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Errors in radiation treatment of cancer Several hospitals do not participate in the virtually free audit programme Synthetic biology: minimalist way to create new proteins In a protein molecule, form is function. A protein has been designed to bind and transport O2 Mars mission simulated in isolation chamber From March 31 to July 14, a six-man international crew called an isolation chamber in Moscow their home. The crew, composed of four Russians and two Europeans, simulated a 105-day Mars mission full of experiments and realistic mission scenarios, ... 
Swine flu: race to produce vaccines by the end of the yearVaccines against swine flu have already been developed in laboratories around the world, but will not be readily available until at least October and perhaps as late as December, according to one manufacturer. Around the world ... Glazed windows to replace ACs? Effective glazing of windowpanes may reduce the growing reliance on energy-gobbling airconditioners, says a researcher at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).John Bell, professor at the QUT Institute of Sustainable Resources, has ... Is the San Andreas fault at risk of rupturing? Increased rate of tremors may indicate that stress is accumulating more rapidly than in the past along a segment of the San Andreas fault, California, which is at risk of breaking. ... Developing drugs, toxic drug tests sans lab rats GE Healthcare has formed a biotech partnership to develop products based on human embryonic stem cells in hope that their use will replace lab rats in drug development and toxic drug ... 
Experiment to create insect-machine hybridsA male silkmoth is strapped into a vehicle so that its legs can move across a free-spinning ball. The insect is motivated to steer the vehicle left or right using female odour, in an experiment to create insect-machine hybrids. ... 
New insights into swine flu from animal modelsThe swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses responsible for the recently declared pandemic cause more lung damage than a seasonal influenza strain in animal models, but are still sensitive to antiviral drugs, finds a ... 
Giant earthworm’s fans seek federal protectionThis photo shows a giant Palouse earthworm, Driloleirus americanus. Fans of the worm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet smelling species that spits at predators. ... 
NEXUS card allows for quick traffic processingThe NEXUS card, with an imbedded radio frequency identification chip allows expedited processing through dedicated traffic lanes between the U.S. and Canada, as well as airports and marine locations. ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK An experiment with asafoetida leads to a crop protection technique Several farmers are following this practice and getting benefited Managing scale insect menace in ginger Ginger is a subtropical shade loving plant. The economic part of the plant namely the underground rhizome is often attacked by scale insect, Aspidiella hartii, both in field and in storage condition.The minute ... FARM QUERY Using rotten eggs I face a regular problem in disposing rotten eggs from my poultry unit. Can you suggest some method wherein the rotten eggs can be used as manure or bio pest repellent for my fields? P. Venkateswaran Namakal, Tamil ...
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