SCIENCE REPORTER

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ISSN: 0036-8512

VOLUME 46 NUMBER 3 March 2009

CONTENTS

COVER STORY
DNA Fingerprinting: Infallible Evidence LALJI SINGH	8
FEATURE ARTICLES
CSIR IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATION Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) CBRI has given a significant boost to the Indian building industry	27
Gain Weight, The Healthy Way! RICHA SAXENA	45
Producing Tomorrow's Inventors ANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI	54
FICTION Fuelling Dreams Pranab Mazumdar	36
DEPARTMENTS
REACTIONS	6
EDITORIAL	7
SPECTRUM	16
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE	24
REPORT	32
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: · India should not put money into moon exploration— rather utilize this money to solve domestic problems	39
HUMOUR	42
PUZZLE CORNER	50
FLORAL RECORDS	53
AMAZING ADAPTATIONS	56
FUN QUIZ	58
What’s New	60
CROSSWORD	62

Science Reporter

Vol. 46, March 2009, pp 8-15

DNA Fingerprinting: Infallible Evidence

LALJI SINGH

DNA Fingerprinting is finding extensive use in innumerable areas

Science Reporter

Vol. 46, March 2009, pp 27-31

CSIR IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATION

Central Building Research Institute (CBRI)

CBRI has given a significant boost to the Indian building industry

Science Reporter

Vol. 46, March 2009, pp 45-47

Gain Weight, The Healthy Way!

RICHA SAXENA

Shedding flab may not be the cherished dream of all, but it is advisable to

gain weight the healthy way

Science Reporter

Vol. 46, March 2009, pp 54-55

Producing Tomorrow's Inventors
ANDRZEJ ZWANIECKI

Medical technology innovations from Stanford students