In this issue
p. 0427

Indian journals: To start or scrap?
p. 0429 | Vasan, S. S.

Microbes, molecular biology and the final assault
p. 0429 | Virdi, J. S.

The aroma of Bassia flower
p. 0430 | Midya, S.; Brahmachary, R. L.

Praneem polyherbal cream for contraception - Safety in malaria endemic countries
p. 0430 | Sharma, V. P.

Praneem polyherbal cream for contraception - Safety in malaria endemic countries(Reply)
p. 0430 | Talwar, G. P.

A new international order on oceans - Indian perspective
p. 0432 | Sudhakar, M.; Kumar, B. V.

Breeding for rice improvement: Where do we stand?
p. 0438 | Muralidharan, K.; Prasad, G. S. V.; Rao, C. S.

PCR-based detection of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy foods
p. 0449 | Sood, S. K.; Kaur, Jasjit

Comparative sequence analysis and expression in E. coli of the subgroup 1-specific antigen VP6 from a G2 serotype human rotayirus IS2
p. 0456 | Aijaz, Saima; Rao, C. Durga

Undernutrition and aging: Effects on DNA repair in human peripheral lymphocytes
p. 0464 | Rao, Kalluri Subba; Ayyagari, Surekha; Raji, N. S.; Murthy, K. J. R.

A simple technique to expose tree seedlings to elevated CO₂ for increased initial growth rates
p. 0469 | Devakumar, A. S.; Udayakumar, M.; Prasad, T. G.

Studies on molluscan diversity in Kaveri river system (Tiruchirappalli, India) with special reference to vector snails of trematode parasites
p. 0473 | Amanullah, B.; Hameed, P. Shahul

Evidence of Archaean crustal shortening from deformed pillow lavas: An exam-pie from Sandur greenstone belt, Dharwar craton
p. 0476 | Manikyamba, C.; Naqvi, S. M.

Palaeotectonic implication of Lamayurulake (Ladakh)
p. 0479 | Bagati, T. N.; Mazari, R. K.; Rajagopalan, G.

Chemical age of detrital zircons from the basal quartz-pebble conglomerate of Dhanjori Group, Singbhum craton, Eastern India
p. 0482 | Sunilkumar, T. S.; Parthasarathy, R.; Palrecha, M. M.; Shah, V. L.; Sinha, K. K.; Rao, N. Krishna

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 1995
p. 0487 | Vasudevan, S.; Das, Puspendu Kumar

Oxidative Stress and Aging
p. 0489 | Ramasarma, T.

The cakravala method
p. 0490 | Raghavan, S.

Fifty years of the exact solution of the two-dimensional Ising model by Onsager
p. 0493 | Bhattacharjee, Somendra M.; Khare, Avinash

Meetings/Symposia/Seminars
p. 0494

Department of Science and Technology
p. 0496