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One Japanese and two American scientists share the Chemistry Nobel for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein.

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Glaring gaps in Gangotri glacial melt study Science seems to have been the casualty in the study on glacial retreat in Gangotri, source of the Ganga. The Uttarakhand government had commissioned a study to an expert committee in 2006. The committee came out with a report in December 2007, which scientists said was dated and

http://www.darwin-online.org.uk This site under review contains at least one exemplar of all known Charles Darwin

The rise of creationism in the uk to the point where four out of 10 people in the country believe it to be the literal truth

India is losing its budding scientists to other professions. Latest figures show that few students are taking up pure sciences, despite government's effort and incentives to make science more popular. A latest study, commissioned by Department of Science and Technology revealed that while percentage of students taking up pure sciences remains static at 21, there is an increase of 17 per cent in job opportunities in the field.

If scientists are part of a global community, does that mean there is a uniform pattern in the choices they make? The answer can be both yes and no, going by the results of a recent survey of Indian scientists. Unlike most of their fraternity in the us and Europe, an overwhelming 56 per cent scientists in the country prefer a mixed economy; this is consistent with their support for both

Brain senses smell, the way it recognizes musical notes THE fragrance of almonds is closer to that of roses than of bananas. Scientists from Weizmann Institute, Israel, have, for the first time ever, mapped odours and determined the distance between them. This helped them distinguish one odour from another.