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  • NDTV is reporting that military commandos are searching room by room at the Taj Mahal hotel. No terrorists detected yet.
  • The Italian government has confirmed moments ago, that an Italian citizen is among the fatalities in Mumbai -- France-Presse (Corrected)
  • The spanish EFE newswire, quoting local tv NDTV, is reporting at this hour that all the hostages at the Taj Mahal Hotel are now free.
  • There are at least 100 people trapped inside the hotel, officials said, with a smaller number believed to have been taken hostage - Reuters
  • Witness reports explosion heard at Mumbai's Trident Oberoi hotel -- Reuters
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It takes gut to form a bone

November 27th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): When it comes to bone formation, serotonin produced in gut has a major role to play, finds a new study. The study led by Columbia University researchers have ...

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Scientists turn cancer cells” bodyguard into their assassin

November 26th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 26 (ANI): American researchers have been successful in turning a protein called Bcl-2 from a trusted cancer cell bodyguard into their assassin. Researchers at Oregon State University and the ...

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New vaccines to fight deadly viruses and cancers on the anvil

November 25th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Copenhagen are developing new vaccines that can protect against a range of deadly viruses, bacteria and other disease-causing agents, and can even ...

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Silk could hold the key to building bones

November 19th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Spider and silkworm silks are among the strongest natural fibres in existence and could hold the key to engineering healthy bone tissue and replacing damaged bone and ...

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Studying Mars and complex chemical systems may help understand how life began

November 15th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Scientists have determined that to understand how life began on Earth, it is important to study the chemistry that preceded early life, as well as studying Mars. ...

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How cells take out biological trash to prevent diseases

November 11th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): A new study from Cornell University sheds light on how cells help wipe out biological waste from the body, which if accumulates can lead to many diseases, ...

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Red LEDs can significantly reduce wrinkles

October 29th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 29 (ANI): While sunlight can cause wrinkles, the red glow from LEDs may help smooth them out, finds a new study. A light-emitting-diode (LED) is a semiconductor diode that emits ...

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Gene mutation in worms key to alcohol tolerance

October 23rd, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Liverpool University reseachers, picking up from a study by the Oregon Health and Science University on the linkage between gene mutation and tolerance to alchohol in mice, investigated ...

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How you hold your drinks may lie in your genes

October 23rd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): In a study conducted on worms, British researchers have found that mutation in a gene that corresponds to a gene in humans, plays a crucial role in ...

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Low-carb diet can alter glucose formation in fatty livers

October 21st, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): A new study from University of Texas South-western Medical Centre has revealed that low carbohydrate diet can alter glucose formation by the liver - proving it to ...

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Volcanic eruptions might have sparked off life on Earth

October 17th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A new analysis of samples from a classic origin-of-life experiment by NASA has suggested that lightning and gases from volcanic eruptions could have given rise to the ...

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“Bold traveller” bug could be key to life on other planets

October 10th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 10 (ANI): A bug, discovered deep in a goldmine and nicknamed "the bold traveller" has got astrobiologists excited because of its unique ability to live in complete isolation of ...

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Space rock offers clues to lifes origins and left-handedness

October 6th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): A meteorite, which crashed into Australia 40 years ago, is telling researchers new things about how life may have started on Earth, and how that almost universal ...

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The ten best Aphrodisiacs to boost sexual desire revealed

September 18th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Want to set your partner''s mood for an evening of passion? Well, then all you need to do is make them have strawberries, for that will surely ...

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Magical snake venom anti-wrinkle cream becomes instant hit!

September 10th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 10 (ANI): A face cream made with venom from an Asian snake is being touted as the latest miracle to ward off wrinkles. Coming at 60 pounds a jar is ...

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How ”hidden mutations” fuel HIV drug resistance

August 1st, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Researchers at McGill University have found how mutations hidden in previously ignored parts of the HIV genome play an important role in the development of drug resistance ...

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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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Energy drinks promoting substance abuse, risk-taking behaviour in college kids (Re-issue)

July 27th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar are promoting substance abuse and risk-taking behaviour among college students, according to a new study. Two studies led by RIA ...

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Energy drinks, risky behaviour among collegians linked

July 25th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Energy drinks with global sales over $3 billion a year have also been linked with highly risky behaviours among college students. Two research reports by University of Buffalo's ...

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Energy drinks promoting substance abuse, risk-taking behaviour in college kids

July 25th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 25 (ANI): Energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar are promoting substance abuse and risk-taking behaviour among college students, according to a new study. Two studies led by RIA ...

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Indian American pinpoints Achilles heel of killer HIV

July 16th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, July 16 (IANS) University of Texas researchers led by Indian American Sudhir Paul have pinpointed the Achilles heel in the protective mechanism of HIV, the virus that claims millions of lives ...

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Indian-origin scientist claims to uncovering Achilles Heel of HIV

July 16th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 16 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher studying Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston claims that his team has uncovered the Achilles heel in ...

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New technique may help stop tooth decay (Re-issue)

July 6th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 6 (ANI): An international team of researchers have come up with a novel technique that may offer a treatment option for dental caries or tooth decay. Dental caries, or ...

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New technique may help stop tooth decay

July 5th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 5 (ANI): An international team of researchers have come up with a novel technique that may offer a treatment option for dental caries or tooth decay. Dental caries, or ...

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Protein study paves way for green chemistry, improved pharmaceuticals

June 26th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Proteins are the building blocks of life and hold great potential for research, and to harness its varying abilities, scientists have now taken a major step in ...

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New role for mitochondria could lead to targetted therapies for various diseases

June 25th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 25 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that it is possible for human cells to shift important gene products, called tRNAs, into their own mitochondria, believed to ...

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Scientists decode and rewire bacteria communication pathways

June 13th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A research team at MIT have figured out the mechanisms that ensure specificity when bacteria decipher and communicate messages from their environment. The researchers also successfully rewired the ...

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Scientists search for elusive chemicals that make a beer taste bad

June 3rd, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 3 (ANI): A new research by scientists will help to find the elusive chemicals that make a beer taste bad. According to a report in Nature News, the taste ...

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Dehydrated tomatoes an antidote to prostate cancer: study

May 29th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by admin -
New York, May 29 (IANS) The dehydrated version of the ubiquitous tomato could be the key to unlock its prostate cancer fighting potential, according to a study. The greatest protective effect apparently ...

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Snake proteins could give insight into human metabolic function and physiology

May 24th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , May 24 (ANI): Researchers at the University Of Colorado Denver School Of Medicine have suggested that new understanding about the adaptive evolution in snake proteins may give scientists an ...

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