Quantity v quality

Though India is churning out research papers at a higher rate, scientists are not celebrating as yet

Vaccine to prevent viral infection in hens

Scientists in Madras gave come up with a vaccine that would help leash a viral disease that impairs the egg-laying ability of hens, and is often …

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

THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION Robert J Richards Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago Price: Not stated

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

How scientists solved a centuries-old mystery

UK scientists discovered a rare form of star collision

Lessons animals teach

How animals treat themselves with various plants provide medicinal leads to scientists.

Hopes dashed

Underwater "windmill"

Indian officials optimistic

Setting new limits to scientific knowledge

CHANDRASEKHAR AND HIS LIMIT G Venkatraman Universities Press, 1992 Rs 35

Hairy potato

Plum posts

Trial, at last

Satellite images help monitor ocean warmth

Meteorologists can now use satellite pictures to keep track of hot spots in the Pacific.

The truth about frogs

Scientists in the US are trying to find out the reason fordeformities in frogs

A robot for the deep

Scientists in the US have developed a device that would help search toxic wastes at seabed