SCIENCE REPORTER
ISSN: 0036-8512
VOLUME 43 NUMBER 4 APRIL
2006
CONTENTS
COVER STORY
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A DEAL FOR INDIA |
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IN CONVERSATION |
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OPEN THE EYES OF
STUDENTS TO GLOBAL LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES |
19 |
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FEATURE ARTICLES |
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RADIOISOTOPES IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND |
22 |
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COMBATING
PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC MENACE RAVINDER
KUMAR BANYAL & A.J. SAIGEETHA |
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MAN, YOU ARE FLUID! |
40 |
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FICTION
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TIT FOR TAT |
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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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REFLECTIONS:
God, Man and Science |
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HEALTH:
The Chikungunya Epidemic |
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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KNOW YOUR BODY: Liver
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Genetic modification of humans is a great idea |
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FUN QUIZ: Indian Wildlife Quiz |
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CROSSWORD |
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FASCINATING
ANIMALS: Prickly Porcupine |
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DID YOU KNOW?: Featuring the Feather |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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HUMOUR |
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Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, April 2006, pp 9-15
A
DEAL FOR INDIA
MRITYUNJAY BOSE
The recent nuclear deal with the US portends well for the country’s
S&T endeavours
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, April 2006, pp
19-21
“OPEN
THE EYES OF STUDENTS TO GLOBAL LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES”
GEETA MAHADEVAN
An interview with Nobel
laureate, Prof. Richard Ernst on the relationship between science and society.
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, April 2006, pp 22-25
RADIOISOTOPES
IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND
AMAR O. SETTY
The benefits of radioisotopes
pervade almost aspects of human life.
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, April 2006, pp 33-35
COMBATING PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC MENACE
RAVINDER KUMAR BANYAL & A.J.
SAIGEETHA
It is imperative for people to guard against
pseudoscientific misconceptions.
Science
Reporter
Vol. 43, April 2006, pp 40-42
MAN, YOU ARE FLUID!
PRASHANT M. NAIK
Human
beings are nothing but fluid.