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New Treatments for Baldness?

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Yale researchers have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth, an insight that may lead to new treatments for baldness.The researchers identified stem cells within the skin’s fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were … Continue reading →

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China Launched Oean Observation Satellite Haiyang-2

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

China launched an ocean observation satellite, Haiyang-2, from the Taiyuan launching base in Shanxi province, north-eastern China. The remote sensing payload flew into orbit on top of a Long March 4B rocket, which placed the satellite in a 565-mile-high orbit … Continue reading →

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India to Complete undersea survey by 2014

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The government of India is going to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country’s territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea mineral resources and natural gas. … Continue reading →

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Japan to map radioactive contaminated farmlands

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The Japanese Government will soon draw up a radioactive substance concentration map for farmlands. The government will also conduct a study on contaminated debris as part of measures to deal with radioactive material released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear … Continue reading →

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