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Saliva does not transmit cold virus Blood vessels constrict when the skin is exposed to a cold stimulus. This restricts the activity and ability of white blood cells to fight off a cold virus. Frozen sea under Mars' surface Mars appears relatively dry with ice confined to the planet's polar caps. Improving hydrogen storage The storage of hydrogen using magnesium powder could be a very interesting option. Synthetic pheromone offers cockroach control PUTTING an end to a decades-long effort, researchers have identified the pheromone that the female German cockroach uses to attract males when she's ready to mate. Wendell Roelofs and colleagues report that traps baited with synthetic versions of ... Composting coffee wastes COMPOSTING IS a method of accelerating the natural process of decomposition of organic residues or wastes, under controlled conditions into useful agriculture produces. Microorganisms like fungi and bacteria bring about the decomposition. An ... Essential micronutrient of cane ZINC IS an essential micronutrient, influencing sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) growth and development. It is a constituent of various enzymes that are important for plant metabolism. Its role is linked with chlorophyll formation, ...
Quantum dots: the Maxwell's demons of biology WHILE DISCUSSING ideas in thermodynamics, on heat flow from one place to another, physicists talk of a mythical fellow called Maxwell's demon. He is supposed to be the size of atoms and molecules (more an imp or dwarf than a demon!) who acts ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK 
High yielding rice variety for coastal saline ecosystemSCIENTISTS AT the Rice Research Station (RRS) of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) at Vyttila, Kochi, have developed a high yielding rice variety suited for cultivation in the coastal saline ecosystem. It has been released for commercial ... Botanical names ANSWER: The botanical name for kanakambaram is Crossandra infundibuliformis. QUESTION: What is the botanical name for keelanelli and bhendi? C. Rajesh Praveen, Virudunagar, Tamil Nadu T.M. ...
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