April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Year: 2015

EditorialHIV/AIDS

Editorial: Power of icons and networks

Published in The Hindu on May 17, 2005 Amitabh Bachchan, who was recently named goodwill ambassador for the United Nation’s

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Clinical trialEditorial

Editorial: A dangerous conflict of interest

Published in The Hindu on November 30, 2005 If several pharmaceutical companies across the world have mastered the fine art

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We will break even in three years, says Dr. Srinivasan

Chennai, where a private cord blood bank is situated, will soon have a public cord blood bank. Dr. P. Srinivasan,

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Stem cells

Making a case for public cord blood banking

Cord blood banking, an alien concept till a few years ago in India is becoming popular, courtesy a few private

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IGCAR

Science is fun, says Baldev Raj of IGCAR

Published in The Hindu on November 17, 2005 “If somebody does not consider science as fun, then science is not

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Editorial

Editorial: The virtues of fractionating blood

Published in The Hindu on November 8, 2005 Approximately seven million units of human blood are needed in India every

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Editorial

Editorial: Animal experiments, with safeguards

Published in The Hindu on November 5, 2005 By suggesting a relaxation of norms for clearance of animal experiments, President

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HIVHIV/AIDS

HIV: An NGO by the infected for the infected

Published in The Hindu on October 20, 2005 “We are  not the problem but part of the solution,” said K.K.

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DiabetesEditorialObesityWHOWorld Health Organisation

Editorial: A burgeoning health problem

Published in The Hindu on October 14, 2005 At a time when the World Health Organisation has predicted that the

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EditorialHIVWHOWorld Health Organisation

Editorial: Making injections perfectly safe

Published in The Hindu on September 24, 2005 The recent disclosure that nearly a third of all injections administered in

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HIVWHOWorld Health Organisation

Unsafe injections, fatal infections

Published in The Hindu on September 22, 2005 About 40 per cent of the 16 billion injections given in the

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HIVHIV/AIDSWHOWorld Health Organisation

Female condom: a prophylactic to empower women

In what may possibly be one of the most potent moves to empower women in protecting themselves from getting infected

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HIVHIV/AIDS

HIV: trial shows male circumcision cuts risk

Published in The Hindu on August 25, 2005 One more trial has shown a positive correlation between circumcision and reduced

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