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| Games the AIDS virus plays |
| The AIDS virus has changed its path to target cells in Westerners but not in Indians because of a high level of pre-existing infections, reports G.S. Mudur |
| The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), discovered 25 years ago, has emerged as the most intensely investigated virus in all of human history. Despite this, it remains a biological mystery. One unsolved riddle had been a change in the molecular address —– the gateway –– that HIV uses to enter its ta... |
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| A leg up for baby making |
| Given a choice, Gita Kapoor, a 37-year-old banker in Bangalore, would have preferred just one child. She and her software engineer husband knew that w
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| What’s in your genes? |
| The company 23andMe promises to “unlock the secrets of your own DNA”. Navigenics wants you to be tested to “do everything you can to st
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| Look who’s dieting |
| If you thought only fashion and health conscious men and women take to dieting, you’re wrong. Fish, too, voluntarily restrict their food intake —
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| Switching to a Mac |
| BITS & BYTES - SURIT DOSS |
 You must have noticed that for a while now I have been exhorting readers of this column to switch to a Mac. The common refrain from those reluctant to do so is the price or that they have to re-learn operating a computer all over again. ... | Read.. |
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| ‘I strayed and am scared’ |
| Q: I had a misunderstanding with my wife and left her for three years. At that time I fell in love with a married woman. Recently her husband died. I think he had AIDS. I have left my partner and am back home, but am very scared.... | Read.. |
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Why Corner |
| Why does the body temperature rise during fever? |
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