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Karnataka High Court orders Ramoji Rao to appear in Ballari Court

CCEA approves scheme on National Mission on Medicinal Plants

Magnets could keep sharks at bay!

Pammie was first choice for X-Files lead role!

Chidambaran says government to speed up reforms

ICC chief Haroon Lorgat to meet the media in Colombo

Bossy parents cause older teens to indulge in more sex

Aussies turning in droves to alternative therapies

Technology News for January 22, 2008

Abu Dhabi to develop clean energy technologies using hydrogen
The government of Abu Dhabi has announced a 15 billion dollars initiative to develop clean energy technologies using hydrogen. ANI

Melanomas have a different look than other moles
A recent study revealed that melanomas might appear differently than other irregular skin moles. ANI

Paper spaceplane might inspire new designs for future spacecraft
A Japanese engineering professor is collaborating with origami experts to design a small paper spacecraft, which could inspire new designs for lightweight re-entry vehicles in the future. ANI

Now, a living cell printer to create 3-D structures
A Wake Forest University researcher has adapted standard inkjet printing mechanism into a method of printing three-dimensional structures from living cells. ANI

Earthquakes provide vital nutrients for survival of crust-dwelling microbes
A new research by scientists at the Stanford University in California has suggested that earthquakes help to keep the microbes present deep in the crust of the Earth alive by providing them vital nutrients. ANI

Saline nasal wash may help kids with cold symptoms
A new study has reported that a saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater might help kids with a common cold. ANI

Queen honeybees keep harems of males to produce champion dancers
A new study has revealed the reason behind honeybee queens extraordinary promiscuity, by showing that the creatures have sex with harems of males to give birth to much better dancers. ANI

Eating broccoli may help fight heart disease
Researchers at the University of Connecticut led by an Indian boffin have revealed that eating broccoli can effectively fight heart disease. ANI

Platypuses might have evolved slower than earlier believed
The discovery of 100 million year old fossilized jawbones of a platypus like animal suggests that egg-laying mammals such as the platypus might have evolved more slowly than other mammals. ANI

Deadly Ebola virus disarmed by excising a single gene
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to genetically disarm the lethal Ebola virus, an emerging public health concern in Africa and a potential biological weapon. ANI

Dark areas observed on Mercury might be lava flows
Latest images from NASAs Messenger spacecraft have hinted at the presence of solidified lava flows on the surface of Mercury, which should provide vital clues to unlocking the planets history. ANI

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