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How do you fix faulty genes that cause cellular havoc by sending out all the wrong signals? Using molecular genetic techniques, scientists are trying to insert bits of foreign DNA into cancerous

Windmills installed by the Union ministry of non-conventional energy in the Amritsar district of Punjab to pump water for irrigation have turned a last dance. According to G S Dhillon of the Thapar

Applying small quantities of fertilisers repeatedly gives a better crop yield than a single large dose

In India, medical research has concentrated on communicable diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. Cancer research is still at a preliminary stage and most research centres have focused on the

Scientists at the Radio Physics department of Calcutta University have expressed resentment over a recent decision taken by university authorities to transfer technical knowhow to Tata Steel from

Cancer sneaks in through various agents. Some instances:

NGOs in India have joined hands to oppose the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) Act, 1992, which, they allege, will further handicap the care of India's 90 million physically challenged.

An on farm storage facility has been developed to see potatoes through the summer

Cells are not immortal. But cancer scientists have only recently taken this fact seriously. Apoptosis, a Greek word meaning the shedding of leaves in autumn, refers to the tendency of cells to commit

The Union minister for environment and forests, Kamal Nath, has allowed the de-reservation of 10,900 ha of forest land in Gujarat's Kheda, Panchmahal and Vadodara districts. He has also said that a

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