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October 23, 2009 6:18 PM

India’s Maiden Moon mission celebrates 1st anniversary

The Chairman of ISRO Madhavan Nair has termed the experience gained from Moon Mission as a guiding light for future deep space missions. India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan I celebrates its anniversary today. The Chandrayaan I spacecraft was successfully launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Prade...

October 22, 2009 4:17 PM

India’s maiden moon mission celebrates 1st anniversary

The Chairman of ISRO Madhavan Nair has termed the experience gained from Moon Mission as a guiding light for future deep space missions. India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan I celebrates its anniversary today. The Chandrayaan I spacecraft was successfully launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Prade...

October 20, 2009 1:57 PM

Immune cells key to women's pregnancy

A new study has shed fresh light on why some women are infertile and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage, after researchers found that immune cells have an important role to play in both the cases.<br/><br/>An international team has examined the role of a type of immune cells...

October 20, 2009 1:53 PM

Fresh light on women pregnancy

A new study has shed fresh light on why some women are infertile and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage, after researchers found that immune cells have an important role to play in both the cases.<br/><br/>An international team has examined the role of a type of immune cells...

October 12, 2009 7:19 PM

Children can ‘imagine away’ pain

Research shows children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain. A relaxation-type CD, asking children to imagine themselves in scenarios like floating on a cloud led to dramatic improvements in abdominal pain. <br/><br/>The US researchers ...

October 8, 2009 1:47 PM

India-born American scientist gets Noble Prize for Chemistry

Indian-born Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with Thomas E Steitz of the US and Ada E Yonath of Israel for their studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.<br/><br/>Announcing this the Nobel Committee said in its c...

October 7, 2009 7:09 PM

3 Americans share Nobel Prize for medicine

This year's Nobel Prize for medicine goes to the three US researchers who discovered how the body protects the chromosomes housing vital genetic code. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak jointly share the award. Elizabeth Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco...

October 7, 2009 7:00 PM

3 Americans share Nobel Prize for medicine

Three scientists who created the technology behind digital photography and helped link the world through fibre-optic networks shared the 2009 Nobel Prize<br/>in Physics <br/><br/>Charles K Kao was cited for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fibre o...

October 7, 2009 7:00 PM

3 Americans share Nobel Prize for medicine

Three scientists who created the technology behind digital photography and helped link the world through fibre-optic networks shared the 2009 Nobel Prize<br/>in Physics <br/><br/>Charles K Kao was cited for his breakthrough involving the transmission of light in fibre o...

October 7, 2009 4:35 PM

Indian scientist wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Indian-born Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with Thomas E Steitz of the US and Ada E Yonath of Israel for their studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Announcing this today the Nobel Committee said in its citation that all three ...

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