Category Archives: News

New Technology by Cambridge University Ensures Sustained Release of Injections of Diabetes,Cancer and AIDS for up to Six months

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A new technology which delivers sustained release of therapeutics for up to six months could be used in conditions which require routine injections, including diabetes, certain forms of cancer and potentially HIV/AIDS. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed … Continue reading →

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Giant Steps has gone to Meet Creator:RIP Neil Armstrong

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, has died, following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. He was 82. read here

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Quick Post:Student finds Way of Turning Plastic into Biofuel

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A method for generating biofuel by breaking down plastics using a low-cost catalyst will be developed further in the United Kingdom next month . The process was originally developed by a sixteen-year-old Egyptian student, Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad, from the Zahran … Continue reading →

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Parasitic Plants Rafflesia cantleyi Steal Genes from Their Hosts!!!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

 New research published June 8 in BioMed Central‘s open access journal BMC Genomics reveals that the Malaysian parasitic plant Rafflesia cantleyi, with its 50cm diameter flowers, has ‘stolen’ genes from its host Tetrastigma rafflesiae. Analysis of these genes shows that … Continue reading →

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