the way for gene editors tailored to people with unique or ultrarare mutations.

Learn more: https://t.co/Q88zuZwUxz @NewsfromScience

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

#SciHub is banned in India, institutes lack journal subscriptions, & small colleges are facing trouble availing ONOS. I have sent multiple emails to #ONOS helpline but in response I get a survey link meant for private colleges though our college is a government college.

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Our new publication:

https://t.co/Zj1bNT9S4y

This publication is the foremost outcome of the MoU between the Entomological Society of India (ESI) and the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI).

@EntoIndia @CABI_Invasives @CABI_News
#Agriculture #Himalaya

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

There is something special about our college botanical garden. It is my favorite place in the entire campus. This garden is a world of surprises, with new insects and spiders showing up every season.

@india_evolution @magadhuniversi1 @bsi_moefcc
#botany #plants #biodiversity

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Our college botanical garden is buzzing this summer with some incredible visitors...

@india_evolution @RoyEntSoc @EntoIndia @ZoologicalI @Indianentos @magadhuniversi1
#bihar #zoology #insects #macro

[Ethan Weber @ethanjohnweber]

I made a Claude Code skill that generates conference posters 🛠️

Instead of a static PDF, it outputs a single HTML file — drag to resize columns, swap sections, adjust fonts, then give your layout back to Claude. 🔁

🔗 Skill 👉 https://t.co/KhYV8anbxL

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

I didn’t book cylinder on 12-1-2026, 6-2-2026 & 1-3-26 but received messages of booking and delivery. I am facing trouble due to such malpractices by gas agency. I get supply from Urmila Gas Agency, Daudnagar. @BPCLimited

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Last I received LPG cylinder on 21-12-2025 but I received messages on 12-1-2026, 6-2-2026 and 1-3-2026 that cylinder is booked & delivered though I didn’t receive any cylinder. Now, I am trying to book but I am getting message that I can’t book up to 26-3-26.
@BPCLimited

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Colour every soul, O mighty painter!
This world is in need of your shades.
Colour every soul in bright flying colours,
So that imprints of it would never fade.

Happy Holi 🎨

#anunsunganthology #Holi2026 #poetry #poem #colours #krishna #radha #SpringFestival #basantfestival

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Invited a @Harvard scientist to a rural college of Bihar: Today, I organized a seminar on the occasion of "National Science Day" where I invited Dr Whidul Hasan, Postdoc Scientist, @harvardmed for a lecture. He talked about "How Neurons talk: From Action Potential to Behaviour."

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Today RNA may seem overshadowed by its glamorous cousin DNA, but many scientists think RNA molecules were the star players in the origin of life. By both storing genetic information and copying themselves, they might have touched off the march of evolution that produced increasingly complex life forms.

So far, researchers haven’t found RNAs that can replicate themselves, a key feature of living things. But they now have something close.

In a new paper, researchers report creating RNAs that can generate a sort of mirror image of themselves and use that template to generate the original. Learn more: https://t.co/fkrtlVbWbP @NewsfromScience

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Should’ve been a SWAYAM app for iOS users also. I’m a regular learner for last 6 years. Recently, I purchased an iPhone. I went on @Apple App Store but couldn’t find this app.

@nptel_official @ugc_india @iitbombay @iitdelhi @iitmadras @IITKgp @IITKanpur @iitroorkee @IITGuwahati

[Jason Sheltzer @JSheltzer]

AI is cool and all... but a new paper in @ScienceMagazine kind of figured out the origin of life?

The paper reports the discovery of a simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.

[Dr. Rahul Kumar @profrahulk]

Glimpses of my talk on reproductive isolation among red & black morphs of ant-mimicking spider Myrmaplata plataleoides at International Conference on Animal Biology organized by Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

#zoology @bhupro @magadhuniversi1

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Fungi coat the eggs of stinkbugs, creating a shield that protects the embryos from parasitic wasps, researchers report.

Learn more: https://t.co/PmZzzN3M29 @NewsfromScience