Vitamin D helps slow ageing Healthy levels of vitamin D may help to slow the ageing process and protect against age-related diseases, a team of British scientists has found.
Hooked to the pipe Apple-scented smoke drifts in the air as the police officer looks around genially.
Wielding the gene and upping the yield Getting more out of straw, farming animals for antibodies, building disease resistance in
animals are some areas where biotechnology
is helping.
ENVIRONMENT
Sacred pollution With rivers and ponds in Kolkata registering a high level of pollution following idol immersions, the blame game is on.
A World Health Organization Advisory issued in 2005 reports that during one 40-to 45-minute hookah session, a smoker could, in theory, inhale the equivalent of 100 cigarettes.
Suicides of two brilliant researchers in three months at a prestigious institute in Bangalore point to the pressures of various kinds the students face today. What remedial measures are needed to prevent such tragedies? We invite our readers to express their opinion in 100 words.
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