Facebook-like networking technique to make gene discovery easier
January 30th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
London , Jan 30 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a potent gene-networking model for easy identification of disease-causing genes.The researchers used this gene network technique to ... Read more...
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Mast cell in lungs could be new target for asthma
January 30th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 30 (ANI): A study at Weill Cornell Medical College , has cited that an enzyme, called renin, released by mast cells in the lungs may play a key role ... Read more...
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Di bodyguard resigned over conspiracy theories TV show
January 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Mohamed Al Fayed blasted a bodyguard who refused to attend a TV show on conspiracy theories behind Princess Dianas death, the inquest into her death has heard.Kes Wingfield, ... Read more...
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Mohamed Al Fayed approved Dis Ritz escape plan
January 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Mohamed Al Fayed personally gave a nod to the doomed plan that led to the deaths of his son Dodi, and Diana, Princess of Wales, the inquest into ... Read more...
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Dis Crown Jewels missing: Sister
January 30th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Princess Dianas sister has been ordered to search her familys ancestral home for extremely sensitive documents that could expose the Royal Family.The coroner at the ongoing inquest into ... Read more...
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Heres how we focus on one sound in a noisy environment
January 30th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how we are able to focus on one particular sound among many in ... Read more...
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Digital mammography better than film mammography for some women
January 30th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A new study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed that for some women, digital mammography may be a better screening option than ... Read more...
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Jolies father hoping she really is pregnant
January 30th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): One person who is hoping that all those media reports about Angelina Jolie being pregnant with twins is true is her father Jon Voight.Father and daughter have been ... Read more...
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Pakistan may allow regular screening of Bollywood movies soon
January 30th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan.30 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee on Culture in Pakistan is seriously considering lifting the ban on Bollywood movies, given that they are hugely popular with people in Pakistan.
According to a BBC ... Read more...
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China to build third station on top of Antarctica by 2009
January 30th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): China is expected to complete the construction of its third station around the highest point on Antarctica by 2009, the captain of a Chinese expedition team told Xinhua ... Read more...
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Galaxies on cosmic highways likely to form new stars
January 30th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 30 (ANI): New observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed that galaxies on their way to densely populated galaxy clusters on cosmic filaments, are likely to form new stars. ... Read more...
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Editorial says Govt suggesting Indias hand again in fanning terrorism in Pak
January 30th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan.30 (ANI): An editorial in a Pakistan daily has suggested that the interim government in Pakistan is indirectly pointing an accusing finger at Indian intelligence outfits, and holding them responsible for ... Read more...
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EC to issue notification for Tripura assembly polls
January 30th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
Agartala, Jan 30 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) will today issue formal notification for a single-phase Assembly poll in Tripura to be held on February 23.
The filing of nomination papers will ... Read more...
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Madonna tops Forbes first-ever Cash Queens of Music list
January 30th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Music icon Madonna topped Forbes magazines first-ever list for the Cash Queens of Music.Madges earnings of 72 million dollars were 12million USD more than that of second place ... Read more...
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Remoulding heart may aid bypass surgery
January 30th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Cardiac surgeons at John Hopkins Medical Institutions have revealed that patients undergoing bypass surgery to boost blood supply to the heart and resisting repeat heart attacks may do ... Read more...
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New technology to improve reliability of embedded systems
January 30th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 30 (ANI): University of Leicester engineers have developed a new technology that promises to ensure safety of equipments as diverse as those used in cars, aircraft and medical equipment.The ... Read more...
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New Vaccine to counter deadliest strain of bird flu
January 30th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new vaccine against the deadliest strain of the H5N1 virus to counter the continued threat to global health.According to ... Read more...
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Redford, Levinson set their sight on A Walk in the Woods adaptation
January 30th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Directors Robert Redford and Barry Levinson are getting ready to make a film on the best-selling travelogue A Walk in the Woods.While Levinson is in talks to direct ... Read more...
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New York Bar Association to honour Aitzaz Ahsan
January 30th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan.30 (ANI): The New York Bar Association (NYSBA) has decided to honour incarcerated Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (PSCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan in asbentia with the annual Award for Distinction in ... Read more...
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Cradle of creativity identified in the brain
January 30th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): A study has revealed a distinct pattern of brain activity, even at rest, in people who tend to solve problems with a sudden creative insight, an Aha! Moment, ... Read more...
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E.Coli bacteria could one day power cars and homes
January 30th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): E. coli, the bacteria synonymous with food poisoning and product recalls, can be used as a future source of energy to power cars and homes, says a professor ... Read more...
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Zardari says Benazirs assassination the biggest proof of rigging
January 30th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
Karachi, Jan.30 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that his wife Benazir Bhuttos martyrdom is the biggest proof that the February 18 general elections in Pakistan will ... Read more...
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Director Mark Romanek walks out of Universals Wolf Man
January 30th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Mark Romanek has dropped out of directing the big-budget Universal Pictures pic The Wolf Man.The director walked out of the deal following a dispute over the movies budget ... Read more...
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McCain wins Florida Republican primary
January 30th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Senator John McCain has won Floridas Republican presidential primary, which makes him the front-runner for his partys nomination.
In his second straight win, Senator McCain led former Governor Mitt ... Read more...
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White House, London, New York are my targets: Mehsud
January 30th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan.30 (ANI): Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud has told the Al Jazeera television channel that he wants to destroy the White House, New York and London.
In his first-ever television interview that lasted ... Read more...
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Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl sign on for The Ugly Truth
January 30th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl have signed on to star in the comedy The Ugly Truth.Butler will be playing the role of Mike Alexander, the TV show host ... Read more...
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Ponting returns as captain for Twenty20 clash against India
January 30th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Jan.30 (ANI): Ricky Ponting will lead an Australian Twenty20 squad featuring a new-look bowling attack for Friday's clash with India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Michael Clarke has been named vice-captain of ... Read more...
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Oz cricketers furious over Harbhajan `racism controversy ruling
January 30th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Jan.30 (ANI): Australian cricketers have reportedly expressed their anger over Cricket Australia bowing to pressure from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop the racism charge against ... Read more...
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Britney confidante Sam Lutfi was more jealous than a lover, says his former pal
January 30th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Jan 30 (ANI): Before being Britney Spears close associate, her pal cum manager Sam Lufti, had three restraining orders taken out against him in California .In an interview with ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole abandons Ashley, heads off to secret location
January 30th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan.30 (ANI): A distraught Cheryl Cole has left her love rat husband Ashley and fled to a secret location to consider their future.
The Sun quoted her agent as saying that ... Read more...
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Cruises Scientology video a good thing for the sect
January 30th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by admin
New York, Jan 30 (ANI): Tom Cruises Scientology video might have created a controversy, but it did a good thing for the sect.A rep for the faith turned said that the leak ... Read more...
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Europeans unconvinced about Musharraf being best bet
January 30th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Jan.30 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf attempt to convince European leaders that he is their best bet in so far as combating international extremism and terrorism has been largely unsuccessful, according ... Read more...
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;Astronomers observe a star in the making
January 30th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin
Munich, Jan 30 (ANI): Astronomers at European Southern Observatory (ESO) have used the VLT (Very Large Telescope) Interferometer to probe the inner parts of the disc of material surrounding a young star, ... Read more...
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;Congress and BJP activists clash in Shivpuri over Afzal Guru
January 30th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 30 (ANI): Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party clashed here during a demonstration by the BJP, demanding execution of a death sentence handed ... Read more...
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Harbhajan’s family celebrates victory of truth
January 30th, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by admin
Jalandhar, Jan 30 (ANI): Unbridled happiness erupted into spontaneous song and dance in typical Punjabi style as friends and relatives of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh visited his home and celebrated what they hailed ... Read more...
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