Seymour Benzer, a founder of the field of modern genetics, died from a stroke on Friday, November 30, at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. He was 86. An emeritus professor at the California Institute of Technology, Benzer’s lasting impact on modern-day genetics can be seen in continuing work whose foundations he helped lay. Studies in gene […]
Brailovsky Blasted In Mexico
Sports daily Ovaciones blasts América, especially coach Daniel Brailovsky, for the club’s loss to Arsenal in the final of the Copa Sudamericana. According to the daily, they lost from the moment that they did not know that away goals counted, or how they say in Mexico "counted double" but there were other factors that contributed […]
Noise and how it affects even the unborn. Part 2
See my article: Noise and it’s affects on the human body: Part 1 for primary information. Looking further into noise pollution we find problems with the fetus as early as 14 days after conception from any excessive noise including loud bass background and stop rhythm (da-da-DA) music. The most critical time for birth defects is […]
Thought Of A Cool Business Idea? Crowdsource It And Win $10,000 Start-up Money
A 21-year-old single mother recently voiced the idea to create a secure webcam facility inside daycare centers for kiddies. She listed her idea on a crowdsourced platform, and now PeekYourBoo.com is a runner-up for winning $10,000 (USD) in start-up funds.Guess what; you can do it too! The place? www.ideablob.com, a site backed by Advanta. The […]
Ashoka stupa at Sanchi is the most important and the finest.
When Buddha died at Kushinagar, his followers fought over his body relics. Each group wanted a share so that they could build stupas in their respective places. They were pacified and the relics were split into eight portions. Subsequently, eight stupas were built over them. A stupa is a hemispherical mound of bricks built over a […]
Sudan charges UK teacher with insulting religion
A British teacher detained in Sudan after her class called a teddy bear Muhammad was charged on Wednesday with insulting Islam in a move that sparked a diplomatic row between London and Khartoum. Gillian Gibbons (54) was also charged with inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs, Sudanese official media said. If convicted, she […]
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