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Playing hooky

Maharashtra government is none too keen to talk on Enron

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Invading species

Rivers and estuaries in the US have been invaded by innumerable exotic marine creatures, including clams and crabs, that threaten native species. The invading species can multiply to the extent of

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The germ peril

a large arsenal of germ-resistant goods have occupied store shelves in Japan to tackle an imminent outbreak of the Escherichia coli ( E coli ) bacteria this summer. More than 9,000

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Pilgrimage or carnage

Two crore pilgrims visit the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala annually, and the environment pays dearly for it

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A fishy remedy

Fish meal sprinkled on a beach polluted by an oil slick helps the bacteria in the sand clean it up. Stephane Lefloch, chemist at the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on

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Artificial organs

researchers at New York's Harvard University have successfully grown replacement skin, bladders and other body tissue in a technique that could open new doors to transplant surgery and

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Floating fields

Rural folk can grow rice on lakes in Manipur

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Asthma, race, environment

Afro-American children are more likely to suffer from asthma than their Caucasian counterparts in the US due to greater exposure to environmental pollution. Studies show that 7.2 per cent of

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Death kiss

the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ( cdc ) in Atlanta has documented the first case where a person has been infected with the aids virus by deep kissing an hiv-infected partner

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Under siege

The Adyar creek and estuary in Chennai is falling victim to development

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