A reliable HIV self-testNitika Pant Pai , assistant professor at the department of medicine, McGill University, Canada, and her team have analysed data on acceptability of home tests for HIV/AIDS. In an email conversation, Pai tells Vibha Varshney how home HIV tests can help people ... Down to Earth, 1 week ago |
Green InternetInternet-based technologies come at a cost—extensive energy consumption. A few technologies have been developed to reduce energy wastage during internet use and more are in the offing. Diego Reforgiato Recupero , winner of a Telecom Italia project on ... Down to Earth, 3 weeks ago
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How to be an investigative science journalistInvestigative journalism is rewarding but requires vigilance, determination and preparation. K. S. Jayaraman shares tips from his career. Every journalist should aim to do some investigative reporting during his or her career. Investigative stories ... SciDev.net, 1 month ago
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Novel TherapyBimal K Banik is President’s Endowed Professor and professor of chemistry at College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan American. He is looking for novel compounds to treat hard-to-cure cancers. He talks to Vibha Varshney about the ... Down to Earth, 2 months ago
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Vitamin D complexWhen sunlight falls on the skin, it forms an essential nutrient, vitamin D. For people in India, which has an average of 300 clear sunny days in a year, this sunshine vitamin should be available in abundance. However, reports show as many as 80 per cent ... Down to Earth, 2 months ago
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