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Managing diseases using stem cells
The strategy to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is to implant near the blood system the insulin producing beta cells derived from cord blood stem cells


Biodegradable laptop, low-power TV
With its power-hungry gadgets and thousands of delegates flying in from across the world, an enormous technology conference hardly seems an appropriate venue for championing green issues. But the group behind the Consumer Electronics Show in Las ...

“We instituted a modified open access policy”
Lynne Herndon, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Cell Press, the premium life sciences imprint of the science publishers, Elsevier, were in India recently to attend a lecture series by Nobel Laureate David Baltimore arranged by TnQ ...

Control of pineapple mealy bug
Pineapple mealy bug is a major pest occurring wherever pineapple is grown. It is root feeding insect, yet some colonies are found on the basal portion of leaves and fruits. The pest sucks the sap and simultaneously injects saliva ...
Speaking Of Science


SPEAKING OF SCIENCE
How to live up to a healthy ninety
Seven years ago, it was estimated by researchers studying human ageing that there were about 100,000 men in the world who were over 100 years old. This works out to one in every 100,000 men in the world to be a centenarian, thus bringing new ...


Agriculture


FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Low budget technologies can usher in success for small ryots
The cost of making Amirta karaisal for an acre comes to Rs. 5-8


FARM QUERIES
Removing amla seeds
You can contact Professor and Head, Post Harvest Technology Centre, Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-600003, email:
Kitchen waste
Contact Mr. G. Vasudeo, Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra-National Resources Development Project (VK-NARDEP), Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629-702, email: ngc_vknardep@sancharnet.in, phone: 04652-246296 ...


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