Plant Based Viagra Soon
plant-based viagra is likely to roll out from India. This is being developed at Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI ), Kerala, India.
SeaWorld Trainer Killed by Killer Whale
Seaworld whale trainer is killed by the killer whale. Incidently this is the third time, same whale was involved in human death one in 1991 and another 1999.
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
US President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
A Pill to Add 25 Years to Your Life
Taking a step closer towards a wonder pill that could extend people’s lifespan by up to 25 years, scientists have claimed that over half of babies born in the new future in the UK and other wealthy nations will live to 100 years.
First Successful Treatment Of Thalassaemia Using Umbilical Cord Blood
A group of doctors and specialists in Chennai and Coimbatore have registered the first successful treatment of thalassaemia in a child using a sibling’s umbilical cord blood.
Swine Flu Vaccine May Have Side Effects
A vaccine which produces a robust immune response at one go might make swine flu easier to handle, but authorities in India feel any such Swine flu vaccine immunisation needs intensive testing as it may compound any side effects the vaccine might have.
iPhone Nano Made in China
Internet world has been abuzz about Apple launching iPhone Nano for quite sometime. Every few months, grapevines suggest Apple working on a Nano version of iPhone. In fact, only last month a new patent filed by Apple again fueled iPhone Nano rumors. But all these so far remain mere speculations, with no official confirmation.
Scientists withdraw ‘Artficial Human Sperm’ Paper
LONDON: A controversial study by British scientists who claimed to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells has been retracted, the researchers’ institutes said on Friday.
Organic Food has no Health Benefits
Don’t place too much value on organically grown food – they are nutritionally no better than food grown with synthetic chemicals, says an
exhaustive new study. Consumers are willing to pay more for organic food based on their perceived health and nutrition benefits. The global organic food market was estimated in 2007 to be worth $47.4 billion.
Artificial Sperm Cells From Stem Cells
LONDON: Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in making sperm-like cells from human embryonic stem cells. Karim Nayernia, of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, has revealed that these cells can swim like sperm do.
