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Rocking Charles Darwin’s tree of life Hobbit controversy settled? Ever since the discovery of the three-foot tall, 18,000-year-old hominid fossil Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, the scientific community is split on the issue of whether it is a new homo species.The ... Only a fraction of all species identified One hundred and fifty years since Charles Darwin published ‘On the Origin of Species,’ scientists seem to have a better grasp of the number of stars in our galaxy than the number of species on earth. What an irony.As of today, ... Some common misconceptions about evolution There is a section of people who firmly believe that all living things seen today are the products of Divine creation and hence cannot accept evolution. But misconceptions abound even among people who believe in evolution. The New ... Genes that make us human What is it that makes us human? This is no longer just a metaphysical question for philosophers to ponder over and debate but one that biologists are now able to seriously address in the laboratory. With the genomes of more and more ... Filling the missing links Intermediate forms are the stages through which animals evolved to become adapted animals In transitional forms one form may split to form another group without itself becoming extinct Evolution has become a highly endangered species in the U.S. Embryonic stem cell research and evolution share something in common. Both fields of science in someway tug at the religious sentiments of Americans. And when it does, the result is the same — opposition, even if the promise the science ... Seeing the risks of humanity’s hand in species evolution Humans are frighteningly efficient predators Bacteria, parasites evolve to evade antibiotics, drugs
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Where there is a will, there is a way, says a Tiruchi voluntary organisation The yield of millets and pulses increased from 25 to 30 per cent Control of late blight disease in tomato Late blight, caused by a fungus Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most devastating diseases of potato and tomato worldwide. It first appears on the leaves and stems, and later on the fruits. Symptoms appear on leaves as pale ... FARM QUERY Termites as poultry feed Poultry farmers in Pudhukkotai and Tirunelveli districts practice the method of feeding termites to feed poultry birds. The practice has been documented by late Dr. Mariadass, a Tiruchi based veterinary doctor. Farmers fill a mud pot ...
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