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Thursday, January 27, 2005
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Contamination renders cell lines unfit for therapeutic use No method can completely remove the contaminant from existing cell lines. Producing embryonic stem cells that are not grown in animal based culture medium is the only solution. Are we disposing of batteries safely? BEING COMPOSED of lead and acid, the last few years have seen a debate on the toxic nature of batteries, because of the possible harm lead can cause to the environment. However, responsible battery manufacturing companies in conjunction with ... Doubts over discovery of tiny humans A GROWING number of scientists are challenging the sensational discovery last year of a new species of one-metre-tall intelligent humans whose 13,000-year-old bones were said to have been found in an Indonesian cave. According to some leading ... Investing in intellectual capital AFTER LABS in its headquarters in the U.S. and presence in other countries, the fifth facility of Microsoft Research (MSR) has just come up in Bangalore. These research hothouses are part of the software giant's efforts to fuel cutting-edge ...
Role of Indian scientists in tsunami relief FOUR WEEKS and four days ago, the India tectonic plate moved underneath the Burma microplate, raising it by 15 metres and fracturing it for a length of 1300 km. This caused an earthquake that sent a water wave rising into a tsunami that travelled ...
Conserving soil moisture in coconut gardens CONSERVING ADEQUATE soil moisture in coconut gardens is an independent factor during summer as moisture stress leads to stunted growth, drooping of leaves and immature nut fall. Following methods can be adopted to ward off moisture stress ... FARMER'S NOTEBOOK 
Integrated management of areca nut pestsSCIENTISTS AT the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute's (CPCRI's) Regional Station at Vittal, Karnataka, have come out with an integrated package of practices to effectively manage the pests of areca nut in the areca-cocoa cropping system ... Control of diamondback moth The pest feeds on plants that contain mustard oils and their glycosides. FARM QUERIES Mango varieties ANSWER: The most popular varieties of mangoes preferred for export from India are Alphonso, Mulgoa, Imam Pasand and Banganapally. These are exported from ... Tamil name ANSWER: The Tamil name for chickpea is Kondai kadalai or Kothu kadalai Readers are invited to send their queries with full postal address to `Farm Queries',The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai 600002 ...
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