Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

New Role for RNA:Guardian of Genome Integrity

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

 A new and unexpected role for RNA is identified recently: the defence of genome integrity and stability. A study published in the scientific journal Nature shows that an until now unknown class of RNA — the newly christened DDRNA — … Continue reading →

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Arabia Was NOT a Desert Always

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Arabia is a vast desert today,but it was not so always.  Satellite images have revealed that a network of ancient rivers once habited Arabian Desert. The images triggered a major potentially ground-breaking research project led by the University of Oxford into … Continue reading →

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Too many mangroves is not a good thing :In Dubai, Camels will work to control Them

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Too many mangroves is not a good thing —  not at the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary in Dubai, where they were introduced in 1990. So an ecologist at Dubai’s Wildlife Protection office has proposed using camels to trim back … Continue reading →

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Bacteria Use Sibling LikeTouch to Communicate:New Study

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

What if bacteria could talk to each other? What if they had a sense of touch? A new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara suggests both, and theorizes that such cells may, in fact, need to communicate in order to … Continue reading →

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