Arumugam

Dr. Premkumar Arumugam , associate director of biology at GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., based in Hyderabad, India, said his lab is testing the artificial membranes in drug-binding studies.

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"The first results are very, very promising," Mr. Arumugam said in August, adding that the membranes' efficiency still needs to be improved.

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To counter the loss of fish, Arumugam is raising a breeding stock of six species of adult groupers and sea bass in deep nets suspended from a floating platform just offshore to provide fertilized eggs for the hatchery.

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On his way home from a Chennai construction site, Arumugam stops his bicycle at a shop to buy a Wills Navy Cut filter-tipped cigarette, a popular brand made by ITC, India's biggest tobacco company.

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The Navy Cut will give Arumugam, 26, a more reliable drag for his habit, but the main reason he'll pay five times the cost of a one-cent bidi is for a better standing among his smoking friends.

Switching Smokes 2006

On the plus side, dark meat is rich in nutrients like iron and vitamin B, Arumugam says, "so you're really getting a good nutritional boost with dark meat."

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I think of this as a sort of yin-yang of cultural predilections, Arumugam says.

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Arumugam Karunakaran, 44, moved his wife and three teenage children into a hotel room on Saturday.

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Arumugam says Americans are missing out on a tasty treat, too.

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There is a little more fat in legs, Arumugam says, but only a few calories' worth.

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