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 provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
ancient bacteria trapped in a salt crystal for 250 million years are the world's oldest living beings, claims a team of microbiologists led by Russell Vreeland of the West Chester University, Pennsylvania, usa . The microscopic creatures are ten times older than any living organism known to humankind. The researchers …
the United Arab Emirates ( uae ) is the world's biggest consumer of natural resources, states a report of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf ). Singapore and usa are the second and the third largest consumers, states the report entitled Living Planet Report 2000 . According to …
the world faces two big challenges in the new millennium. One, to meet energy demand and two, combat rapidly worsening air quality. The solution to both the challenges lies in producing cleaner energy. Our main source of energy is oil, a limited and polluting resource. Humankind has consumed more of …
the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr) in collaboration with the us -based National Institutes of Health has recently released Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Subjects . The Central Ethics Committee on Human Research (cechr), headed by former chief justice, M N Venkatachaliah, has laid out these guidelines. …
for the first time, the us environmental protection agency ( usepa ) has cancelled a company's license to grow genetically modified ( gm ) crop. The license to grow StarLink, a gm corn, was cancelled after it was reported to be present in two popular edible brand products. The corn …
Fauna and Flora International and the United Nations Environmental Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, have jointly launched a Global Trees Campaign programme in an attempt to save more than 8,000 tree species, which are on the verge of becoming extinct. One in ten of all tree species are in danger of …
ever since humans learnt to walk upright, they have made a conscious effort to gain control over all the things that affect them. From domesticating wild beasts millions of years ago, to decoding the complexities of the human genome this century, an insatiable urge to play God has always facinated …
the diesel lobby in the us received two major blows recently when the Science Advisory Board of the us E nvironment Protection Agency ( epa) classified diesel exhaust as a
The West Nile virus, that led to the indiscriminate spraying of pesticides to combat the virus, has claimed its first victim: an 82-year-old-resident of New Jersey. New York was the first to go in for extensive spraying, much against the protests of environmentalists. "The control measures are probably ineffective, unnecessary …
according to a new report from traffic , the wildlife trade monitoring programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf ) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( iucn ), usa is driving a highly lucrative, but unsustainable trade in big-leafed mahogany. The us furniture …
Radioactive material, that is posing a threat to the environment, may have the potential to become a cure for cancer. Researchers have tested Bismuth-213
A medicine to delay the onset of diabetes may be hiding in your kitchen. Researchers at the US Agricultural Research Service in Maryland, have found that cinnamon can help patients with type II or non-insulin-dependant diabetes. In these patients, fat and muscle cells gradually lose their ability to respond to …
Pollen grains of genetically modified corn (Bt Corn), are proving to be fatal for the larvae of monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus ). According to a latest study conducted by John Obrycki of the Iowa State University, monarch butterflies die when they eat the corn pollen, which contains bacterial toxins. …
THE book tackles the stereotypical image long ascribed to American Indians. Anthropologist Shepard Krech III takes on the unenviable task of breaking through the myths cherished by the contemporary world. Prevailing myths portray the American Indians as extremely intelligent in dealing with nature and living in perfect harmony with their …
the cold virus could become a friend for cancer patients. New research suggests that patients undergoing chemotherapy are more likely to survive for a longer period when treated with a cold virus. Fadlo Khuri of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Houston, usa, found that …
the US government will be legislating more stringent laws for genetically modified (gm) and biotech foods. gm food makers will be required to submit information about their products to the Food and Drug Administration ( fda ), the us food regulation agency, before marketing them. fda is planning to develop …
by an 11-6 vote, a us Senate panel has approved a bill banning the addition in petrol of the fuel additive called mtbe (for methyl tertiary butyl ether), which is carcinogenic and pollutes groundwater. mtbe , added to petrol after the early 1980s, instead of lead for cleaner burning of …
Contrary to popular perception, a baby's taste preference starts in the womb, and not with breast milk. A study conducted by Julie Mennella of the Monell Chemical Senses Centre, Philadelphia, USA, found that women who drank carrot juice while pregnant or lactating, cultivated a taste for carrots to their offspring. …
