Gas gobbling algae

Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants can be reduced by a process involving algae, sunlight, and a little common sense

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Soil detox from Kolkata wetlands

Researchers discover friendly bacteria from CETPs

Fermented delicacies

Decoding trouble

Researchers have decoded the genetic sequence of the bacterium responsible for cholera. This will aid in the development of new vaccines and …

Lakeview

Treating only organic waste will not save Mumbai's Powai lake

Stemming algal blooms

Using phytoplankton

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Pesticides lower crop yields

David Sands on bacteria's role in rainfall

David Sands, professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, usa, hypothesized that there is a link …

Reprieve for the killer

Smallpox virus stocks to be kept for research until 2002

Sinking planks

Phytoplankton production could damage oceanic ecosystems

A fine balance

The bill keeps national interests intact and remains TRIPS compliant

Of algae, worms and cash flow

Continuing the series on organic farming, Down To Earth's reporter found that both the scientific community and farmers are showing interest in …

Tackling a menace

VIRUS: THE CO-DISCOVERER OF HIV TRACKS ITS RAMPAGE AND CHARTS THE FUTURE·Luc Montagnier, Stephen Sartarelli (Translator)· W W …

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Amazon's genetic gold

Scientists decode genome of a bacterium with medical and industrial uses

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A new antibiotic discovered that quells resistance

New antibiotic may work where others have failed

Offence is the best defence

Against Ebola virus

Bengal wetlands treasure troves of microbes

Probiotics Not as safe as believed to be

Stoned immaculate

Bacteria that can turn creatures into stone do exist