First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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An elixir reborn
After the disappointing performance of Interleukin-2 in suppressing cancer cell growth, scientists have pinned their hopes on its successor -the Interleukin-12 (IL-12). Interleukins are a group of
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A sandy paradox
The wise use of the wonderous sewan grass is fast being hedged out by water intensive agriculture, opening up a thorny issue
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By fluke
Scientists at the US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recently suggested a new vaccine for blood flukes (Schistosoma mansoni) that cause snail fever in humans. The
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Lessons from a drought
In 1986, for the 8th consecutive, year, the district of Jaisall faced another year of severe famine and drought. T year's drought was unprecedented, affecting 26 out of 27 disti of Rajasthan.
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Seaweed soiree
Seaweed may emerge as the future food alternative of India and curb infant mortality besides being an "energy crop"
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Old hats
Jain TV has telecast at least 20 times a documentary on the anti-Narmadadam movement, The valley refuses to die. Then, Jeremy Perflot's series, Save the Earth, first shown in 1992,
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Nervous about neurons
What guides the growth of neurons, the basic cells of the nervous system, in embryonic human beings? Neurobiologists at the University of California recently identified 2 proteins that enable
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Chipping in intelligence
Computer chips with super memory have at last arrived
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GETTING TO KNOW
The Bhutan government is conducting study tours for farmers. Twenty farmers from Parop village were recently taken on a 5-day trip to forestry plantations and nurseries in Wangduephodrang, Punakha
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Fatal devices
Electronic gadgets used aboard an. aircraft may hamper flight safety