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AIDS: AAV vaccine will not undergo further testing
The vaccine produced about 20 per cent immune response in phase I trials

Melting million-year-old ice to study ancient microbes
Organisms that thrive in the harshest environments on the planet, ranging from the dry, frigid desert of Antarctica, to geyser-like hydrothermal vents spewing toxic chemicals from the ocean floor, called ‘extremophiles’, have long ...

Violent black holes linked to high-energy cosmic rays
Cosmic rays comprise protons and atomic nuclei, which travel at close to the speed of light

Nanoparticles find favour in diagnosis, therapy
Nanomedicine is very powerful because a single protein inside a living cell can be tracked
Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Rosemary shows the way to keep wild animals at bay
Puttiyamma earned more than Rs.30,000 in three years from half an acre

Control of cigarette beetle in stored grains
Adults are light brown in colour


FARM QUERIES
Table rose flowers
Why is it that table rose flowers of different varieties blossom at different times in the day? P.G. CHERIYAN PANIKER Trivandrum, KeralaThe temperature levels for different varieties are ...


FARM QUERIES
Caterpillar menace
If the infestation is moderate then you will have to pluck the worms one by one and put them in a fire to kill them. Another way is to torch them by lighting rags tied to a wooden stick. If the infestation is more then spraying can be ...


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