Mile-a-minute solution

Fungus to weed out the plague of India's tea plantations

Changing genes make cholera pathogen indomitable

despite its genome sequenced three years ago, the cholera bacterium continues to dodge all efforts aimed at combating its menace. Now, scientists …

Deadly beef

Lake Tanganyika's hurting

Climate change endangers important food source of East Africa

A way to chew filth

A novel method to tackle sewage, and so, pollution

Hot springs harbour microbial diversity

Untapped bacterial cultures from Unkeshwar hot springs on the bank of river Penganga in Maharashtra are being studied for their metabolic use in …

Ulcerous!

A bacterium found in water wells causes ulcers

In Short

Gas gobbling algae

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

Reprieve for the killer

Smallpox virus stocks to be kept for research until 2002

Lakeview

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

Stemming algal blooms

Using phytoplankton

Decoding trouble

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

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

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Amazon's genetic gold

Scientists decode genome of a bacterium with medical and industrial uses

Bytes

Bytes

Stoned immaculate

Bacteria that can turn creatures into stone do exist

Life industry goldrush

Trade in bio-industrial products is on in full swing, conjuring up visions of El dorado. But whether the Indian industry can embark on this …

Rising trend

Heavy metal bug

Staying Cool

Chemical engineers say algal colonies could be the solution to global warming