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More differences in clones than in identical twins 
Evidence for potassium as missing heat source in planetary coresTHERE'S A small problem with Earth's magnetic field: It should not have existed, as Earth's rock record indicates it has, for the past 3.5 billion years. Motions in the Earth's molten iron core generate convection currents — similar to ... Long, aligned `buckytubes' grown DUKE UNIVERSITY chemists have developed a method of growing one-atom-thick cylinders of carbon, called `nanotubes,' 100 times longer than usual, while maintaining a soda-straw straightness with controllable orientation. They have also grown ... Keeping diabetologists updated Diabetologists can participate in one CME programme a month for free. Dr. V. Seshiah Diabetes Care & Research Institute intends to provide latest information on clinical practices to physicians. Smallest seahorse MARINE BIOLOGISTS from the University of British Columbia-based Project Seahorse marine conservation team, have recently identified the world's smallest known species of seahorse. The adults of the new species of the seahorse, a pygmy one ... Titan dominated by icy bedrock SCIENTISTS HAVE reported in the journal Science that extensive areas of icy bedrock lie exposed on the surface of Titan, moon of Saturn. ``Titan's surface reflectivity looks like Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. This is surprising ,'' said ... Our earliest mammalian relatives OUR EARLIEST mammalian ancestor was a dormouse-like creature that liked to rummage around in small shrubs. The tiny animal, discovered stunningly preserved in a Chinese lakebed, could fit in the palm of your hand. Unusually, it reveals not ... Calorie restriction extends lifespan in yeast RESEARCHERS AT Harvard Medical School (HMS) have discovered that a gene in yeast is a key regulator of lifespan. The gene, PNC1, is the first that has been shown to respond specifically to environmental factors known to affect lifespan in many ... Middle-aged women vulnerable to hypertension BONE LOSS at menopause can cause elevated blood-lead levels that may increase women's risk of high BP, a study has found, reported Associated Press. Previous studies have linked lead exposure in men with high BP. But the new research suggests ... 
Key to baby-like skinFOR NINE months before birth, infants soak in a watery, urine-filled environment. Just hours after birth, however, they have near-perfect skin. How is it that nature enables infants to develop ideal skin in such seemingly unsuitable ... Fish oil intake can reduce lupus symptoms LATEST RESEARCH could offer hope to millions of lupus sufferers worldwide. British scientists have recently discovered new evidence which suggests that fish oil can greatly reduce the symptoms of the disease — Systemic lupus erythematosus ...
`Et tu, Torvalds?'The IT industry is making common cause to frustrate customers who use legally purchased software or media in ways that the manufacturer may not like. With the `father'of Linux jumping into the fray, Anand Parthasarathy examines the vexin g issues involved. Innovative liquid-cooling system PURDUE UNIVERSITY researchers have made a discovery that may lead to the development of an innovative liquid-cooling system for future computer chips, which are expected to generate four times more heat than today's chips. Researchers had ...
Statistics had its origin in gambling and demography. It was practically unknown in India before 1920. It needed a pioneer like Mahalanobis to clear all obstacles and throw open pastures of new knowledge for the advancement of the country.
Alphonso mango ideal for organic farmingALPHONSO, THE king of mango varieties, does well under organic farming conditions in Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu, and its full potential should be exploited by the small and marginal farmers in the districts, says Mr. S. ... 
Weevil menace in bananaTHE BANANA rhizome weevil Cosmoplites sordidus is a borer which attacks banana rhizome. The damage is done by both the adults and grubs. The adults feed during night on the pseudostems and the grubs, on the rhizome. Death of unopened ... Managing thrips on arecanut seedlings ARECANUT IS an important masticatory nut. The grapevine thrips Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Hood is known to feed on crops such as grape vine, pomegranate, crotons, rose and also cashew nut. The seedlings of even three years old are ...
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