BREAST CANCER ‘PERSONAL DRUGS’ HOPE AFTER GENE STUDY
“Personalised” treatments for breast cancer are a step closer, according to research scientists at Cardiff University.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM STORY TOLD AT MONET GARDENS
Mottled brushstrokes capture the sunset on a haystack, vivid hues fragment forest grass, while hazy edges give life to Normandy trees as they dance in the breeze.
WHO DECLARES INDIA FREE OF POLIO
The World Health Organization has declared India free of polio after three years of no new cases — meaning 80 percent of the world is now free of the virus. […]
SCIENTISTS BUILD ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME
In what is being called a major step forward in genetic engineering, scientists have built a customized copy of an entire yeast chromosome. Experts say it may lead to a […]
NEW DIAGNOSIS FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Men won’t need to have numerous painful needles in their rectum to find out if they have prostate cancer anymore, Australian doctors say.
CUMBERBATCH TO PLAYHAMLET ON LONDON STAGE
Benedict Cumberbatch is going from Sherlock to Shakespeare.
LOOK WHO’S HELPING OLIVE RIDLEY
Look Who’s Helping Olive Ridley – Inter Press Service. When Olive Ridley sea turtles nest on the beach in his village, little Warthy Raju can barely wait for the millions […]
GIRL SCOUT IN OKLAHOMA SETS NEW COOKIE-SELLING RECORD
An Oklahoma City girl who says she asks everyone she meets to buy Girl Scout cookies has broken the organization’s decades-old sales record by a margin about the size of […]
LIVING MATERIALS COULD GROW PRODUCTS
Living materials based on bacteria and grown in a Boston lab could point to a greener way of manufacturing. In future, complex and interactive structures could be grown using cells […]
URUGUAY’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT GOES ELECTRIC
Uruguay’s Public Transport Goes Electric – Inter Press Service. Uruguay plans to gradually replace oil-based fuels with electric energy in its public transport system, and is currently assessing the […]
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