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• Scientists complete sequencing Tibetan antelope genome

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Xining (China), Dec 25 (IANS) Chinese scientists said Friday they have completed sequencing the genome of the Tibetan antelope which will hopefully explain the pathogenesis of chronic plateau sickness.Tibetan antelopes, which live on China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have been given the highest level of protection ...
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• Molecular switch to thwart Huntington’s disease found

  
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  Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): American researchers have discovered a molecular switch to prevent Huntington’s disease from developing in mice.The study carried out by scientists from UCLA has appeared in the December 24 edition of the journal Neuron.The neurodegenerative genetic disorder impairs the ability of patients ...
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• ‘Went to tame malaria in Andamans, lost family’ (Five years after tsunami)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Prashant K. NandaNew Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) “Tsunami…perhaps it is the most devastating word of my life,” said epidemiologist Manoj Das, flipping through photographs of his wife and daughter. “I went to tame malaria in the Andamans but lost my family.” Sitting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ...
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• Scientists jam bacterial chat to fight virulent infections

  
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  London, Dec 25 (IANS) An enzyme capable of disrupting bacterial chats offers a novel way of fighting infections, says a new study.Although bacteria are simple single-celled organisms, they are capable of chatting with one another, by exchanging tiny hormone-like signal molecules. By means of this ‘quorum sensing’, ...
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• Breakthrough in deadly tropical disease

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  QUEENSLAND researchers believe they have found a way to to control the spread of dengue fever, which afflicts more than 50 million people worldwide every year. The team at the University of Queenslands (UQ) School of Biological Sciences, led by Professor Scott ONeill, is investigating infecting mosquitoes that ...
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• Habitats will have to keep pace with climate change

  
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  Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) From beetles to barnacles, pikas to pine warblers, many species are already responding to shifting climate regimes.But how fast will they — and their habitats — have to move to keep pace with global climate change over the next century? In a new study, a team of scientists including Healy ...
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• Vitamin C helps reprogram adult cells into stem cells

  
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  Washington, December 25 (ANI): Vitamin C helps boost the reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells, according to a study.Senior study author Dr. Duanqing Pei, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and ...
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• Baba Farid University of Health Sciences New Nursing colleges | Baba Farid University New Nursing Colleges for admission to Post Basic B.Sc. (N) course

  
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  Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot New nursing colleges for admission to Post Basic B.Sc. (N) course for the session 2009-10: 1. Aggarwal College of Nursing, Tehsil Road, Guru Harsahai, Distt. Ferozepur 30 2. Baba Banda Bahadur College of Nursing, Faridkot 25 3. Hakim Kishori ...
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• Baba Farid University Admission DNB Jan 2010 | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences DNB Courses Admission Notification Jan 2010 | Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot Admissions Jan 2010

  
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  Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot ADMISSION NOTICE TO DNB COURSES at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot Applications are invited for admission to DNB Course in Forensic Medicine – 02 seats, DNB Paediatrics (Primary) – 01 seat, Paediatrics (Secondary) – 01 Seat. The complete ...
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• How to control dengue fever spread

  
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  Melbourne, December 25 (ANI): Researchers from University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Biological Sciences claim to found a way to control the spread of dengue fever.The disease afflicts more than 50 million people and kills more than 40,000 worldwide every year.However, a team led by Professor Scott O’Neill ...
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• BSX Pays $22M in DOJ Settlement

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 663
  medical devices , Stents , legal settlements Ryan McBride wrote: Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX ) said yesterday that it has agreed to pay $22 million in a settlement related to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of surveys conducted by the Natick, MA-based medical device firm’s subsidiary, ...
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• Nine militants killed in Manipur encounters

  
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  Imphal, Dec 24 (ANI) : Security personnel gunned down nine militants in two separate encounters in Manipur on Thursday.Some heavily armed suspected militants of People’s Republic of Kangleipak (Prepak) attacked a patrolling team of Assam Rifles in Luiboldung village in Chandel district. In retaliation, the security ...
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• Arabic Talismania

  
  tabsir.net — Authority: 125
  I have had always had a fascination with the variety of astrological, magical and prognosticative manuscripts available in Arabic. Living in the post-Enlightenment modernity era, we scholars tend to think of astrology as a quaint feature of past pre-scientific thinking and now abandoned the New Age enthusiasts. ...
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• Novexel Offers Exit to Atlas and Abingworth

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 663
  Antibiotics , VC , deals Ryan McBride wrote: Atlas Venture and Abingworth Management, two venture firms with local offices in Waltham, MA, are in line to exit their investments in French antibiotics developer Novexel, which announced yesterday it would be acquired by London-based drug giant AstraZeneca ...
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• Readers’ Picks: Xconomy San Diego’s Top 5 Stories of 2009

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 663
  deals , Internet , Life Sciences Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: There are many differences between this new world of online media and the old world of ink-on-paper that I used to inhabit. So many, in fact, that sometimes I feel like the earthling in the blockbuster “Avatar” who must take archery lessons and ...
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• MDRNA Grabs $1M Bridge Loan

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 663
  Biotech , deals , RNA Interference Luke Timmerman wrote: MDRNA, the Bothell, WA-based company developing RNA interference technology, said today it has raised $1 million through a debt financing to ensure it has “sufficient resources” to meet its near-term goals of finding a partner or securing more ...
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• China Think Tank Sees More Unrest

  
  WSJ.com: China Journal — Authority: 139
  At the close of a year where Beijing struggled to contain some of the worst riots in its recent history, the government’s top think tank has warned that next year could be even harder as public frustration over growing income gaps and anger at government corruption erupts.
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• Multidisciplinary approach to probe impact of real, virtual worlds

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Dec 24 (IANS) Avatar, a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world, leapt to the top of box office charts soon after release. The imagined other-world setting, called Pandora, lived in director James Cameron’s mind for 20 years before Computer generated imagery (CGI) could realise his vision.CGI in movies has ...
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• Ambit Signs Big Deal With Astellas, Xenomics Alleges Fraud at Sequenom, Arena Seeks FDA Approval for Weight-Loss Drug & More San Diego Life Sciences News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 663
  Roundup , Life Sciences , deals Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: Despite the fact that there are no snow days in San Diego, we still saw occasional flurries—of life sciences news—in the days before Christmas. Here at Xconomy, we’re wishing everyone happy holidays and an exponential New Year. — Scott ...
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• Bhutan King meets Army Chief, NSA

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan here today.Wangchuk held separate meetings with General Kapoor and NarayananSecurity and defence co-operation was discussed during the delegation level and bilateral ...
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