Editorial: An advice well taken
Published in The Hindu on February 20, 2006 Nearly a year after the commencement of the Phase I clinical trial
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Second Indian AIDS vaccine trial initiated
Published in The Hindu on February 9, 2006 It must have been a case of coincidence. Many important events of
Read MoreAIDS vaccine trial in India
Published in The Hindu on February 7, 2006 The Phase I clinical trial of the AIDS test vaccine was initiated
Read More‘We don’t believe in process labelling’
This is the first time that Madelyn E. Spirnak, Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, U.S. Department of State, is visiting
Read MoreHwang Woo Suk: all eyes on journals’ conflict of interest policy
Published in The Hindu on January 26, 2006 Hwang Woo Suk of Seoul National University, one of the biggest science
Read MoreISRO: Towards air-breathing rockets
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another feather to its cap when it successfully tested the use of oxygen
Read MoreMAPS reactors get a new lease of life
Published in The Hindu on January 12, 2006 The first unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam
Read MoreHwang Woo Suk: fall from a high pedestal
Published in The Hindu on December 29, 2005 Cloning human embryos for use in research, drug development and for treating
Read MoreTsunami: role of mega thrust confirmed
Published in The Hindu on December 22, 2005 One year after the killer waves struck havoc that killed hundreds of
Read MoreOf `miracle cures’ and misleading news reports
Published in The Hindu on December 8, 2005 “Believe nothing that you see in the newspapers… if you see anything
Read MoreFBTR: mixed carbide fuel reaches natural end of life
Published in The Hindu on December 1, 2005 Twenty five years since the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) based at
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Enforce the ban on non-iodised salt
In a move that will prevent millions of children from developing goitre, mental retardation, and stunted growth, collectively called the
Read MoreEditorial: Drug companies and medical research
Published in The Hindu on July 15, 2005 By calling a spade a spade, Richard Smith, the former editor of
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