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SPEAKING OF SCIENCE
Clinical trials: no man is more equal than another
For the FDA, ethical considerations are expendable when research subjects live half a world away


Why cyclone Nargis spared India
Three parameters played a pivotal role determining the path of the cyclone

Uranium munching fungi
Recently, Dundee University researchers found evidence that fungi can “lock” depleted uranium (DU) into a mineral form that may be less likely to find its way into plants, animals or water supply (Current Biology, ...

Nanostructures raise solar cell efficiency
Nanoparticles scatter incoming light The latest design maximises photon absorption
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Mulching reduces cost of repeated soil preparation
It is an alternative to burning of trashes and dried leaves

Pollu beetle menace in pepper
Leaf beetle is commonly called as pollu beetle is a serious pest of pepper in India occurring regularly in pepper plantations. It attacks all varieties of pepper.Both the adults and grubs cause damage by boring into ripening berries making ...


FARM QUERIES
Coconut milk and buttermilk
Kernels from about 10 coconuts should be taken and ground well and the extract taken (coconut milk). Equal quantity of buttermilk is mixed with the coconut milk and kept in a container for about 7 days. This solution is called as farmers ...


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