Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Science And Technology
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Halons decreasing
After being spewed into the atmosphere for the past 30 years, mainly through the use of fire extinguishers, ozone-depleting halon concentrations are now decreasing (Nature, Vol 359 No 6394). Although
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Sticky relations
Wax coating from their nest helps wasps recognise siblings.
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Birds of a feather
KAREN Perremans and her colleagues at the Zoological Institute at Leuven in Belgium have discovered that birds have unique "featherprints," which may make it possible to identify bird species by
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Neem may be effective against AIDS
Scientists believe neem stimulates the body's immune system and are working on the possibility of using it in treating AIDS.
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Computers set to conquer language barriers
Computers are poised to make it possible for people to speak to each other in their own languages.
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The halo is hotter than the star
An astrophysicist tries to explain why, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics, the corona is hotter than the Sun.
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AIDS drug trial leaves bitter taste behind
AIDS victims the world over are dismayed by the discovery that taking azidothymidine as soon as HIV infection is confirmed does not delay death any further than if they took it after symptoms develop.
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Playing Lego with molecules
Scientists are trying to make designer solids substances whose molecules they assemble according to a predetermined plan
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The guests who came to kill
A new study suggests that the more the number of hosts a parasite feeds on, the more virulent it becomes
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Inducing cell death to fight cancer
Some scientists claim tumours might be formed because cells refuse to die and not because they multiply at a high rate.