Pharmacognostical studies on Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. Anita Kumari and Ashwani Kumar Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae) is a wild shrub, which grows upto a height of 1-3 m and its leaves are…

This is cool. AKA know as "Chaos Theory"....Just an underlying manifestation of nature. All is connected in weird ways in which we do not understand. This video being one of them. Mathematics and…

Bacteria are abundant in soil, water, and air as well as in the depths of the Earth's crust, organic matter, and live animals or plants. They are also abundantly social --…

During the past few days, news media has inundated the U.S. public with word that for the first time in 20 years, a government task force has changed course in its recommendations for breast cancer…

Scientific Name Apium graveolens Linn. Family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Used Part Fruits. Distribution Area An erect, annual or biennial herb, wild in the foot-hills of north-western Himalayas…

I'm a reasonable man, but there's a laxness in cyberspace I just can't abide with. And I'm talking to you, space.com. I'll say it straight, you may know science but you ain't giving your readers any…

Some of these plants of family Fabaceae are as follows :- 1. Acacia catechu Willd. ‘Khair’ (Mimoeaceae) :- The bark decoction is taken in the morning and evening for 3 days in stomachache . 2.…

Many plant names appear in similes and metaphors in Hindi literature e.g. the red lips of the beloved have been compared with red flowers of kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) and of the silk cotton…

Heart disease is commonly considered a modern condition, but that may change thanks to research conducted by a collaborative team composed of imaging experts, Egyptologists and preservationists who…

Over consumption is a serious issue in the United States. National Institutes of Health statistics show that two-thirds of American adults are overweight, with associated direct economic medicalcosts…

Out of the estimated 1 million people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic, severe angina -- chest pain due to blocked arteries -- about 300,000 cannot be helped by any traditional medical treatment…

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles are found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint and vitamins, and have caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a study conducted by…

Whether you're a liberal or a libertarian, it's generally accepted across the political spectrum that, in some form, the opportunity to make a lot of money drives the economic recessions and…

Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene, FoxJ1, that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing neurons. The research is a significant advance in…

A study published today in Nature Geoscience says that increasing atmospheric CO2 emissions continue to outstrip the world's natural ability to absorb carbon and claim that drastic cuts in fossil…

Plant genetic transformation and molecular markers By Ashwani Kumar Pointer Publishers Jaipur India pp 288 ISBN 978-81-7132-613-6 The last three decades have seen momentous developments in plant…

Biotechnology for food, health and environment Ashwini Kumar Department of Botany University of Rajasthan Jaipur 302004. biotechnology has been increasingly applied to crop agriculture. The…

"What should be the role and focus of biotechnology in the agricultural research agendas of developing countries?" 1. Introduction The second conference to be hosted in the year 2002 by the FAO…

The Associated Press, that bastion of scientific knowledge, shares with us a list of "pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming", starting with: _Ticks that transmit Lyme disease…

Today CNN features a short video with an interview to Professor Nielsen, the mastermind behind the whole "Higgs comes back from the future to prevent its own creation" crap.  I wrote about the…