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Fact Box: ‘Pig 26’

April 17, 2013

Scientists who created Dolly (the cloned sheep) bring GM food a step closer by producing a pig that is immune to disease The piglet, known as ’Pig 26′ created via a process called ‘gene editing’ at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute. Technique ..

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran, Nuclear reactor in Bushehr undamaged

April 16, 2013

A powerful of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border regions between Iran and Pakistan, with epicentre near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. It is the biggest earthquake in Iran for 40 years. The jolts of the quake were felt in New ..

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IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards passed away

April 16, 2013

Sir Robert Edwards (87), who eveloped the technique of in vitro fertilisation with Dr Patrick Steptoe passed away. He pioneered In vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique helped in the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the first test tube baby and then bring more ..

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Fact Box: VOR (VHF Omni Directional Range)

April 14, 2013

VOR = VHF Omni Directional Range; VHF = Very High Frequency VOR was commissioned recently by the Airport Authority of India at Ludhiana Airport, Punjab. About VOR: Short range radio navigation system Utilizes radio frequencies in the VHF band from ..

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Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints

April 9, 2013

A recent study  led by author Renato Zenobi of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has revealed that: Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints. Unique metabolites found in everyone’s exhaled breath can be used as a unique and ..

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Fact Box: BRAIN initiative

April 9, 2013

USA reveals US$100m research initiative “BRAIN” to understand the human brain Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Funding of an initial $100 million from the president’s fiscal 2014 budget 3 US government agencies involved: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ..

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Scientists from Spain predict that the World's population to stop growing in 2050

April 8, 2013

As per the  Journal ’Simulation’, scientists from  Spain, the world population will stop growing and stabilize by 2050. Scientists from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and the CEU-San Pablo University, both from Spain developed a Mathematical model to confirm this. This is in ..

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Survey of India files complaint Google's Mapathon 2013

April 7, 2013

Survey of India has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against search engine Google and raised security concerns after the Google conducted ‘Mapathon’. Mapathon 2013 was a contest from Feb 12, 2013 – Mar 25, 2013  in which Google asked users to add ..

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Novartis loses patent case for its anti-cancer drug "Glivec" in India

April 6, 2013

Novartis AG – The Swiss drug maker’s 7-year fight to win an Indian patent for its megahit anti-cancer drug “Glivec” finished with the Supreme court dismissing the company’s appeal. What was the ruling given by the Supreme Court?   The Supreme Court ruled that ..

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Research anticipates Arctic to be 50% greener in coming decades

April 2, 2013

As per a study published in journal ‘Nature Climate Change’: A research team including scientists from the Museum, AT&T Labs-Research, Woods Hole Research Centre, Colgate University, Cornell University, and the University of York has  projected that wooded areas in the Arctic ..

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