A Fascinating Discovery On RBCs By US Scientists

American scientists have discovered how maturing red blood cells tend to lose their nuclei which paves way for more oxygen-carrying haemoglobin, thereby boosting the metabolism.
Researchers at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research modelled the complete process while working with laboratory mice.
The researchers say that it was known that as a mammalian red blood cell nears [...]

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Research Throws Light On New Receptor for HIV

A new human receptor called integrin alpha 4 beta 7 that helps the HIV virus in attacking the body’s immune system has been identified.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who headed the research team said, “It is a homing receptor for lymphocytes to get to the [...]

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Ten New Genes Linked to Prostate Cancer Identified

Gene sleuths on Sunday announced they had identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer afflicting men in developed countries and heredity is known to play a key [...]

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Ten New Genes Linked to Prostate Cancer Identified

Gene sleuths on Sunday announced they had identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer afflicting men in developed countries and heredity is known to play a key [...]

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British Pakistanis’ Denies Accepting the Dangers in Marrying Cousins

Pakistanis of British origin have refused to accept the fact that marriage among cousins could result in a child with birth defects.
Labour MP Ann Cryer has claimed that many marriages of Muslims in Bradford were between cousins and could have “tragic” impacts.
She called for community leaders to encourage debate which, she believed, would move more [...]

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ICANN working on localised domain names

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is presently working on a programme which includes developing several characters from the languages all over the world on a priority basis.
Announcing this at the 31st International Public Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in New Delhi, ICANN informed that India [...]

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