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A formula for disaster?
MILK IS widely seen as a maternal secretion, containing essentially required
components like water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals. It
also contains other bio-active compounds, such as hormones, enzymes and cellular
proteins. It has been an important part of human..
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Byteback
 Bootcfg command
QUESTION: I was formatting my C:/ drive, which had Windows XP OS. I had Windows
2000 Pro on my other partition. While formatting C:/, I forgot to make Windows
2000 as my default OS. Now, I can’t access Win2000. I changed the boot.ini file,
but it isn’t working....
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Quantum theory: When Einstein went wrong
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is a need to re-assess the current wisdom about quantum theory. The problems
need to be pulled out from under the rug and re-examined. DURING an event
commemorating the World Year of Physics, held at the Quaid-i-Azam University in
Islamabad, ...
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Genetics: All of history in just four letters
 These clear lines of descent are a powerful tool for tracking one’s ancestry. For scientists, they offer the ability to piece together how the human race has evolved and spread.
JUST FOR a moment after unrolling the piece of paper, I was struck speechless.. ...
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Biotechnology: More food shall set you free?
 We must prepare ourselves to embrace new technologies and concepts like biotechnology and genetics — a point of view that may be controversial.
BIOTECHNOLOGISTS are active in more than 30 areas, including health,
agriculture, environment, renewable energy and industries,....
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The 3D connection: The 3D connection
IT HAS been a great year since the release of the X800 series by ATI and the
6800 series by NVIDIA. During the year the performance levels have been boosted
twice as much, when compared to previous generation of graphic cards. This
roundup takes care of all that you need to know about these cards....
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Webwatch
 The ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of science.
Science can be weird, yet intriguing at times and the whyfiles is a case in
point. This site includes details of some of the strangest scientific
“phenomena,”..
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Tips and tricks: Windows ME explained
Windows ME is mostly in use as a secondary operating system, along with Window XP, or as a primary one on relatively low-end machines. Here are a few quick tips and...
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Nitty-gritty: The world’s largest airliner
 The manufacture of A380 has actually served to extend the boundaries of carbon fibre
manufacturing technologies, which can only be beneficial for the industry. THE
Airbus A380, the largest airliner ever built, flew into history books recently
with a near perfect ...
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Energy resources: Proper exploitation of Thar coal
 The systematic exploitation and development of the coalfield can provide more than 40,000MW of electrical power, which can meet most of the country’s energy requirements....
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Winning the oil endgame
AVAILABILITY of energy resources in a country has a strong relationship with its economic and social stability. The per capita energy consumption is an indicator which is used to measure the prosperity, or otherwise, of a society. Pakistan’s per capita energy consumption of 3,894kWh, against the global average of 17,620k....
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Science update: Renewed fears over ozone layer
THE OZONE layer over the Arctic has thinned this winter to the lowest levels since records began, alarming scientists who believed it had begun to heal. The increased loss of ozone allows more harmful ultraviolet light to reach the earth’s surface, making children and outdoor....
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National scene: Six pacts signed over oil and gas exploration
ISLAMABAD recently inked six agreements with international companies for oil and gas exploration in Sindh, the NWFP and Balochistan. The agreements, worth $42 million, were signed at the end of a...
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In the end...: Hype comes before a fall
In A world where MMS, blogging and e-magazines have redefined how we communicate and what we read, what are the changes we, as users, have to get accustomed to? We no...
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