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Creation of ‘Synthetic Cell’ may lead to New Types of Biofuels

J. Craig Venter, the genome pioneer, has created a “synthetic cell” by synthesizing a complete bacterial genome and using it to take over a cell. Venter’s breakthrough, reported in the online edition of Science, represents a preliminary step toward the … Continue reading

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Now, a daily shot of Otelixizumab can halt diabetes in 6 days

It comes as a new hope for people with type-1 diabetes, fed up of taking lifelong insulin shots in their abdomen and thighs. In what is being termed as a major breakthrough, scientists are clinically trying a new drug which … Continue reading

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Coral and Global Warming: Diversity in Some Coral Populations May Affect Their Survival

An international team of marine biologists has found that existing diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances — such as those predicted from climate warming. The team demonstrated that natural selection acting on … Continue reading

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Amazing Image of Icelandic Volcano Ash

The ash-cloud image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows a thick plume of ash blowing east and then south from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Clouds bracket the edges of the scene, but the dark … Continue reading

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