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Screening early for Down’s Syndrome
Nuchal translucency screening with biochemical testing is highly sensitive

Faster, better stripping of CO2 from natural gas
Like a sponge that only soaks up certain chemicals, a new modified plastic permits carbon dioxide or other small molecules to go through hour-glass shaped pores within it, while impeding natural gas (methane) movement through these same pores. ...

Behaviour of birds and worms at Chernobyl

Speaking Of Science

The music that animals like
The question whether aesthetic response to music is uniquely human is yet to be unravelled


Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
When cashing in on young goats becomes kid stuff
She has won the ‘Best Woman Farmer’ award from the University

Managing pests in peas, beans
Green Peas and French beans are grown in higher elevations such as Nilgiris and Palani hills. They are often susceptible to insect attacks such as leaf miner, which tunnels in to the leaf. Plant wiltAs a result, ...


FARM QUERIES
Contract farming in casuarina
You can contact the Dean, Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam-641301, Coimbatore, email: deanformtc@tnau.ac.in, phone: 04254-222010, for ...


FARM QUERIES
Permission for planting
I wish to plant some red sanders trees in my garden. Is it true that I should obtain permission for planting the trees? S. MAYILSAMI Nagarkoil, Tamil NaduYou need not obtain any permission for ...


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