Srote - December 2011

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1. Revisiting Chipko by Aashish Kothari and Nima Pathak
2. Chemistry Nobel for Quasi Crystals by Dr. Vijay Kumar Upadhyaya
3. An opportunist genes
4. What is Makhana and how is it made? by Dr. Kishore Pawar
5. Why should poor pay for high profits? by Bharat Dogra
6. Faster than light neutrino maybe experimental error
7. Where have all the vultures gone by Dr. Mahesh Parimal
8. Irony of poverty line by Utsha Patnaik
9. Industrial revolution led by bacteria by Narendra Devangan
10. Human blood protein engineered in rice
11. Alcohol production may exacerbate food problem by Pramod Bhargav
12. Hibernation – protection against cold by Navneet Kumar Gupta
13. Save forest for biodiversity by K. Jayalakshmi
14. Use and reuse of resources by K. Jayalakshmi
15. Rescue operation in unapproachable mountain villages by Bharat Dogra
16. Role of scientist in social issues by Dr. D. Balasubramanian
17. Drug resistance TB on the rise
18. Male-female size differential in plants
19. How to fix maximum speeds for vehicles
20. Fundamental units of measurement about to change
21. Bio-yoghurt are not helpful
22. Why panda eats so much bamboo
23. Crossword – cover II
24. Back cover - When the doctors were their own best guinea pigs