Diagnostic Methods

Lies, Damn Lies and Endosulfan

KUSHAL P S YADAV blows the lid off dirty tactics adopted to give clean chit to endosulfan

Aspirin boosts accuracy

By: Smriti Sharma

Known to hamper diagnosis, it helps detect colon cancer

Nano-sensor

By: Shruti Chowdhari

New tool to detect viruses quickly at low cost

It takes over Rs 10,000 and over 24 hours to detect the presence of chikungunya, dengue or H1N1 virus in the body. US scientists have developed a biosensor that could detect viruses in 30 minutes and would cost about a dollar (Rs 45).