Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
This page is updated every Sunday.
Govt’s misplaced priorities
 PAKISTAN is a country with tremendous potential. However, nurturing potential and steering it in the right direction, through the management of various variables, is vital. A long-term vision is, therefore, required....
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Misconceptions about leishmaniasis abound
 LEISHMANIASIS, the skin disease being reported from Sindh since the last few months, is an infection caused by the parasite belonging to the genus Leishmania....
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Stay in touch wherever you go
 CONSIDER this situation: it is a weekend. You are an executive on the move and have to fly to another city to make an important presentation to your most important client...
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Lifelike features
 AS I write this, I still have images of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in my head. The hot sunlight coming down the streets of Los Santos. The view of...
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Webwatch
 Developed for elementary teachers to use as a resource for hands-on science experiments, Crystal Ball Science includes science links, elementary lesson plans, and tons of pictures of teachers learning by doing science....
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I-Terms
VNC: An acronym for Virtual Network Computing, this software makes it possible to interact with a computer from any computer or mobile device on the internet. VNC software provides cross-platform support...
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Cell today, baby tomorrow — 2
 THE Director of Church of Scotland’s Society, Religion and Technology Project, Dr Ronald Bruce, says: “I consider that in trying to clone humans the Raelian groups are taking unacceptable risks with...
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Lord of the rings
 THE Huygens probe on board the Cassini orbiter successfully landed on Saturn’s highly publicized moon, Titan, on Jan 14. Making its way through the thick, orange clouds of Saturn’s largest moon,...
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Hotter by the second
 THE so-called “hot spot” phenomenon is spreading like wildfire around the world. From congested airport terminals to relaxed cafes, laptop surfers, computer buffs and the like are staying connected. But make...
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Indians to spearhead India-Asean initiative
INDIA and a group of ten South-East Asian countries have decided to improve cooperation in converting locally developed technologies into competitively priced products for sale on the international market....
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Amphibians face extinction, study reveals
 ALMOST a third of the world’s amphibians face extinction from impending environmental disasters, say scientists. A total of 1,856 — or 32 per cent — of the 5,743 known amphibian species...
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200 acres for ‘internet city’
THE governor of Sindh has approved the allocation of more than 200 acres of land for setting up an ‘internet media city’ in Karachi. Dr Ishratul Ibad gave the approval recently...
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Tsunami warning system planned
PAKISTAN plans to establish a tsunami warning system, with its main centre in Karachi and two backup centres in Quetta and Islamabad. This was revealed by Director General of the Metrological...
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New kid on the block
 REALLY Simple Syndication (RSS) is the next buzz around the world wide web. It is an efficient and organized way to gather information from various online sources. The result? Precious hours...
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Cool gadgets
 NEC presented a prototype model of an auto-pilot ultra light plane on Jan 18 in Tokyo. With a 60cm wing spread and 380g weight, the plane is equipped with a video camera, transmitting video images to an operator. It uses a flight control unit...
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Byteback
 Linux downloading From where can I download the Linux Operating System for free? Yousuf Qutbuddin Karachi Editor’s reply: Before you download any Linux distributions, please know the following:...
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