Posts Tagged ‘ dna ’

New Zealander auctions "ghosts" in a bottle

March 11, 2010

A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported.
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"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease

March 11, 2010

Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA.
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To quit, ‘nicotine-free’ smokes as good as lozenges

February 13, 2010

Trying to quit smoking? So-called nicotine-free cigarettes may be as helpful as nicotine lozenges, hints a small study.
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Who owns your cells? New book tackles thorny issue

February 13, 2010

No one cares about the untold numbers of cells our bodies slough off every day. But imagine that someone got hold of your cells -- and the DNA they contain -- and used them to cure a disease, or somehow managed to make a lot of money off of them. Should you be proud?...
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Lil Wayne Goes to Jail today

February 9, 2010
Lil Wayne Goes to Jail today

Lil Wayne Goes to Jail today , So, hearing the words “The State Vs. Dwayne Carter” aren’t that odd as Wayne has caught a laundry list of cases the past couple of years. Yet, the Martian is due in court today for DNA testing.
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Journalists in mourning at press club attack

December 23, 2009

PESHAWAR: The investigation team has been constituted to probe into suicide attack, launched on main gate of Peshawar press club yesterday, meanwhile, the human body parts, obtained from blast site, have been sent for DNA examination today (Wednesday), Geo news reported. It has been learnt that journalist community are observing Mourning Day in press...
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Marshall Fine: Movie review: Avatar – out of this world

December 14, 2009
Marshall Fine: Movie review: Avatar – out of this world

There are visionary filmmakers - and then there's James Cameron, who pushes the envelope of what is possible on the screen every time he makes a film.
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Woman, children among 900 missing in Balochistan: Magsi

December 8, 2009

DAHARKI: Chairman of Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr. Qadir Magsi, said Tuesday Baloch leaders have rejected the Balochistan package by terming it a joke. Speaking to newsmen here, he said the murderers of Nawab Akbar Bugti are still at large, while 900 people, including women and children are missing.
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Grenade attack injures 3 policemen in Quetta

December 8, 2009

QUETTA: Unknown armed men hurled hand grenades on the police at Sabzal Road in Quetta, injuring three of them, including a Station House Officer (SHO). The police told Geo News that a police party, chasing the mobile snatchers, reached the Pandrani street, where armed men threw hand granges at the police, leaving three policemen...
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Shazia calls for balance media policy on all issues

December 8, 2009

KARACHI: Sindh’s Information Minister Shazia Marri said Tuesday that media should adopt a balance policy on all issues. Speaking to media persons at her office here, she said there is a dire need to improve contacts between media and government on several issues. If there is any misunderstanding, it should be removed, she said....
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