Archive for August 25th, 2008

Singur Deadlock-Alternative Solutions

Posted on August 25, 2008. Filed under: Business | Tags: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Business, Car, Commerce, CPM, Farmer agitation, Industry, Land dispute, Left Front, Mamata Banerjee, Nano, News, Pension Package, People's Car, Politics, Ratan Tata, Singur, Tata Motors, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal, World's Cheapest Car |

The Trinamool chief, Mamata Banerjee had her way in Singur. The administration stepped aside as hundreds of Trinamool Congress, SUCI, Naxalite and other opposition supporters including national parties like Samajwadi Party laid siege to Durgapur expressway only 50 meters from Tata Motors Nano Plant. The agitation for returning the 400 acres to farmers also saw [...]

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Want a Strawberry flavored apple?

Posted on August 25, 2008. Filed under: Science & Technology | Tags: Arabidopsis thaliana, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cytochrome P450, Genetic Engineering, Genetic Modification, Molecular Biology, News, P450, Research, Science, Technology, UT Medical School |

The university of Texas Medical school assistant professor Dr. CS Raman and his colleagues reported that they were able to manipulate flavor enzymes found in Arabidopsis thaliana, by genetic means. The enzymes-allene oxide synthase (AOS) and hydro-peroxide lyase (HPL) which produce jasmonate and green leaf volatiles (GLV), confers characteristics aromas to fruits and vegetables. AOS [...]

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