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Last mile connection goes digital Direct Internet Access System (DIAS) allows the user to access the Net at 128 kbps speed and makes it available on an `always on' mode. It allows the customer to use Internet and telephone simultaneously. Can Golden rice eradicate vitamin A deficiency? VARIOUS KINDS of transgenic rice are being developed for a range of characteristics. These are developed to be used both as food as well as for industrial purposes. Among these, nutritional enrichment has been receiving considerable attention ... Plant-fungal symbiosis RESEARCHERS EXAMINING plants growing in the geothermal soils of Yellowstone National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park have found evidence of symbiosis between fungi and plants that may hold clues to how plants adapt to and tolerate extreme ... Transferring data at record speed MOVIES AND popular music are moving from tape to disk, but tape is still on a roll at the San Diego Supercomputer Centre (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego. The centre's huge, updated tape storage system has illustrated its ... Infection by closely related HIV strains possible A REPORT of an individual infected with a second strain of HIV despite effective drug treatment following the first infection has researchers concerned. ``For the first time, we've shown it is possible for an individual to become infected with ... Climate change THE PRIMARY cause for global warming, it is believed, is due to the greenhouse gases, as they perturb the radioactive balance of Earth. Originally, carbon dioxide had been believed to be the main pollutant. The list of pollutants now include ... `Stippling' speeds 3D computer imaging ANCIENT ARTISTS used a technique called stippling — in which pictures are created by painting a series of tiny dots — to produce drawings on cave walls and utensils thousands of years ago. Now engineers at Purdue University have ... 
Cellular basis for a male biological clockRESEARCHERS AT the University of Washington have discovered a cellular basis for what many have long suspected: Men, as well as women, have a reproductive clock that ticks down with age. A recent study revealed that sperm in men older than 35 ... REJOINDER Hopping mad in 'kangaroo court' A SEEMINGLY inexplicable confrontation has emerged between the scientific establishment and the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experimentation on Animals (CPCSEA; formed under Section 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to ...
2002 — a boom year for vaccines!THE YEAR 2002 has been a great one for the vaccinologists. These are people who aim to develop vaccines against specific diseases that afflict humans and animals. During the last 11 months alone, they have reported the invention of vaccines ...
Multi-purpose leguminous treeA FAST growing, multi-purpose tropical leguminous tree, Gliricidia sepium, adapts well in a wide range of soils, and enhances soil fertility and productivity. "This tree is used for timber, firewood, medicinal purpose, charcoal, ...
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