Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

128	In this issue

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EDITORIAL

129	Genes, Diseases and Translational Research
	P. Balaram

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CORRESPONDENCE

131	Tribute to John Maddox
	Sachi Sri Kantha
131	Plant identification
	Arti Garg
132	To h or not to h
	T. S. Suryanarayanan
132	Historical notes in Current Science
	Rajinder Singh
133	Nannofossils
	Jyotsana Rai
134	Avian malaria and decline of White-backed vulture population
	Farah Ishtiaq; Response by P. Anuradha Reddy and S. Shivaji

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NEWS

136	Non-chemical insect pest management,
	S. Ignacimuthu and M. Gabriel Paulraj
137	Water summit
	H. J. Shiva Prasad and Jyothi Prasad

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RESEARCH NEWS

139	Optical fibre detector for alcohols
	M. Senthilraja

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COMMENTARY

140	Human genomics and microbiomics: the post-genomic scenario
	J. Rajendhran and P. Gunasekaran

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OPINION

142	Disturbance, diversity and stability of ecological systems – the need for a uniform hypothesis
	Shijo Joseph and K. Anitha

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TECHNICAL NOTE

144	A magnetometer for cryogen-free systems: extraction and integration method
	T. S. Tripathi, G. C. Tewari and A. K. Rastogi

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GENERAL ARTICLES

148	Institutions and networks
	André Béteille
157	Biotechnology sector in India: strengths, limitations, remedies and outlook
	S. Natesh and M. K. Bhan

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REVIEW ARTICLE

170	Insights of the fluorescent pseudomonads in plant growth regulation
	Devendra Kumar Choudhary, Anil Prakash, Victor Wray and Bhavdish N. Johri

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SPECIAL SECTION: RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

180	Ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy is uniquely suitable for studying amyloid diseases
	Igor K. Lednev, Victor Shashilov and Ming Xu
186	Developments of Raman spectroscopy in the past 40 years: from a molecule to a living cell
	Hiro-o Hamaguchi
192	Surface-enhanced Raman scattering: facts and inline trends
	Mohammad Kamal Hossain and Yukihiro Ozaki
202	Time-resolved spectroscopy studies of the photodeprotection reactions of p-hydroxy­phenacyl ester phototrigger compounds
	Chensheng Ma, Wai Ming Kwok, Wing Sum Chan, Yong Du, Peng Zuo, Jovi Tze Wai Kan, Patrick H. Toy and David Lee Phillips
210	Ultrafast Raman loss spectroscopy: a new approach to vibrational structure determination
	A. Lakshmanna, B. Mallick and S. Umapathy

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RESEARCH ARTICLES

217	Estimation of natural recharge and its relation with aquifer parameters in and around Tuticorin town, Tamil Nadu, India
	R. Rangarajan, N. C. Mondal, V. S. Singh and S. V. Singh
227	Genetic diversity and conservation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) landraces in Nilgiris
	Franklin Charles Jose, M. M. Sudheer Mohammed, George Thomas, George Varghese, N. Selvaraj and M. Dorai

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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

236	Chronology of Pattanam: a multi-cultural port site on the Malabar coast
	P. J. Cherian, G. V. Ravi Prasad, Koushik Dutta, Dinesh Kr. Ray, V. Selvakumar and K. P. Shajan
240	Estimation of contribution of southwest monsoon rain to Bhagirathi River near Gaumukh, western Himalayas, India, using oxygen-18 isotope
	S. P. Rai, Bhishm Kumar and Pratap Singh
246	C- and O-isotopic characteristics of Neoproterozoic Sirohi Group meta-carbonates in NW India and their palaeoclimatic implications
	M. K. Pandit, Kamal K. Sharma, A. N. Sial and V. P. Ferreira
251	Episodes of phosphorus accumulation in the Cauvery Basin, South India: implications on palaeoclimate, productivity and weathering
	Muthuvairavasamy Ramkumar, Doris Stüben and Zsolt Berner

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BOOK REVIEWS

257	Space and Time to Spacetime by A. R. Prasanna
	reviewed by Sayan Kar
258	Indian Institute of Science Campus: A Botanist’s Delight by K. Sankara Rao
	reviewed by H. Y. Mohan Ram
259	Joint Forest Management: Issues and Experiences, Meenu Bhatnagar (ed.)
	reviewed by T. V. Ramachandra and A. V. Nagarathna
261	Chromatin and Disease: Subcellular Biochemistry, Tapas Kundu and Dipak Dasgupta (eds)
	reviewed by Rakesh K. Mishra and Siddhartha Roy

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PERSONAL NEWS

263	Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran (1937–2009)
	Vijay Kumar Sharma
265	R. P. S. Ahlawat (1945–2009)
	M. H. Mehta
265	Prem Kumar Khare (1946–2009)
	Rama Shankar and R. C. Srivastava

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HISTORICAL NOTES

266	The other Bose: an account of missed opportunities in the history of neurobiology in India
	Sanjeev Jain and Pratima Murthy

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COVER CAPTION

COVER.  2D Correlation deep UV resonance Raman spectroscopy reveals the molecular mechanism of early events of lysozyme fibrillation. See special section.

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