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Gold :A Catalyst in Drug Making

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Gold is a precious metal and looks great in a ring.But is is used in making of drugs from ancient times.A new way to prepare biaryls — compounds that are essential building blocks in the creation of drugs and many … Continue reading →

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Longest expressway India never had

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers,Found this thought provoking article on Reuters.Sharing With you ALL.Read and Think In a wheat field near the mighty Ganges river stands a cracked foundation stone surrounded by nibbling goats and farmers driving their cattle in the baking sun. … Continue reading →

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Electrons Become Both Heavy and Speedy

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A Princeton University-led team of scientists has shown how electrons moving in certain solids can behave as though they are a thousand times more massive than free electrons, yet at the same time act as speedy superconductors.The observation of these … 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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