80 % of human genome has an active role or function
Published in The Hindu on September 6, 2012 In 2001, scientists thought only 20,000 genes comprising about one per cent
Read More‘Vitamin D hastens recovery in TB patients’
Published in The Hindu on September 4, 2012 Scientists have found that vitamin D supplementation in tuberculosis patients who are
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A shallow quake but high magnitude
The 7.6-magnitude quake that occurred at a depth of nearly 34 km below the ocean floor was due to the
Read MoreEditorial: A sure recipe for disaster
Published in The Hindu on August 30, 2012 The sceptics have been right, after all. By pulling away the shroud
Read MoreExpert committee report plagiarised
Published in The Hindu on August 30, 2012 The “Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including
Read MoreIIT Madras develops a sensitive TNT sensor
Published in the Hindu on August 28, 2012 Identifying TNT explosives present at a very low concentration—nine molecules—has become possible
Read MoreGrowing rice in soil poor in phosphorus possible
Published in The Hindu on August 23, 2012 A gene present in a specific (aus-type) rice variety, Kasalath, which has
Read MoreEditorial: Packaging punch
Published in The Hindu on August 21, 2012 Indian policymakers should take a long hard look at the recent decision
Read More206 million Indians use smokeless tobacco: study
Published in The Hindu on August 17, 2012 Having nearly 275 million tobacco users, India ranks second globally and very
Read MoreGenetic differences seen in the same tree
Published in The Hind on August 16, 2012 Can clones be genetically different, even by a small extent, from the
Read MoreEditorial: Pride and prejudice
Published in The Hindu on August 15, 2012 Faster, Higher, Stronger may be the Olympic motto, but when 16-year-old Chinese
Read MoreEditorial: Stretching the limits
Published in The Hindu on August 9, 2012 How fast can the fastest man in the world run? There is
Read MoreA new oxidant in the atmosphere identified
Published in The Hindu on August 9, 2012 Scientists have for the first time found unequivocal evidence of another oxidant
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