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Positive response to registering clinical trials seen
There has been a marked increase in the number of clinical trials registered

Homeland of the domestic cat identified
The ancestry of the world’s household cats can be traced to just five lineages which lived alongside ancient settlers in the Fertile Crescent, an area stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf.
PET links brain enzyme to violence
Generally, posters presented at conferences seldom get due attention. But a poster authored by 11 scientists from U.S. and two from U.K. at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) on June 4, this year received well ...
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Towards a peta era
Today’s fastest computer operates at 280 teraflops. By next year, it is slated to be tripled


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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Pedalling past pumping problems
The pump is gender friendly and especially suited for rainfed cultivation

Control of mango inflorescence hopper
Three species of hoppers are found to feed on the inflorescence of mango. Idioscpus niveosparus, I. clypealis and Adisura atkinsoni. The hoppers are found in abundance during Nov-Feb synchronizing with the flowering of mango trees. ...


FARM QUERIES
Fruiting in pomegranate
Is there any method to increase fruit yield in my pomegranate tree aged about 15 years? S. KUPPUSWAMY
BangaloreApply 3kg of NPK fertilizers once every year. The fertilizer should be applied about 2 feet away ...


FARM QUERIES
Tree problem
Is there any method to prevent trees such as neem and banyan from growing on compound walls, as the roots of these plants create cracks on the walls? S. BOOMINATHAN
Udumalpet, Tamil NaduCut the trees found ...


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