In this issue
p. 0228

Lost innocence
p. 0229 | Balaram, P.

Scientific integrity
p. 0231 | Chopra, K. L.

Urgent need for preservation of the cultural heritage of Ethnoherbology
p. 0231 | Kumar, Kaushal; Singh, K. K.

Emergence of the third culture
p. 0232 | Virk, H. S.

The third un-culture
p. 0233 | Rao, Chandu Subba

Role of science in higher education
p. 0233 | Kaniappan, K.

Mad cow disease - A timely warning
p. 0234 | Sashidhar, V. R.

The Vedic astrology controversy
p. 0234 | Sitaramam, V.

Rise of atmospheric oxygen -- New hypothesis on the role of Archaean--Proterozoic mantle
p. 0236 | Sankaran, A. V.

The community caring for its own food and water security
p. 0236 | Sen, Nirupa

From the archives
p. 0239

Endemic fishes of the Western Ghats and the Satpura hypothesis
p. 0240 | Daniels, R. J. Ranjit

Mud diapirs around Indian continental margin -- Indicator of potential gas hydrate zone
p. 0245 | Vaz, G. Gaitan

Molecular characterization of Piper nigrum L. cultivars using RAPD markers
p. 0246 | Pradeepkumar, T.; Karihaloo, J. L.; Archak, Sunil

Determination of oxalate in foodstuffs with arylamine glass-bound oxalate oxidase and peroxidase
p. 0248 | Thakur, M.; Kumari, M.; Pundir, C. S.

Erratum
p. 0251

Higher education and international development
p. 0252 | Bloom, David E.; Rosovsky, Henry

A medium resolution double crystal based small-angle neutron scattering instrument at Trombay
p. 0257 | Mazumder, S.; Sen, D.; Saravanan, T.; Vijayaraghavan, P. R.

Development of high-density cultivation systems by bioencapsulation
p. 0263 | Muralidhar, R. V.; Jayachandran, G.; Singh, P.

Expression of early nodulin promoter gene in transgenic rice
p. 0270 | Terada, Rie; Ignacimuthu, S.; Bauer, Petra; Kondorosi, Eva; Schultze, Michael; Kondorosi, Adam; Potrykus, Ingo; Sautter, Christof

Delineation of contaminant zone through electrical imaging technique
p. 0277 | Barker, Ron; Rao, T. Venkateswara; Thangarajan, M.

Response of the Bay of Bengal to Gopalpur and Paradip super cyclones during 15-31 October 1999
p. 0283 | Chinthalu, G. R.; Seetaramayya, P.; Ravichandran, M.; Mahajan, P. N.

Littoral drift sources and sinks along the Indian coast
p. 0292 | Chandramohan, P.; Jena, B. K.; Kumar, V. Sanil

Induction of in vivo somatic embryos from tea (Camellia sinensis) cotyledons
p. 0297 | Mondal, Tapan Kumar; Bhattacharya, Amita; Sharma, Madhu; Ahuja, Paramvir Singh

In vivo study on dual-signal hypothesis and its correlation to immune response using mycobacterial antigen
p. 0301 | Vivekanandhan, Aravindhan; Das, Sulochana

Diversity and abundance of higher marine fungi on woody substrates along the west coast of India
p. 0304 | Prasannarai, K.; Sridhar, K. R.

Remobilizing P elements out of the stambh A locus of Drosophila melanogaster
p. 0311 | Rao, M. Paratpara; Jain, Charu; Chandrashekaran, Shanti

New evidence for plant-eating in a Miocene mustelid
p. 0314 | Lim, Jong-deock; Martin, Larry D.

A Course on Borel Sets
p. 0318 | Nadkarni, M. G.

The Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
p. 0318 | Chandramohan, D.

Education and Character Building
p. 0319 | Rajagopal, N. R.

Poorna Prajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore
p. 0321

Poorna Prajna Institute of Scientific Research-Appointments to Faculty Positions
p. 0322

DST and German Academic Exchange Services
p. 0323

G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development. Almora
p. 0324