Key blood component produced from GM rice
November 6th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 6 (IANS) Blood donation may be a thing of the past as scientists have successfully engineered a rice plant to produce a key blood component.The protein, extracted from ... Read more...
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Antibiotic shows promise in silencing resistant bugs
October 30th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) Antibiotics are still the primary mode of overcoming infections but they are becoming less and less effective against bugs causing them, new research says.A University of ... Read more...
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IGNOU signs pact with Chinese varsity
October 5th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has signed a pact with Honghe University in China to establish through distance education a collaborative network in ... Read more...
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Chinese teacher receives SMS threat over grades
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) A teacher at a university in China received an SMS from a student who threatened dire consequences if better grades were not awarded him.The teacher from ... Read more...
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Here’s the universe’s reaction to the royal wedding
April 30th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): When Prince William and Kate Middletown finally tied the knot Friday morning, the universe welcomed them with mixed reactions- Americans loving it, French moaning, Italians raving about ... Read more...
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Bio-based acrylic acid could ‘green up’ hundreds of everyday products
April 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new way to develop greener and more environmentally friendly acrylic acid - a key industrial material that's usually produced from pricey and increasingly scarce ... Read more...
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New plant species offers insights into how evolution works
March 18th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that a new plant species is providing an insight into how evolution works and could help improve crop plants.The new plant species, Tragopogon miscellus, appeared ... Read more...
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Are you dating anyone, asks Chinese varsity
March 9th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) "Are you dating anyone now?" is one of the questions being asked from students at a university in China.Students at Fuzhou University received the questionnaire having ... Read more...
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‘Walking cactus’ sheds light on the evolution of insects, spiders
February 24th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Fossils of an extinct creature, dubbed the 'walking cactus' - that lived around 500 million years ago, could be arthropods' lost relative, according to a new Chinese study.The ... Read more...
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Clinical trials under way to test anti-obesity compound on humans
January 3rd, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Researchers have begun clinical trials to find out how well an anti-obesity compound derived from a Chinese herb works in humans.South Dakota State University researcher Gareth Davies, the ... Read more...
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Chinese university students forced to sign life, death contract
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): A university in China has come into the limelight after it forced 20,000 college students to sign a "life and death contract".The contract brought out by Shandong ... Read more...
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Boffins discover key enzyme in DNA repair pathway
July 30th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Scientists have identified an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer.Researchers ... Read more...
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Fresh evidence for ’survivor’ black holes from NASA
April 30th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton has brought out new evidence about the existence of two mid-sized black holes close to the center of a nearby starburst ... Read more...
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Fashion classes for women at Chinese university
April 14th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) A university in China has launched fashion awareness classes for women students in a bid to help them improve their appearance and boost their confidence, according to a ... Read more...
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Magnesium is good for your memory
January 29th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 29 (IANS) Magnesium plays an important part in improving memory, says new international research.
The research by Canadian, Chinese, American and Israeli universities shows that an increase in magnesium levels in ... Read more...
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How bird flight began
January 26th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 26 (ANI): A team of scientists from the University of Kansas (KU) and Northeastern University in China says that it has settled the long-standing question of how bird flight began. ... Read more...
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Ability to recognize faces inherited separately from IQ
January 20th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Face recognition is heritable, and it is inherited separately from general intelligence or IQ, according to a twin study.This finding, by researchers at MIT and in Beijing, plays ... Read more...
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Paper strips that quickly detect toxin in drinking water developed
January 9th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 9 (ANI): Scientists have come up with paper strips that when impregnated with carbon nanotubes can detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water.Engineers at the University of Michigan ... Read more...
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Chinese dam may be a methane menace
September 30th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 30 (ANI): A new research by scientists has found that a particular dam in China could be producing tonnes of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.According to a report in Nature ... Read more...
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Coconut oil extract could save you from food bacteria
September 8th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): An extract from coconut oil, called monolaurin, could be used as a microbial agent in foods, according to a study.Monolaurin has been recognized as safe by the U.S. ... Read more...
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Medical Council asked to explain delay in certificate grant
August 24th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday sought the response of the Medical Council of India (MCI) on a plea by 15 doctors, whose application for an eligibility certificate ... Read more...
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New treatment may prevent brain damage in oxygen-deprived newborns
August 12th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 12 (ANI): A new treatment to prevent brain damage among newborn infants may soon be available, thanks to new research findings.Health experts at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University ... Read more...
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Egg stem cells may pave way for new fertility treatments
April 13th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Contradicting the belief that women are born with a finite number of eggs, scientists have discovered stem cells in the ovaries of adult mice that seem to give ... Read more...
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Evidence of early agriculture found in dog and pig bones from China
March 24th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 24 (ANI): Researchers have gathered evidence of early human experiments with agriculture in dog and pig bones, as well as bones of other animals, from an archaeological site in ... Read more...
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Scientists develop self-sanitising plaster
February 18th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Scientists are developing and testing new self-sanitising plaster with more powerful antibacterial effects than penicillin. The material could be used in wall coatings, paints, art works and other ... Read more...
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Chinas ancient dynasties rose and fell with monsoons
November 7th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A new study has linked the rise and fall of Chinas ancient dynasties with monsoon cycles, with the weakening of the natural phenomenon proving to be the ... Read more...
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Chinese scientists uncloak invisible object
September 3rd, 2008 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) Chinese scientists have shown how certain materials beneath an invisibility cloak could allow them to be seen again. "Cloaking is an important problem since invisibility can help survival ... Read more...
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D. Purandeswari inaugurates IIT, Rajasthan
August 2nd, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kanpur, August 2 (ANI): Minister of State for Higher Education D. Purandeswari on Saturday inaugurated IIT, Rajasthan at the Campus of IIT, Kanpur today.In her address Prandeswari said the idea of ... Read more...
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Archaeological survey reveals unknown aspects of China’s past
March 4th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 4 (ANI): An international team of archaeologists have used a method known as regional settlement pattern survey to develop a multifarious overview of an important but understudied region along the ... Read more...
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Invading animals disrupt nature’s balance
November 14th, 2007 - 10:24 am ICT by admin
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