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Cigarettes are radioactive IN THE year 1987, I received some anxious queries from smokers when a national news agency prominently published a news item titled `cigarette is radioactive' and attributed it to me. I cannot claim any originality in the matter. In 1976, ... Survival by mutation UNDER STRESS, colonies of wild bacteria display an increased mutation rate that may hasten evolution, according to a French and Mexican team led by Ivana Bjedov. The genetic mechanisms that permit these mutations may be similar to those that ... Spiderman becomes a reality SCIENTISTS AT The University of Manchester have developed a new type of adhesive, which mimics the mechanism employed by geckos (a type of lizard) to climb surfaces, including glass ceilings. Researchers within the newly opened Manchester Centre ... PERSPECTIVE A new approach in nanotechnology SURFACE MODIFICATION techniques play a vital role in nanotechnology. Till now, they have been based on various chemical reactions to produce optimised structure and special properties for improving the global performance of the materials in the ... Therapy for diabetic nephropathy AT A recent symposium in Bangalore , Dr. Anthony Allison, the inventor of a billion dollar molecule, Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), expounded on its potential use for the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. At present, MMF is very widely used as ... Ecstasy of mathematics IN EARLIER articles we emphasised that the ecstasy of mathematics can be experienced not only by an Euler or Ramanujan but also by an aspirant to a career in creative research. We now discuss how a young entrant can assess himself to choose the ... Novel spectroscopic method can detect terrorist threats A NOVEL technique that uses far-infrared (terahertz) radiation to rapidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... Assisted reproduction for HIV positive men Assisted reproduction can safely help HIV positive men to become fathers without infecting their partners. But it does not provide the same for women. Silencing the disease causing gene GENES COME in pairs, one copy from your mom and one from your dad. In some genetic conditions, inheriting one bad, or mutant, gene copy from either parent is sufficient to cause disease. University of Iowa researchers have shown that it is ... Bioethics and the brain NEW WAYS of imaging the brain and developments in microelectronics are providing unprecedented capabilities for monitoring the brain in real time and even for controlling its function. Electrical activity in the brain can show whether a person ... 
The seashell's inner beautyTHERE IS more to mother-of-pearl than good looks. Also called nacre, the gleaming, white material is renowned in scientific circles for its strong, yet flexible, properties. Now researchers have developed a nanoscale, layered material that comes ... Controlling chemical reactions USING A low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) to selectively `tweak' the vibrations of individual molecules, scientists have demonstrated a new way to directly control reactions. Such control may one day allow scientists to ... Quake resistant design, construction DESIGN OF buildings to resist earthquakes involves controlling the damage to acceptable levels at a reasonable cost. Contrary to the common thinking that any crack in the building after an earthquake means the building is unsafe for ... Integrated nutrient management of rainfed tapioca SALEM DISTRICT in Tamil Nadu accounts for the largest acreage under tapioca. Farmers prefer the crop due to the positive offtake of the harvested tubers in the sago and starch factories. Field experiments conducted concurrently for the two ...
High yielding oyster mushroomSPECIES OF the genus Pleurotus are well known edible fungi and are valued as good delicacies having palatable culinary properties. A new strain of Pleurotus flabellatus isolated from dead wood of silk cotton tree was found ... 
Modified Panchakavya to boost plant and animal productivityPANCHAKAVYA IS an organic product derived from five products evolving from cow, and it has been used in Indian medicine since time immemorial. ``I have modified this Panchakavya by adding a few more ingredients and the modified version has a lot ...
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