Srote - January 2014

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1. Comet ISON is now visible
2. The Sun proves to be too harsh for ISON
3. When and where did dogs get domesticated?
4. Mars voyage by Lord Balaji’s grace by Dr. Sushil Joshi
5. Is there hope of finding life on Mars? by Jaykumar
6. Mangalyaan: A steal at Rs. 4 per person by Dr. D. Balasubramanian
7. Clinical trials, ethics and unpublished results
8. Award for scientific courage
9. Do microbes make you fat?
10. Microbes give Hyaenas their identity
11. The gene that makes your body younger
12. Psychological studies can now be repeated
13. The Abominable Snowman - A reality or an abstraction? by Dr. Arvind Gupte
14. Need to focus on improving Anganwadis by Bharat Dogra
15. Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose - A science traveler/A Pathbreaker in science by Navneet Kumar Gupta
16. The lesser known trace element Selenium by Dr. Dinesh Mani
17. Saving thousands of lives during disasters, an invaluable achievement by Bharat Dogra
18. A 3-parent baby! by Dr. D. Balasubramanian
19. Eradication of polio: The Indian success story by Dr. T. Jacob John
20. The evolution of evolvability
21. Why does gold hold so much importance? by S. Anatnarayanan
22. An explosion results from filling an oil well with gas
23. No sign of dark matter found
24. Cash as encouragement for breastfeeding
25. Nomenclature chaos averted
26. Transportation of heavy loads on ice roads