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| Poring over the rain
Scientists have been trying to forecast the monsoon for over 100 years. Yet it baffles them, writes Reshma Patil.
Waiting for a rain forecaster |
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| Doc working on miracle cure
A scientist is busy finding cure for a viral disease that kills over 1,000 children every year in India, reports Vidya Krishnan. |
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| Cancer drug cheaper than a rupee
A new herbal drug controls side-effects of radiation suffered by oral cancer patients, reports Ramesh Babu. |
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| surgery: new code of conduct
The International Society for Cardiovascular Angioplasty and Interventions (SCAI) has released the first ever guidelines for stand-alone angioplasty, reports Sanchita Sharma. |
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| Bats to be used for rabies study
Scientists have been granted permission to catch 50 wild bats for a study into the incubation and transmission modes of the virus that causes rabies. |
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| Here’s a penny for your pill
Govt must bring some form of data exclusivity if it wants local firms to invest more in R&D, writes Shoibal Mukherjee. |
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| Scientists develop anti-obesity vaccine
US scientists have developed an anti-obesity vaccine that they say prevented weight gain in rats and could be helpful in finding a treatment for humans. |
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| Hwang may be stripped of medal
South Korea plans to strip the disgraced scientist and six of his collaborators of state medals for their once heralded and now debunked work on stem cells. |
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| Indians discover cataract-causing genes
Geneticists at the Centre for Genetic Disorders, Guru Nanak Dev University, have identified three genes that lead to cataract among the Indian population. |
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| Researchers link sexual desire to genes
Researchers have found that common variations in DNA sequence impacted sexual desire, arousal and function. |
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| Mosquitoes turn their back on malaria
Scientists have found a particular type of mosquito in West Africa that is naturally resistant to malaria and could be helpful in combating the disease. |
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| Stem cells enable paralysed rats to walk
Researchers have found that stem cells taken from mouse brains can repair damaged spinal tissue and help restore movement in paralysed rats. |
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| US Senate backs stem cell bill, Bush vows to veto
The legislation allows expansion of federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but the President says the measure is morally indefensible. |
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| Colour of urine can reveal health status
The colour of your urine could reveal a lot about a person's health, says a researcher in Australia who feels this time-honoured diagnostic technique is being overlooked. |
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