a 9 bp deletion between cytochrome oxidase subunit ii and trna lys genes in mitochondrial dna, has proven to be an extremely informative marker for tracing population history. using the pcr-page and pcr-sscp techniques in this study, 152 dna samples collected from iranian populations were screened for the 9 bp deletion. no deletion was observed. a length polymorphism, most probably a 9 bp tripl...

"Pumsavana is one of the Shodasha Karmas (Sixteen rituals) performed in various stages of life in ancient India. It deals with the technique of genetic engineering to ensure healthy progeny and to determine the sex of the child. The author also probes here the relevance of this technique at this age and describes how the modern biology supports it.

Buddhism is an ancient religion that began in India and spread throughout Asia. It is prevalent in modern Japan. Breastfeeding has been a strong practice for centuries with the custom being to continue until the child is 6 or 7 years of age. The Edo period was very influential in establishing breastfeeding customs that continue today.

An attempt has been made in this paper to disseminate the formation of basic knowledge of bacteriology in ancient India. In the aetiology of many diseases microbial relation plays a role which was realized by the modern medicine only a century ago.

Objectives Introduction History and Growth of Consumer Movement in India 6.2.1 Consumer Protection in Ancient limes 6.2.2 Development of Co-operatives Consumer Movement in the Modern Period 6.3.1 Stages of Development of the Consumer Movement 6.3.2 Some Important Consumer Organisations Achievements of the Consumer Movement Future TasksIChallenges Ahead Let Us Sum Up 6.7

The Herbal Vendors are the descendants of ancient mobile tribal medicine men. Now -a -days they sell crude Herbal Drugs on the streets of India. They have knowledge of medicinal plants - a skill which inherited from their forefathers. Also they are aware of the medicinal value of certain locally growing plants which are administered and control fertility and, do help family planning.

Y. Kosuga, P. H. Diamond, and Ö. D. Gürcan Department of Physics and Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA WCI Center for Fusion Theory, National Fusion Research Institute, Gwahangno 113, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex,...

P.W. Xi, X. Q. Xu, and P. H. Diamond FSC and State Key Lab of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA WCI Center for Fusion Theory, National Fusion Research Institute, Daejon 100871, Republic of Korea CASS and Department of Physics, University of ...

K. Miki, P. H. Diamond, € O. D. G€ urcan, G. R. Tynan, T. Estrada, L. Schmitz, and G. S. Xu WCI Center for Fusion Theory, National Fusion Research Institute, Daejeon 305-333, South Korea Center for Momentum Transport and Flow Organization, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, USA Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, ...