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Polonium: a radiation hazard if inhaled or ingested
How Litvinenko got poisoned with such a large quantity continues to be a mystery


How Neanderthals' teeth grew
AMONG ANTHROPOID primates there is a close relationship between brain growth and tooth eruption. Neanderthals, predecessors of modern humans, who first appeared in Europe approximately 200,000 years ago and became extinct about 25,000 years ...
A step towards quantum computers
The simulator allows control of movement, interaction of particles
Genetic key to some breast cancers found
CANCER SPECIALISTS announced recently that they have discovered a gene, which may hold the key to a treatment for up to 10 per cent of all breast cancers. The development could — in time — lead to treatments that would make ...
Information Technology

IT TRENDS
Web-enabling the portable document
Industry leaders need to join in the global quest for a single open document standard

Agriculture

FARMERS'S NOTEBOOK
Patchouli herb: demand exceeds supply
The quantity of this crop cultivated in the country is still negligible
Production and storage of paddy seeds
USE OF high quality seed is essential for successful crop production. The seed should be genetically pure and disease free. Seed production The land used for paddy seed production should be one where paddy crop or nursery has not been raised ...
Farm Queries
Is there any outlet in Tamil Nadu where I can sell my organically grown crops? S. Jeyaseelan
Tamil Nadu You may contact Mr. R. Ranganathan, President, Association of Organic Framing, No 1/123, Information Technology Highway, ...

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