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Bone marrow stem cell treatment saves legs They learnt the hard way G. Ranganathan, a 50-year-old man from Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is one of the 44 patients whose leg has been saved by stem cell treatment. He had already lost his right leg due to TAO. He has been smoking for the last 25-odd ... 
New HIV strain discovered in a woman from CameroonA new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian ... India demands West pay for bold solar energy plans Plant and poultry waste can revive soil ecosystems Starting with a worst-case scenario of lead contamination of soil, a scientist at Mie University in Japan has demonstrated the use of poultry waste amendment in combination with plant growth to immobilize soil Pb and restore degraded vegetation ... 
Hybrid assistive limb now goes commercialIn a rare case of such technology becoming a commercial product, the robot suit HAL, (hybrid assistive limb) that helps the injured get around is on rental in Japan for 220,000 yen a month. ... 
Higher efficiency, lower emission fuel blendingLower emissions and greater fuel efficiency come from “fast-response fuel blending,” in which an engine’s fuel injection is programmed to produce the optimal gasoline-diesel mix based on real-time operating ... 
An instinct to avoid the colour red, hard-wired?Finches instinctively avoid rivals coloured red, rather than learning to fear the colour during their upbringing, says a study, implying that red’s intimidating trait may be hard-wired into the brains of other animals too, from ... 
Brightest star in Orion galaxy to explode soonWith an age of only a few million years, the bright star Betelgeuse is already nearing its end and is doomed to explode soon as a supernova. The supernova should be seen easily from Earth, even in broad ... Only species of bald songbird found in Asia An odd songbird with a bald head living in a rugged region in Laos has been discovered. It is the only example of a bald songbird in mainland Asia. It is the first new species of bulbul described in Asia in over 100 ... 
Malaria originated in chimpanzees: researchResearchers have zeroed in on the original source of malaria: a parasite found in chimpanzees in Africa. The parasite spread to humans perhaps 5,000 years ago. This find could aid development of a malaria vaccine. ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK A sense of traditional wisdom leads to useful innovations The idea of making a tractor with a joystick came from the bullock cart Overseas demand for Indian bananas rising Exports have shot up by 89 per cent Farm Queries A farmer, Mr. Veermanbhai Mehramanbhai, Parmar district, Junagadh has learnt the following practice from his father and has been practising it for long. Animal suffering from bloat has a distended stomach which sounds like a drum when tapped ...
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