Life, if you’re a bacterium or virus, boils down to this: finding a pristine human home to provide for your every need, from food and nutrients to shelter against biological storms. As a microbial drifter, you can literally travel the world, hopping from host to host when the opportunity presents itself or when conditions at […]
Burma Cyclone Reveals Selfishness of Junta
The cyclone that devastated Burma incurably left an indelible grief among all victims and their acquaintances. The cyclone didn’t only obliterate the houses of millions of people, but had also annihilated as many as a hundred-thousand people, and the number may still continue to rise for the days to come. Amid the cry for […]
Blame Elder Brother for your Less Height
Dreaming about being tall and well built like your older brother? Well, then you’re in for a bit of disappointment, for according to a new study older brothers mean smaller siblings. What’s more: Having an older brother may reduce your chances of reproductive success. The study is published in Evolution and Human Behavior . Ian […]
Outbreak of HFMD Could Add To Potential PR Nightmare For Olympics In Beijing
Out of a case of almost 12,000 Chinese that have contracted this virus known as the hand-foot-mouth disease, twenty-six people have already died. However, most of them were children. Within the last few days, the number of cases has dramatically increased. Most of the deaths have taken place in Fuyang City in the Anhui province. […]
Is Echinacea an Effective and Safe Medicinal Herb?
Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower, is a native plant long used by native North Americans to treat everything from measles to colds to snakebite. From the 1870s to the 1920s, some North American physicians prescribed it for a variety of illnesses, including colds. Although its use waned, research continued in Europe, and echinacea is […]
Nepal Polls Battle for Change
Following the April uprising in 2006, Nepal has at least found a mandate for the overall transformation of the Nepalis’ lives. No doubt, people’s overall transformation implies qualitative changes in political, socio-economic and cultural spheres. Although the paper work done by the ever-divided Seven Party Alliance cannot be termed as the tremendous changes from grassroot […]
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