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Gene’s-eye view of the Olympics
17 Aug 2016 9:41 PM GMTElite athletes hold a special attraction for geneticists. They are the finest specimens of physical performance that can reveal the clues to what...
Gene doping can change the nature of sports
10 Aug 2016 8:38 PM GMTThe International Olympic Committee came close to using a new anti-doping test at Rio. The test is designed to catch the athletes who use genes rather...
Resorting to heritage
4 April 2016 9:41 PM GMTLand is an ephemeral presence here. In the low-lying wetlands of south-central Bangladesh surrounded by unstable rivers, vast swathes of land go under...
The trouble with vegetarian fascists
21 Nov 2015 9:59 PM GMTWhen the Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government’s lawyer why fish, seafood and eggs were not banned during the Jain festival, Paryushan,...
Here’s brewing some sweetheart trouble
4 Sep 2014 9:35 PM GMTAs a young man, Pradeep Yadav saw his father suffer a heart attack, so he was careful. A teetotaller, he would not drink or smoke, and he exercised...
Good drivers don’t need a horn
10 March 2014 12:42 AM GMTFor a month I had been driving my car without the horn. It happened accidentally. My car horn stopped working and I just kept postponing getting it...