http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10043 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10062 Title: Natural Hazards- CO₂ Potential Peril <br/> <br/>Abstract: CALL it a potential peril or a hidden hazard but the fact remains that Limnic eruption is a rare natural hazard, which is no less deadly because of its rarity. Although Limnic eruptions some times walk hand in hand with tsunami, there are no fiery explosions involved, no lahars, no lava flows, no avalanches, no cyclones or typhoons…yet the danger to life is no less real. Limnic eruptions are killers in their own right, albeit silent ones and it isa killer despite the fact that only two cases have been documented in recent times. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 56-57 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10061 Title: Living Fossils-Ginkgo Sole Survivor <br/> <br/>Authors: Sukanya, Datta <br/> <br/>Abstract: During the age of the Dinosaurs, the genus Ginkgo is thought to have had 200 living species of which Ginkgo biloba is the sole surviving one. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 55 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10060 Title: <b style="">THE FORSAKEN WATER CHESTNUT!</b> <br/> <br/>Authors: Haridasan, V.K.; Ravi, G. <br/> <br/>Abstract: <smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> Singhara is known by various names like ‘bull nut’, ‘European water chestnut’, ‘water chestnut’ and ‘water nut’.&nbsp; <i style="">T. natans L., </i>an annual plant introduced from Asia, has become abundant in north-eastern United States where it creates a nuisance in lakes, ponds, canals and other slow-moving water bodies. It grows best in shallow, nutrient-rich lakes and rivers and is generally found in waters with a pH range of 6.7 to 8.2. This obnoxious weed out-competes native plants for sunlight and spreads either by the rosettes detaching from their stems and floating to another area, or more often by the nuts being swept by currents or waves to other parts of the water bodies. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype> <br/> <br/>Page(s): 53-54 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/10059 Title: Role of Bioinformatics in Cancer <br/> <br/>Authors: Chaudhuri, Aparna; Chaudhuri, Santanu <br/> <br/>Abstract: Bioinformatics has today come to the aid of cancer research to seek out the mysteries of cancer progression and has also contributed to the development of targeted therapies. Bioinformatics is the art and science of electronically representing and integrating biomedical information, that is, the genetic makeup, in a way that makes it accessible and usable across the various fields of cancer research. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 46-48 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:59 GMT