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VOLUME 42 |
NUMBER 4 |
APRIL 2005 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY |
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| Is Anybody Out There? | 9 |
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FEATURE ARTICLES |
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The Automobile—Unity In Diversity |
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Great Scientists Or Great Villains? |
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Mimicking Nature |
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FICTION |
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The Ultimate Solution D.P. Singh |
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COLUMN |
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HEALTH: Beware of Computer Vision Syndrome |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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READERS WRITE |
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IN FOCUS |
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SPECTRUM |
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IT TRENDS |
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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TECHNIQUES IN SCIENCE: Plant Tissue Culture |
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| POINT-COUNTERPOINT | 48 |
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FUN QUIZ: Wildlife |
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CROSSWORD |
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FASCINATING ANIMALS: Flying Colugo |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
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ENTERTAINMENT ARENA |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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HUMOUR |
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Vol. 42, April 2005, pp 9-15, 26-27
The article takes a look at the intriguing subject of the search for extraterrestrial life.
A car is a unique engineering wonder created by the combined use of many materials.
K. SMILES MASCARENHAS
Unbelievably, some of the greatest scientists had once posed hindrance to the progress of science.
ASHOKAN K.V.
Biomimicry has opened an era of learning from Nature