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Amorous worms reveal effects of Chernobyl New process to recycle plastic PLASTICS ARE everywhere these days, but current recycling techniques allow only a limited portion to be reclaimed after initial use. Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, working to change that, ... Why is it blue? HOT SPRINGS are well known for their blue colour. But that hue is caused by something quite simple. People had assumed that the blue of the ponds came from dissolved iron or tiny particles of silica, but no one had so far bothered to check. ... 
Edges of magnetic tape key to boost data densityOHIO STATE University engineers have examined in unprecedented detail a key manufacturing step that could improve the world's most popular data storage materials: magnetic tape. Businesses often back up essential computer records on tape, ... Safer medical implants from mussels Mussels have the unique ability to attach to all types of surfaces, including Teflon, and may enable development of a compound that will allow treatment of a variety of implant surfaces with a single approach. 
Foetal fat in babies a defence against bacterial attacksIT IS common that babies are born with foetal fat and develop red spots on their skin. Paediatricians have always explained this as a normal skin reaction in newborns. Now Giovanna Marchini at the Karolinska Hospital, Sweden, together with her ... Making sense out of genomic data IT IS common knowledge that the availability of DNA sequences of the human genome is one of the most powerful tools in disease research. An access to the DNA sequence of an individual promises to reduce drug side effects and to tailor medicine to ... Sugar triggers plant and animal growth THE JOURNAL Science reports recently that a team of scientists, including Clemson University plant biochemist Brandon Moore, has found sugars not only serve as fuel for plants but also as signal compounds to genes critical to cell ... Folic acid-iron supplements reduce risk of low birth weight MULTIPLE VITAMIN supplements during different stages of pregnancy may not be any more effective than folic acid-iron supplements in reducing the risk of low birth weight babies, according to the results of a study by researchers with the Johns ... Towards a .Net-enabled world Nearly three years in the making, Microsoft globally unveils its new server system today, taking on the Unix/RISC market with its own 64-bit Windows solution. Iodine rich leafy vegetable AGATHI (SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA) is a tropical tree valued for its leaves and flowers. This quick growing soft wooded tree has ornamental, food and fodder values. It is grown as a standard for betelvines and black pepper, as a shade plant ...
DID MAN ever eat man? He eats just about every form of life — fungus, bacteria, plants, insects and animals in water, land or air. Is there a biological difficulty about it, or is it a cultural restriction? Many animals do it, some of them ...
Short, white snake gourdSCIENTISTS AT the department of Olericulture, College of Horticulture at the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Vellanikkara, have developed a high yielding, small-fruited, white snake gourd (Trichosanthus anguina). The new variety ...
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