| Six more diabetes genes have been found who make humans susceptible to increase of type II diabetes, theses genes may also help to prevent and treat the chronic conditions. Number of genes are 16 by the research. It also gives us clues, to control blood sugar levels with the help of biological mechanisms
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| No usage of animals will be there to test the safety of everyday chemicals. Substitute of animals like rats and mice will be now cell cultures and computer models, scientists will screen suspected toxic chemicals in everything from pesticides to household cleaners
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More than 3.1 million experiments in the U.K. were carried out on animals in 2006. Of these more than 420,000 were done to test the safety of chemicals. More than 100 million animals are used annually in experiments in the U.S., of which 15 million are used in toxicity tests. Replacement of animals in the U.S., was recently declared in Boston, will see researchers from the national institute of health and the environmental protection agency develop robotic machines to screen the chemicals. Implications They said if successful the robots could test a greater number of chemicals more quickly. This could have implications for the EU’s Reach legislation, which requires retesting all synthetic chemicals used in member countries. Critics are worried that the new rules will increase the number of animals used. The screening machines will be inspired by those developed for medical research, which can quickly test thousands of different molecules in a few days to see if any have potential as useful drugs. Chemical genomics “We now are seeing tools newly available to us for chemical genomics research deployed for greater refinement, speed and capacity in chemical toxicity screening,” said Francis Collins, director of the national human genome research institute and author of a paper published recently in Science. Describing the proposed techniques, Catherine Willett, science policy adviser at Peta, said: “This is a significant change in the perspective of U.S. agencies, which have historically relied heavily on animal testing out of habit and have been resistant to change.” - http://blogs.mindbodynsoul.com http://www.currentnewsaffairs.com Tags:blogs: animals chemicals computers Peta SCIENCE SCIENTISTS screen test US |
For the first time, scientists have identified one of the many genes which commonly influence our height. The work, which was partly funded by the EU, is published online by the journal Nature Genetics. It has been known for some time that around 90% of the variation in human height is due to genetic factors, rather than environmental factors such as diet. Yet although scientists have discovered rare gene variants which affect height in very small numbers of people, until now the common gene variants which affect the height of the majority of the population have remained unidentified. The scientists studied the DNA of 5,000 people, looking for tiny differences in the genetic code which appeared more often in tall people than shorter people. This revealed that people with a certain version of a gene called HGMA2 were likely to be taller than people with a different version of the gene. The results were confirmed by a follow-up study of over 19,000 people. We all have two copies of HGMA2, one from each parent. The study revealed that having two ‘tall’ versions of the gene adds around a centimetre to your height compared to someone with two ’short’ variants. Having one copy of the ‘tall’ variant adds around half a centimetre of height. According to the scientists, its affect on growth can be seen in individuals as young as seven years of age. ‘Height is a typical ‘polygenic trait’ - in other words many genes contribute towards making us taller or shorter,’ explains Dr Tim Frayling of the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, a co-leader of the research. ‘Clearly our results do not explain why one person will be 6′5′’ [1.96 metres] and another only 4′1′’ [1.24 metres]. This is just the first of many that will be found - possibly as many as several hundred.’ Around 25% of the white European population is estimated to have two ‘tall’ versions of the gene, while 25% have two ’short’ versions. Little is known about the precise role of HGMA2, but the scientists believe that it could influence height by causing increased cell production. This is of interest because tall people are at a slightly greater risk of certain cancers, and cancers are caused by unregulated cell production. ‘There appears to be a definite correlation between height and some diseases,’ comments Dr Mike Weedon of the Peninsula Medical School. ‘For example, there are associations between shortness and slightly increased risks of conditions such as heart disease. Similarly tall people are more at risk from certain cancers and possibly osteoporosis.’ In children, being short can sometimes indicate the presence of a serious medical condition, and height, or the lack of it, is a common reason for sending children to a specialist. ‘By defining the genes that normally affect stature, we might someday be able to better reassure parents that their child’s height is within the range predicted by their genes, rather than a consequence of disease,’ says Dr Joel Hirschhorn of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the US. Earlier this year many of the researchers involved in this study revealed the discovery of the first common gene linked to obesity. EU funding for the height gene research came from the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) EURODIA (Functional genomics of pancreatic beta cells and of tissues involved in control of the endocrine pancreas for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes) project and the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) GenomEUtwin (Genome-wide analyses of European twin and population cohorts to identify genes in common diseases) project. Source naturegenetics Tags:BLOGS Genes Height INTERNATIONAL NEWS SCIENTISTS |
| Anil Ambani CHAIRMAN Reliance Communications Ltd., India’s second-largest mobile services firm on way to be Global number one , said on Monday quarterly profit more than doubled, beating forecasts, on higher usage in the world’s fastest-growing mobile market. Reliance Com , which gets more than 65 percent of its revenue from wireless subscribers, said it plans to spend over 100 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) in the current fiscal year that began on April 1 to expand its telecoms infrastructure. The firm, which had more than 28 million users at end-March, said net profit for the quarter grew 154 percent to 10.24 billion rupees, beating a Reuters survey of nine brokerages which forecast on average 9.02 billion. The company said it would take a decision in the next six months on “unlocking value” in its Reliance Telecom Infrastructure unit, and a potential listing of undersea cable unit Flag Telecom. “We have a number of options in front of us. Listing is one of those options,” Chairman Anil Ambani told reporters at a news conference. Strategic partnerships or private equity investment in these two units were also being considered, Ambani said. He added the firm would aim to sustain its expansion in operating margins, which grew to 40 percent in 2006/07 from 24 percent a year earlier. “We have seen margin expansion across the board … Our objective is for sustainability.” Revenue for the quarter rose almost 33 percent to 39.37 billion rupees, but fell short of market estimates of 40.86 billion. Larger rival Bharti Airtel Ltd. last week reported its quarterly profit almost doubled to 13.53 billion rupees. Ambani said the company would also decide in the next two months on outsourcing its network and information technology services to enhance the quality of service. “We are at a negotiating stage with all the global dealers,” he said, adding that the deal value would be “hundreds of millions of dollars.” India has 12 telecoms firms which offer fixed-line and mobile services on GSM and CDMA platforms. In February, Vodafone bought a controlling stake in unlisted Hutchison Essar, India’s fourth-largest cellular operator. “I don’t see Hutch going away and Vodafone coming in its shoes should not really make a very big impact on the telecoms sector,” Ambani said, when asked about how the company would tackle competition from Vodafone. Shares in Reliance Communications rose 3.7 percent to 477.10 rupees in a Mumbai market that closed 0.26 percent down. The shares fell 10.9 percent in the January-March quarter, pressured in part by a failed bid for Huchison Essar, compared with a 5.2 percent drop in the benchmark index. Source Reuters Universal News Suggestions Tiger WE love you and ask of you tokeep roaring loudly for BHARAT Prince Mohan http;//currentnewsaffairs.com Tags:Anil Ambani CHAIRMAN Reliance Communications Ltd Dhiru Bhai Ambani EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURS FORTUNES INDIA INTERNATIONAL NEWS Internet MONEY ONLINE PATENT RIGHTS PETROL PHILOSOPHY positive thinking mind POWER POLITICS PRINCE MOHAN REUTERS SCIENCE SCIENTISTS SUCCESS WEALTH WORLD AFFAIRS |
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Houston, Feb 8 (PTI) Indian American flight engineer Sunita Williams and International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria are venturing out once again for their third spacewalk in nine days.
“Beautiful day, I’m ready,” Sunita said.
The three spacewalks, termed EVAs 6, 7, and 8 because there were five previous station spacewalks from the US airlock Quest during increments, began at 0726 CST (1856 IST) today when no shuttle was present.
NASA spacewalkers on mission are packing tools aboard an equipment cart outside the International Space Station (ISS) as they prepare to head to their first worksite: a pair of rotary joint motor controllers outside the ISS.
The astronauts will haul the cart, known as a Crew Equipment Translational Aid (CETA), along the space station’s main backbone-like truss to the Port 3 (P3) segment to remove a pair of thermal covers from the two pieces of ISS hardware.
The Expedition 14 spacewalkers today tasks include removing protective thermal shrouds from a pair of Rotary Joint Motor Controllers on the space station’s Port 3 (P3) truss.
They’ll then haul in a pair of unneeded, expansive sun shades (each larger than a king-size bed sheet) and wrap them up into bundles smaller than an outdoor garbage can before tossing them overboard.
They are also slated to deploy attachment devices for a future spare parts platform on the P3 truss before heading up to the station’s space shuttle docking port on the Pressurised Mating Adapter-2 at the tip of US Destinay laboratory. PTI source PTI http://blogs.mindbodynsoul.com http://www.mindbodynsoul.com Tags:BLOGS BLOGS.MINDBODYNSOUL.COM houston INDIA indian american INTERNATIONAL NEWS international spce station commander Internet iss nasa ONLINE SCIENCE SCIENTISTS SUCCESS sunita williams US USA web WORLD AFFAIRS |
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| The hard core truth is that America can not win a war in today’s time of disunion . Importantly America can not fight the ground level wars without which even Alexander the GREAT could not have conquered Babylon and other countries . Today is Now which is the time of technology and the seperiority can not remain one sided . We now live in a Global Village created by Dear Bill Gates and we must all appreciate every one’s contribution to the Heavenly Planet Mother Earth . Let us rise above the religions , politics of greed , power , ego , selfishness and have a FAMILY REUNION OF THE WHOLE PLANET HEAVENLY MOTHER EARTH . Do not wait for some extra terrestrial civilisation or comet power to descend and threaten and force us to be one to fight them in unity . Preserve the UN and the Planet and it’s civilisation which has a history older than the Historians were born to document what they were dictated by the Victors of their times . Time is ripe for the world policeman to unite the whole world or else his title will shortly become meaningless and powerless . HER HOLINESS MAHA MAYA ANANTA http://commonwealthtv.tv Tags:America Babylon Bill Gates commonwealthtv.tv FORTUNES General HER HOLINESS MAHA MAYA ANANTA INTERNATIONAL NEWS Internet Iraq NUCLEAR WEAPONS ONLINE PATENT RIGHTS PETROL PHILOSOPHY Planet POLITICS POWER POLITICS Religion SCIENTISTS Technology U.N un US War WEALTH web WORLD AFFAIRS |
| LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters Life!) - For sale: the world’s smallest country with its own flag, stamps, currency and passports. Apply to Prince Michael of Sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the North Sea. Built in World War Two as an anti-aircraft base to repel German bombers, the derelict platform was taken over 40 years ago by retired army major Paddy Roy Bates who went to live there with his family. He declared the platform, perched seven miles off the east coast of England and just outside Britain’s territorial waters, to be the principality of Sealand. The self-styled Prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins. The family saw off an attempt by Britain’s Royal Navy to evict them and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize Sealand by force. Roy, 85, now lives in Spain and his son Michael told BBC Radio on Monday his family had been approached by estate agents with clients “who wanted a bit more than a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy.” He suggested Sealand, which has eight rooms in each tower, could be a base for online gambling or offshore banking. Asked to describe the delights of living on what he described as a cross between a house and a ship, the 54-year-old said: “The neighbors are very quiet. There is a good sea view.” Apply to Prince Michael of Sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the North Sea. Built in World War Two as an anti-aircraft base to repel German bombers, the derelict platform was taken over 40 years ago by retired army major Paddy Roy Bates who went to live there with his family. He declared the platform, perched seven miles off the east coast of England and just outside Britain’s territorial waters, to be the principality of Sealand. The self-styled Prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins. The family saw off an attempt by Britain’s Royal Navy to evict them and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize Sealand by force. Roy, 85, now lives in Spain and his son Michael told BBC Radio on Monday his family had been approached by estate agents with clients “who wanted a bit more than a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy.” He suggested Sealand, which has eight rooms in each tower, could be a base for online gambling or offshore banking. Asked to describe the delights of living on what he described as a cross between a house and a ship, the 54-year-old said: “The neighbors are very quiet. There is a good sea view.” Tags:ASTRONOMY AUTONOMY BBC RADIO BLOGS BRITISH COSMOS COUNTRY DUTCH EDUCATION ELECTIONS FORTUNES General GERMANS home business INDIA INTERNATIONAL NEWS Internet ISLAND KINGDOM mint MONEY National Anthem North Sea OFFSHORE BANKING ON LINE GAMBLING ONLINE PATENT RIGHTS PHILOSOPHY POWER POLITICS PRINCE prince michael of sealand SCIENCE SCIENTISTS SEA VIEW SEALAND silver and gold coins.SPAIN spain SUCCESS U.N US WEALTH web WORLD AFFAIRS world war two |
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) Seeking to reassure India that the US will not shift goalposts on the civil nuclear deal, President George W Bush today spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who said India still has “some concerns” but both the leaders hoped these would be addressed in the next stage of negotiations.
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http://www.mindbodynsoul.comDuring the telephonic conversation, Singh told the President that “India still has some concerns, though many have been addressed” in Bush’s signing statement, PM’s Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru said. “Both leaders expressed the hope that remaining concerns will be addressed in the next stage of negotiation”, he said. The telephonic call from Bush came two days after he made it clear that the legislation he signed on Monday did not mean he endorsed all its contents and that he considered certain portions like seeking to restrict fissile material production and transfers of enrichment technology as merely “advisory”. Both Bush and Singh expressed happiness at the “strengthening” of the bilateral relations highlighted in the US President’s initiative to amend American laws to enable bilateral civil nuclear cooperation, which received strong bipartisan support in the US Congress. With Christmas and New Year round the corner, the Prime Minister conveyed the season’s greetings to the President and Mrs Bush. Ending India’s 30-year-old nuclear isolation, Bush on Monday last signed the Henry J Hyde India-US Peaceful Energy Act allowing civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi, saying the step would make the world safer. PTI Tags:BLOGS CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL Currentnewsaffairs.com INDIA INTERNATIONAL NEWS Internet NEW DELHI NUCLEAR WEAPONS ONLINE PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH SCIENTISTS U.S CONGRESS U.S.A US web WORLD AFFAIRS |
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