Fruity delight
Pomelo not only makes tasty salads, but also has antioxidants that fight cancer
Soft drinks cause permanent damage to young mouths
Research suggests 30 seconds is all that acidic drinks need to cause lifelong damage to tooth enamel
Cashew apple jinx
Maharashtra farmers do not earn much from the 1.2 million tonnes of cashew apple they grow every year. But things are looking up with PepsiCo …
IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products
Meet the Lazarus creatures: six species we thought were extinct, but aren't
It is extremely difficult to determine whether a species is extinct, or just absent from an area
What genes do we share with fruit flies, roundworms?
Study comparing the human genome with that of fruit flies and roundworms can offer insights into how the information in the human genome …
Waste to wealth
Pomegranate peel can be used to make gold and silver nanoparticles
Scientists decode genes of the house fly
Understanding the fly genome could help us improve human health and the environment
Fruit consumption reduces heart-related health risks by 40%
Study shows compared to those who never ate fruit, daily consumers of fruit cut their overall risk of death by 32 per cent
EU lifts ban on import of Indian mangoes
Decision taken after ‘significant improvements’ in India’s export system
Blood from Ebola survivors should be used to treat disease: WHO
Antibodies from the blood of patients who have recovered could be transferred to those who are suffering from the viral disease
Science and Technology - Briefs
Lychee, a probable reason for acute encephalitis syndrome
Viral agents of dengue and measles could also be responsible