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ISSN: 0036-8512 |
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VOLUME 44 |
NUMBER 2 |
FEBRUARY 2007 |
CONTENTS
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COVER STORY |
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Laughter Is Good For You! SYED IBRAHIM
RIZVI & KANTI BHOOSHAN PANDEY |
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FEATURE
ARTICLES |
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The Tale of the Luminous
Tube
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Should We Eliminate Pigs? D.
D. Kulkarni & H. K.
Pradhan |
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Sharpen Your
Memory |
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FICTION Evolution |
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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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BIOPROFILE: Exploring
Oaks in the Himalayas |
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HEALTH: Bacteria:
Silent Killers in Food |
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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EXTINCT ANIMALS: Dead as a Dodo |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: ·
Should the media play an active role in
eradicating
superstitions and faith in miracles so rampant in society?
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CROSSWORD |
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Medical
INNOVATIONS: Injection Needle |
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DID YOU KNOW: Travel Tales |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
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HUMOUR |
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Science
Reporter
Vol. 44 February 2007, pp 9-15
Laughter Is Good For You!
SYED IBRAHIM RIZVI & KANTI BHOOSHAN PANDEY
Laughter has
been found to have immeasurable health benefits.
So laugh because
it is good for you!
Science
Reporter
Vol. 44 February 2007, pp 19-23
The
Tale of the Luminous Tube
Sujit
Kumar Naha
Indeed, evening outings would be very dull without
neon signs! Find out who invented them?
Science
Reporter
Vol. 44 February 2007, pp 26-30
Should
We Eliminate Pigs?
D. D. Kulkarni & H. K. Pradhan
The recent bird flu
epidemics resulted in elimination of poultry
from affected areas. Is it
now the turn of the pigs?
Science
Reporter
Vol. 44 February 2007, pp 39-42
Sharpen Your Memory
Monoranjan Hazarika
Catch a few tips to sharpen your memory.