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Cord blood: biological insurance
A private cord blood bank coming up in Chennai offers parents a chance to store their children's cord blood for use at a later date.
Schizophrenia: scourge sans salvation
THESE VERSES, which appeared in the famous American humour magazine MAD, lampooning a schizophrenic's lament to his psychiatrist, may seem riotously funny to a normal person but a schizophrenic suffering from delusions and hallucinations ...
The trouble with fruit juices
MANY INDIVIDUALS find that keeping fluid levels topped up can stave off fatigue and lethargy, and research has linked increased water consumption with a reduced risk of a range of conditions including heart disease and some forms of cancer. I was ...
IT TRENDS
Setting new goals beyond gigahertz
Get set for a new era of dual core processors and wireless broadband: That is the message from this year's Intel Developer Forum.
Radioactivity workshop
INDIAN ASSOCIATION of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS), a professional body of leading scientists and engineers engaged in research activities in frontier areas of science and technology proposes to organize one-day work-shops on ...
Agriculture

Tackling crinkling in bitter gourd
The problem of crinkling in bitter gourd is caused due to the feeding activities of pests.
Integrated nutrient management for black gram
Among organic manures, efficacy of vermicompost was found to be higher due to high nutrient status.
High yielding sugarcane variety for problem soils
SCIENTISTS AT the Sugarcane Research Station (SRS), Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, have developed a high yielding sugarcane variety, suited well for problem soils and drought conditions. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, has ...
FARM QUERIES
Botanical names
QUESTION: What is the botanical names for Nanttiavattai, Amukkara and Malaivembu? T.M. Thirugnama Sambanda, Cheyyar Taluka, Tamil Nadu ANSWER: The botanical name for Nanttiavattai is Taber naemontana ...
FARM QUERIES
Fodder seeds
ANSWER: You may contact the Department of Forage crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore 0422-5511302 for further details. Readers are invited to send their queries with full postal address to `Farm Queries', The ...

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