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- Whale shark preservation planned
- The carcass will be finally shifted to the Pakistan Museum of Natural History in Islamabad.
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- Pill that killed
- Questions linger about the ability of a proposed drug regulatory body to ensure implementation of the laws.
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- US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss
- The trial follows studies on mice showing that such transplants were able to rebuild the structures of the inner ear.
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- Japan scientist makes ‘Avatar’ robot
- At the same time, an array of sensors on the android relays a stream of information which is converted into sensations for the user.
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- Cleaning umbilical cord with antiseptic reduces health risks
- Cleaning of the umbilical cord can reduce the risk of infection by 42 per cent and death by 38 per cent.
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- Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
- Baleen whales communicate at the same low-frequency wavelengths emitted by these ships, in the range of 20 to 200 hertz (Hz),
Blogs
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- Being bipolar in Pakistan
- Mental disorders in this country are taboos; because our disability cannot be seen, it is often dismissed as a lie.
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- Life as a leper
- Leprosy is more curable than diabetes and other chronic ailments, then why not give lepers their due share in society?
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- Lives on the line
- It is most astounding that there is no facility in Pakistan to detect spurious ingredients present in counterfeit drugs.
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Scientists say soldier stimulation through energy weapons is possible.
The agreement would help in promoting tourism by removing misperceptions about Pakistan, said Shahbaz.
Swiss astronomers reported that another planet, HD 85512 b, seemed to be in the habitable zone.