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Cows know which is north Pilot study: good response to female prophylactic in TN The scaled-up project to provide female condoms to sex workers will begin in October Cells change from one type to another Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type ... Celestial spectacle 
Capuchin monkeys display ’prosocial’ traitCapuchin monkeys were given a choice of receiving food, or receiving a food and also having another monkey receive food. When paired with relative or ‘friend’ they went for the double reward, a ‘prosocial’ choice. ... 
DNA packaging feat has evolutionary basisA human cell squeezes two metres of DNA into the space of a chromosome, 10,000 times smaller than the genetic material in it. Single-celled algae and related organisms have evolved more than one way to do this . ... 
Satellite images reveal glacier break-upSatellite images of Greenland’s glaciers reveal break-ups at two of the largest glaciers in the last month. Part of the Northern hemisphere’s longest floating glacier will continue to disintegrate within the next ... 
Climate change forces abandonment of housesA house abandoned five years ago to rising sea and sand, due to climate change, in Totope, Ghana. Every few years, residents of a string of villages along Ghana’s coast leave their homes and build new ones farther back. ... 
Hubble presents a view of an active galaxyDust lanes, star-forming regions, hydrogen filaments, foreground stars, and background galaxies are seen by Hubble Space Telescope optics. The filaments, shaped by a strong magnetic field, are around an active galaxy. ... 
Cell phones powered by hydrogen fuel cellIn the near future, you might own a cell phone equipped with a hydrogen-powered fuel cell. The cell phone would come with an insert-ready hydrogen pack and a small solar array for charging. ... Controlling fruit borer in pomegranate Pest is at its peak during monsoon
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Internet-enabled surveillanceThe Olympic Games just ended, saw one of the largest deployments of public video surveillance in recent times. Chinese Internet solutions provider H3C Technologies worked with Beijing’s Public Transportation Group to monitor the Bus Rapid ...
FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Aloe vera: cures parasite infections, promotes healthy growth of sheep Infertility problems have also been cured in many animals FARM QUERIES How to hatch eggs I have about 3 pairs of geese aged about 2 years in my farm. I find that though the birds lay eggs they do not sit on them to hatch them. Is there any way I can hatch the eggs? S. Vijay Anand, ... FARM QUERIES Fruit setting How can I induce abundant fruit setting in my drumstick tree grove in about 2 acres. The trees are aged about 3 years. S. Murugesan TirunelveliDig a circular pit around the tree about 2 feet away ...
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