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Bringing more transparency to clinical trials The mandatory registration of trials will go a long way in helping the public, particularly those interested in enrolling as volunteers Orbiter to map moon, look for landing places for astronauts Ice would be a source of drinking water Water can be broken down into oxygen, hydrogen Rare turtle travels 7,000 km to breed! FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Tasting the fruits of labour, in season, out of season More than 20 varieties have been grafted on a single mango tree Management of chilli thrips and mites Thrips and mites are important sucking pests of chilli that inflict yield loss of over 50 per cent in the event of serious infestation. Unscrupulous use of chemical insecticides to control these pests leads to pest resurgence, secondary ... 
High-resolution DVD player with a USB portSony’s new portable DVD player, ‘DVP-FX930,’ is equipped with a high-resolution nine-inch swivel and flip multi-angle LCD display. It is also equipped with a USB port to play digital music and pictures. ... 
Shuttle launch may be postponed till JulyNASA began fuelling shuttle Endeavour for a Wednesday launch after thunderstorms caused a delay. Hydrogen is leaking again from a vent line on an external fuel tank. The launch may be postponed until July. ... 
Assisted reproduction of dolphinA newborn dolphin calf swims alongside her mother. This is the fifth calf born at SeaWorld San Diego through sex-selection, further validating that assisted reproductive technology can be successful in a zoological setting. ... 
Interstellar stuff in life on earth is more recentThe interstellar stuff incorporated into the planets and life on Earth has younger cosmic roots than theorised. 17 of a meteorite’s grains studied spent three million to 200 million years in space, not 500 million years as ... 
Greying hair is really a result of stress: studyThose greying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in Cell. The ‘genotoxic stress’ that does damage to DNA depletes the melanocyte stem cells that make pigment ... 
Microbe discovery and life on other planetsA novel bacterium found trapped under glacial ice in Greenland for over 1,20,000 years may hold clues to life forms on other planets. After incubation at 2{+o} C and then at 5{+o} C, colonies of small purple-brown bacteria were ...
Two ways to close the gates on malariaRecall the saying “there are a thousand ways to skin a cat”? Researchers are rephrasing it in regard to the mosquito. Fifty years ago, we thought that the war against malaria was pretty much won. We had quinine and chloroquine, ...
FARM QUERIES Dairy farm Can you please let me know the details of good quality cow breeds that are suitable for growing in the areas around Salem? Raja Ramasamy Salem, Tamil NaduYou can contact dairy farmer Mr. S. Subburayan, ...
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