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'Dr Khorana never paid lip service to anybody'

In the fifth of the series on late Nobel laureate Dr Har Gobind Khorana, a student shares fond memories of his guruPart I: Dr Khorana, Nobel laureate and one of science's immortalsPart II: Dr......

Nobel laureate Har Gobind Khorana passes away

Pioneering Indian American biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who won the 1968 Nobel Prize for medicine, has died of natural causes in Concord, Massachusetts. Khorana, 89, who was Massachusetts......

More Indians entering leading think tanks in US

Shikha Bhatnagar's recent appointment as Associate Director of the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, is yet another manifestation of a growing trend of second generation Indian Americans'......

'Our farmers are second to none'

A memorial service for Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug will be held at the Texas A&M University in Texas today, October 6. Dr M S Swaminathan, who worked closely with Dr Borlaug on India's Green......

Live longer, healthier with low calorie diet

Substantially cutting calories from the diet could slow the ageing process and increase life expectancy, according to a decades-long study of monkeys.Researchers at the University of......

Gurindar Sohi in patent row with Intel

The University of Wisconsin has sued Intel Corp, the world's largest computer chipmaker, after the two failed to agree on licensing a patent related to microprocessors. The school's research arm......

US economy would dodge bullet for now under fiscal deal

A deal worked out by US Senate leaders to avoid the "fiscal cliff," was far from any "grand bargain" of deficit reduction measures.But if approved by the US House of Representatives, it could help......

US awards $1.9 million to Indian

Chandramouli Vaidyanathan feels vindicated and happy after a federal jury awarded $1.9 million to him in a wrongful employment case he brought against Seagate Technology.Vaidyanathan, 47, came to......

Meet the man behind India's Genome Valley

This is the amazing story of Dr Krishna M Ella, a scientist who turned into a serial entrepreneur. Krishna Ella, chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd, is one of the......

Swine flu: Firm offers patented machine

With the global swine flu virus spread seemingly not under control, the Indian distributor of a recently started unique air purification system has approached the government with an invention......

Making the cut at an American TV show

To make the cut for the nationally televised Jeopardy! Collegiate Championship is no small feat. Suchita Shah reflects on her 15 minutes of fame.I'm a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,......

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Q. What do you know about Dr. Verghese Kurien?
: A. Known as the "father of the white revolution" in India; Winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award; Awarded with Padma Shri (1965), Padma Bhushan...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-do-you-know-about-dr.-verghese-kurien//answers/16469548

Q. how come cattle/ animals knows the weather change or rain is coming
Francisco: A. This is called hibernation. Some folks have wondered whether there might yet be something scientific behind the groundhog tale. After all, the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-come-cattle-animals-knows-the-weather-change-or-rain-is-/16469384/answers/15628672

Q. what sleeps actually when we sleep?
Thyagarajan Mahadevan: A. Scientists still don't know precisely what sleep is for. Is it to refresh the body? Not really. Researchers have yet to find any vital biological...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-sleeps-actually-when-we-sleep/15626727/answers/6126487

Q. Hi,i recently got an admit for University of Wisconsin-Madison.Is this a good university? What is the aid situation here and also job apportunities?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. It is a good university. What is the program in which you got accepted? more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hii-recently-got-an-admit-for-university-of-wisconsin-madiso/6126348/answers/14284977

Q. Can self-help books minimize stress and depression?
Nikhil Moghe: A. Stress and depression are caused by anxiety of mind over mundane things. When you read a self-help book, or any book for that matter that is very...... more

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Jawbone Hires Mindy Mount as President

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People can be trained to become more compassionate using an ancient Buddhist technique of meditation, scientists say. Researchers at the Centre for... ...

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Human brain can be trained to be more compassionate

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion.A new study by researchers... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/23/105-Human-brain-can-be-trained-to-be-more-compassionate.html

Restricting caloric intake delays nerve cell loss in mice

Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction delays the loss of brain cells and preserves cognitive... ...

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PatientsLikeMe Calls for Researcher Participation in New Open Research Exchange Platform

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