Microbial universe within us

September 22, 2011

We are what we eat. In fact, our bugs are also what we eat. There is a unique universe of microorganisms in our body residing on skin and inside our gut.

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Herbie Hancock to promote jazz as UN ambassador

July 25, 2011

Jazz musician Herbie Hancock was appointed a UNESCO goodwill ambassador, pledging to use music to cross cultural boundaries and promote literacy and creativity among youth around the world.

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Women urged to strip to support Putin as president

July 20, 2011

An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker’s site showed Sunday.

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Giddyup, China ends 60-year ban on horse racing

June 15, 2011

China has lifted a 60-year ban on horse racing, allowing weekly races to be conducted in the central city of Wuhan, state media reported on Saturday.

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Arthritis warning to women who wear high heels

June 12, 2011

Women who wear high heels or badly-fitting trainers could be putting themselves at risk of arthritis, experts are warning.

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International photo exhibition kicks off

June 11, 2011

The Islamic University of Technology (IUT) Photographic Society has organised the first-ever international inter-university photography exhibition in Bangladesh – Break The Circle.
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DNA tells quantum states apart

June 7, 2011

Do the principles of quantum mechanics apply to biological systems? Until now, says Prof. Ron Naaman of the Institute’s Chemical Physics Department (Faculty of Chemistry), both biologists and physicists have considered quantum systems and biological molecules to be like apples and oranges.

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Stop disintegration of the family in Europe: pope

June 6, 2011

Pope Benedict warned on Sunday that the traditional family in Europe was disintegrating under the weight of secularization and called for laws to help couples cope with the costs of having and educating children.

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Mobiles ‘may cause brain cancer’

June 1, 2011

The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency says mobile phones are “possibly carcinogenic”.

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Inflation: the seen and unseen effects

May 31, 2011

Waiting for a bus to come around, they were relieved when one finally stopped in front of them. The four passengers boarded the bus, found a seat and settled down. But within a moment, they got annoyed, stood up and stepped out after the young conductor declined to accept the fare they were offering.

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