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  • President Bush will make a statement on the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai at 12.30 pm ET, White House sources tell @BreakingNewsOn.
  • 26 foreigners were killed. From USA, Israel, Australia, Germany, UK, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Italy, France, Singapore and Mauritius.
  • Death toll from the Mumbai attacks has been revised to 183. +300 were wounded. More than 600 were rescued in hotels and the Jewish Centre.
  • The gunmen who attacked Mumbai killing at least 195 people wanted to go down in history for an Indian 9/11 -- media reports.
  • Reuters: Suspected U.S. drone fires missile in Pakistan's North Waziristan, 2 dead - security officials
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Facts on Raw Meat

Facts on Raw Meat

November 29th, 2008 - 11:00 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
According to the scientist research that poultry's such as turkey is less likely to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause food poisoning if the birds chowed on natural feed ingredients.Every year ...

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Tiny microscopic spheres can trap and kill harmful bacteria

November 25th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 25 (ANI): American researchers have developed tiny microscopic spheres that can trap and kill harmful bacteria in the same manner as roach motels snare and destroy cockroaches. Researchers at ...

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Yummy? Thank the bacteria in your mouth

November 11th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Find the taste really yummy? Thank the bacteria in your mouth that imparts those delicious and distinctive flavours.Christian Starkenmann and colleagues who conducted research into taste pointed out ...

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Novel synthesis approach could create more durable and elastic materials

November 9th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): The day wont be far when plastics could be more durable and rubbers could be more elastic, thanks to a novel new approach to ...

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Fuels of the future may come from ice that burns

November 4th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists have described new advances in developing new fuels like green gasoline, designer hydrocarbons, the ice that burns, and other sources that can help power an energy-hungry ...

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Researchers working on fuels from water, sunshine and ‘ice that burns’

November 4th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Researchers are outlining key advances in developing new fuels to help supply a future energy-hungry world. The advances include green gasoline, designer hydrocarbons and "ice that burns". Automobile ...

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Self-assembling ”organic wires” may pave way for bioelectronic applications

October 24th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 24 (ANI): A research team from The Johns Hopkins University has created water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously assemble themselves into "wires" much narrower than a human hair. The researchers say ...

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Nanotube ”longboats” can deliver toxic drugs to cancer cells while sparing healthy ones

September 8th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 8 (ANI): Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed new "nanotube longboats" that can deliver toxic drugs to cancer cells, while sparing healthy cells. Lead researcher Stephen ...

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New test raises hope for early arthritis diagnosis (re-issue)

August 24th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 24 (ANI): A new way of scanning joints that promises to diagnose arthritis in its early stages could soon be available, thanks to the efforts of a group of ...

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New test raises hope for early arthritis diagnosis

August 23rd, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Aug 23 (ANI): A new way of scanning joints that promises to diagnose arthritis in its early stages could soon be available, thanks to the efforts of a group of ...

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Safer alternative to controversial blood thinner heparin created

August 18th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 18 (ANI): A team of researcher from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York has announced the creation of a safer alternative to the commonly used and controversial blood thinner ...

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Cancer-inhibiting compound found under the sea

August 8th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 8 (ANI): University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers claim to have found a marine compound that can halt cancer progression. The researchers say that the compound found off ...

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Cancer-inhibiting compound found under sea

August 8th, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) A marine compound discovered off the coast of Key Largo in Florida inhibits cancer cell growth in lab tests and is likely to prompt the development of effective ...

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Diamonds not only for ever, they led to life

July 30th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Diamonds could have played an important role in the origin of life on Earth, according to a new study by German scientists. Scientists have long theorised that life ...

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Now cook rice in half the time

July 28th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 28 (ANI): An Indian-origin professor of clay mineralogy at Pennsylvania State University has made a new cookware that interacts with microwaves to generate heat, and cooks rice in about ...

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Body armour Kevlar set to get germ-fighting virtues

July 21st, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 21 (ANI): Being strong, lightweight and fire resistant, Kevlar is considered an ideal material for protective clothing worn by firefighters, police and other emergency workers. Now researchers from University ...

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Bacteria genes give rise to the smell of earth

July 19th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 19 (ANI): American researchers have identified the bacterial genes that give rise to the smell of earth. Brown University experts David Cane and Chieh-Mieh Wang say that the smell of ...

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Magnetic Nanoparticles flush cancer cells out of mices bodies

July 17th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Georgia Tech scientists have devised a novel way to flush cancer cells out of the body using magnetic nanoparticles. Lab experiments on mice that furnished such promising results ...

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Artificial DNA may power future computers

July 15th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 7 (ANI): In what may be used to revolutionise gene therapy and other futuristic high-tech advances in the near future, Japanese scientists have created the world''s first DNA molecule ...

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Artificial DNA may power future computers

July 7th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 7 (ANI): In what may be used to revolutionise gene therapy and other futuristic high-tech advances in the near future, Japanese scientists have created the world's first DNA molecule ...

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Science with cartoons: Lucknow scientist invited to Europe meet

June 29th, 2008 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 29 (IANS) A Lucknow-based scientist, who uses cartoons to make complex scientific works easy to understand, has been invited to participate in a European science festival in Spain. At the ...

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US scientists create cancer-detecting nanoparticles

May 28th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Washington, May 28 (Xinhua) US scientists have created the smallest iron oxide nanoparticles to date for cancer detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The research team from Brown University created peptide-coated iron ...

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Tiniest cancer-detecting nanoparticles created

May 28th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 28 (ANI): A chemist at Brown University claims to have developed the smallest iron oxide nanoparticles to date for the detection of cancer using magnetic resonance imaging. (MRI). Shouheng ...

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Touch of gold revives discarded HIV drug

May 25th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Microscopic bits of gold added to a discarded HIV drug revives its ability to halt the virus from invading the immune system, according to a study. The drug ...

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Gold nanoparticles may improve failed HIV drugs efficacy

May 24th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Experiments with gold nanoparticles by researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that it may be possible to resurrect a failed HIV drug called TAK779, ruled ...

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Gold nanoparticles improve failed HIV drugs efficacy

May 22nd, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University say that lab experiments with gold nanoparticles have shown that it may be possible to resurrect a failed HIV drug called ...

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Genetically modified yeast cell produces 300 times more protein than previously possible

May 13th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 13 (ANI): American scientists have shown that a new kind of genetically modified yeast cell can produce complex proteins up to 300 times more than was possible in the ...

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It’s not enough to wash your fruits, vegetables

April 11th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11(IANS) Washing fresh fruits and vegetables before eating may reduce the risk of food poisoning, but it is not enough to deter nasty little microbes. These microbes sneak in and ...

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‘Black gold’ may revolutionise farming, curb global warming

April 11th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Scientists have discovered an extraordinary source of some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world, often called 'black gold'. They simply have to mix charcoal in ...

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Laser based chemical sensors make bomb detection safer

April 10th, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by admin -
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Laser based chemical sensors currently under development will sniff out TNT and take the hazard out of bomb detection. The remote detection scheme relies on highly sensitive, low-cost, ...

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