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H1N1 virus provides clues to universal flu vaccine 
Building houses using straw?Think of a straw-bale house and you might imagine a tumbledown shack that leaks, creaks, and slumps.But step into BaleHaus, a startlingly contemporary looking prototype home that has been built on the Bath campus, and there's nary a ... Sea levels rising in parts of Indian Ocean: study World's biggest solar power station opens in Spain Spain is no stranger to the harnessing of renewable energies. It has hydro-electricity plants — only China and the US have built more dams — its wind power sector, like solar power, has received generous government ... 
Honey found to have anti-bacterial propertyResearch shows that bees make a protein that they add to honey, called defensin-1, which could one day be used to treat burns and skin infections and to develop new drugs that could combat antibiotic-resistant ... 
Orbits of objects in Saturn's rings trackedScientists using NASA's Cassini spacecraft have stalked a new class of moons in Saturn's rings that create distinct propeller-like gaps in the ring material, making it the first time orbits of objects in a debris disc have been ... 
Antidepressant's effect on shrimp populationsShrimps exposed to the antidepressant fluoxetine, are five times more likely to swim toward light instead of away — making them more likely to be eaten by fish or birds, with devastation of their ... 
Computer tool unravels egg-shell formationA powerful computing tool called metadynamics and the UK national supercomputer have enabled researchers to gain new insights into control of crystal growth by a particular chicken protein, which is key to egg shell ... 
All hurricanes obey a mathematical formulaThe relation between the number of cyclones and energy released was not known until now. Now it is found this relation corresponds to a mathematical formula all cyclones obey in a surprising manner across the ... 22 species of songbirds in U.S. carry bird-flu Scientists have discovered that 22 species of passerines — songbirds and perching birds — greater than the number in 8 other avian orders — in the U.S. are carriers of low-pathogenicity avian ...
How our scientists helped avoid ‘Bhopal 2' The role that our scientists and engineers played, on the spot, during the catastrophic period has not been duly brought out
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Even small farmers can benefit from newer technologies Net profit increased 3-4 times from the 40 acres of plantation Natural vinegar from matured coconut water The technology is suited for rural areas FARM QUERY Water conservation Bhungroo is like an underground big water pocket without any concrete civil work. It is similar to a long pipe inserted inside the soil. During monsoon rainwater can be collected and stored in the subsoil then pumped out to irrigate during ...
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