CONTENTS
Editors’ Page
Lead Articles
NMR : From molecules to human behavior with emphasis on Indian contributions
C.L. Khetrapal… 1
Soft lithography : Inexpensive route for mass scale nanopatterning
Akanksha Singh, S.W. Gosavi, Chantal Khan Malek and S.K. Kulkarni… 15
Science & Technology Policy Issues
Ginkgo biloba a living fossil : Need conservation initiatives
V.K. Purohit, P.C. Phondani, D. Dhyani, L.S. Rawat and R.K. Maikhuri… 31
Medicinal plant resources of Gandhamardan hill range, Orissa : An urgent need for conservation
Chiranjibi Pattanaik and C.S. Reddy… 35
News/Views/Comments
Fluoride as a pollutant : Cause of concern and call for action
Subhansini Sharma, Pratima Soni, Arti Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Pawan K. Singh and K.P. Sharma… 39
Short Research Communications
Stomata and chlorophyll content as marker traits for hardening of in vitro raised Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. plantlets
Vinod Singh Gour, S.K. Sharma, C.J.S.K. Emmanuel and Tarun Kant… 45
Developmental toxicity of VPA in the rat : Effect on embryo-fetal development
Kiran Gupta and K.P. Singh… 49
Sequence analysis of mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragment in two populations of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Culicidae : Diptera)
S. Chaudhry and R. Kohli… 55
Alkaline protease production by an actinomycete strain isolated from the tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798)
Maloy Kumar Sahu, K. Sivakumar and L. Kannan… 61
Academy News
A report on Science Communication Activities of the Academy (Nov. – Dec. 06) …67 Felicitation
Academy’s Calendar
Announcements : 1. International Symposium on Advances in Neuroscience
2.(a) NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award – 2007
(b) NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award – 2007