Computers to map the human genetic code
Indian scientists have developed a computer programme that transforms a huge quantity of genetic data into an easily understood graphic on a …
Is Mt Everest the tallest peak?
Scientists studying the evolution of the highest Himalayan peaks will soon announce the exact elevation of Mt Everest at present.
Serum found to curb lung cancer
Tests on mice show that a hormonal antibody inhibits the growth of turnours, giving rise to hopes for a vaccine to treat lung cancer.
Genetic fingerprinting catches on
Scientists are using DNA to be 99.99 per cent sure of an individual's and paternity in criminal cases
Mere volume will not sell research papers abroad
Despite a prolific output, Indian science researchers are rarely cited in foreign journals. The reasons: poor quality work on subjects far …
Babies made to order
A furore over the ethics of the new eugenics-reproduction technologies that could create 'designer' babies-has the medical community worldwide in …
Reinterpreting Darwin
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A matter of consequence
Science's search for the Holy Grail finally comes to an end with the uncovering of the 5th state of matter
Elephants pit
Scientist R SUKUMAR of the Centre for Ecological Studies, Bangalore, says that DTE correspondent Anju Sharma was slipshod in her homework on elephants
Hope for infertile women
A new method to overcome infertility in mothers uses the same technique which was used to clone Dolly, the sheep
Impossible ispossible
Cold nuclear fusion has been observed during a recent experiment. If this holds ground, energy harnessing process would become much easier
Lab manual
Book>> A Guinea Pig's History of Biology by Jim Endersby Random House 2008 Indian Price Rs 495
The icons of physics
Book>> Quantum, Einstein, Bohr and the Debate on the Nature of Reality • by Manjit Kumar • Icon Books • Rs 300
Scientists discover two species of few-electron bubbles in superfluid helium
The FEBs can serve as a useful model to study how the energy states of electrons and interactions between them in a material influence its properties
Scientists synthesise cannabis like products in lab
The developed chemicals' commercial use is limited since it is difficult to procure sufficient quantities of marine sources for their isolation
Making rubber recycling eco-friendly
Scientists at Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi identified bacteria involved in breaking down natural rubber in order to make it …
Scientists in India develop biosensor to detect diabetes-related complications
Till date, there has been very little effort to quantify levels of Methylglyoxal in the blood or food products we consume
Yawning gaps
The lack of planning and lethargic management have reduced the once prestigious Indian Science Congress to a meaningless jamboree
Can 104th Indian Science Congress claim any achievement?
From nanoscience to navigation satellites and sanitation to antibiotics resistance, the potential of science in tackling development issues was …
Newton, the alchemist
Book>> Clockwork Universe, Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of Modern Science • By Edward Dolnick • Harper Collins &…
On the verge of a breakthrought
The electronics industry is poised for a quantum jump as a group of Indian scientists claim to have developed a silicon-based, light-emitting diode.
Detecting a hard-to-trace brain disease
Indian scientists have developed a kit to detect a disease caused by tapeworm larvae, which doctors often confuse with tuberculosis of the brain.
Can we live forever?
Though all living beings have a finite life span, beyond a certain age, the probability of survival becomes unpredictable.
Malaria breakthrough promises better drugs
Now that they have discovered how chloroquine controls the malaria parasite, scientists hope to use this knowledge to develop more efficient anti-…
Do Indian scientists get what they deserve?
Leading scientists state unequivocally that favouritism and not talent attracts grants and promotions in Indian research institute.