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A step closer to restoring vision using embryonic-like stem cells Remarkable new species discovered The jungle crater of Mount Bosavi in Papua New Guinea teems with so much life it took just thirty seconds for the scientists on the BBC Natural History Unit to discover a completely new species, and even then they almost squashed it. Dr ... Bacteria helps turn waste to power Bacteria that generate power could be used in microbial fuel cells to convert waste into electricity. University of Massachusetts researchers isolated bacteria with large numbers of tiny projections called pili which transfer electrons to ... 
Researchers closer to a safer anthrax vaccineResearchers have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax (a bioterrorism threat) vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than the current ... 
150,000 km trip on trail of Darwin’s ship BeagleThe schooner Tara starts a three-year scientific voyage on the trail of naturalist Charles Darwin (1831-1836 trip on the Beagle) to map the effects of climate change on the marine organisms from which all life evolved. ... U.S. was less dependent on fossil fuels in 2008 Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007. The nation used less coal and petroleum during the same time frame and only slightly increased its natural gas consumption. ... 
Global warming reduces size of aquatic speciesGlobal warming leads to reduced size of organisms in the ocean and in freshwater. Very different organisms showed this tendency: bacteria, plankton-algae, zooplankton and fishes. This affects the whole eco-system. ... 
Humans eroding Earth as fast as glaciers doA new study finds that large-scale farming projects can erode the Earth’s surface as fast as the world’s largest rivers and glaciers. It also finds that rivers are as powerful as glaciers at eroding ... 
Arctic sea ice thickness down by half since 1980Satellite and submarine analysis shows that since a peak in 1980, Arctic sea ice thickness has declined 53 per cent, disrupting global atmospheric and ocean circulation. Sea ice influences the Arctic’s ...
In search of the Sanjeevani plant of RamayanaWhen Lakshmana fell unconscious, near death, hit by an arrow from Ravana’s son Meghnad, Hanuman approached the Lankan Royal Physician Sushena for advice. Sushena asked Hanuman to rush to Dronagiri Hills and fetch four plants: ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Switching to forefathers’ methods to cut down expense on inputs Hundreds of cultivable areas are turning into residential plots Types of organic farming in mulberry Silkworm rearing is taken up by harvesting mulberry shoots at regular intervals. Hence the plant requires adequate nutrition for its growth after each pruning to obtain optimum leaf yield and quality. FARM QUERY Bumper yield from onion I plan to grow onions in my two acres and would like to know whether there are any natural methods to increase the yield? Narasimha Reddy Anantapur, Andhra PradeshMr. Madhavrao Shankarrao Patil from ...
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