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Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 2, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Month: January 2016

H1N1Swine Flu

Swine flu and thermal imaging

Published in The Hindu on May 21, 2009 If screening baggage using X-rays has become the order of the day

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HIVHIV/AIDSTuberculosis

Treating TB, AIDS co-infection

Published in The Hindu on May 21, 2009 The Phase IV trial started in June 2006 to treat patients simultaneously

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Drug companiesEditorialFake journals

Editorial: Merck publishes a fake journal

The spectre of Vioxx, the blockbuster non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID), continues to haunt pharmaceutical giant Merck even five years

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CloningEditorialFDANIHStem cells

Editorial: Ending the war on science

Published in The Hindu on May 6, 2009 One of the significant promises made by Barrack H. Obama during his

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EditorialVaccines

Editorial: AIDS vaccine prospects brighten

Published in The Hindu on May 2, 2009 The recent enrolment of the first volunteer at the Tuberculosis Research Centre

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Clinical trialHIVHIV/AIDSVaccines

Phase I prime-boost AIDS vaccine trial on

Published in The Hindu on April 19, 2009 The first volunteer for the Phase I prime-boost AIDS vaccine trial, which

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EditorialVaccines

Editorial: Battling cervical cancer

Published in The Hindu on April 9, 2009 Cervical cancer, an easily detectable and preventable form of the disease, kills

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EditorialNIHOpen AccessOpen access journal

Editorial: A boost to open access

Published in The Hindu on April 2, 2009 In yet another initiative favouring the scientific community, President Barack Obama recently

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Editorial

Editorial: Cash transfers in new light

Published in The Hindu on March 26, 2009 Times of economic crisis provide the setting for states to reconfigure their

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Climate changeEditorial

Editorial: Polar changes

Published in The Hindu on March 16, 2009 The fourth International Polar Year, which began in March 2007 and ends

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Climate changeEditorial

Editorial: Dwindling catches

Published in The Hindu on March 11, 2009 Ocean temperature is one of the primary environmental factors that determine the

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Harvesting stem cells from umbilical cord

After umbilical cord blood, the Chennai based LifeCell International is planning to save the umbilical cord tissue that is routinely

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Hwang Woo Suk

Celecoxib: a big research fraud stands exposed

Published in The Hindu on March 19, 2009 One of the biggest research frauds in recent times has come to

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