Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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The beginnings of life
 I have again and again grown like grass;/ I have experienced seven hundred and seventy moulds./ I died from minerality and became vegetable;/ And from...
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Byteback
 EDITOR’S REPLY: Cluster size is the amount of space used to store a file. For example, if the cluster size is 16KB, a 1KB file will take up 16KB of space on a hard drive. The 15KB that...
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Environment: Poisoning the Arabian Sea
 “Of an estimated 390 million gallons per day (mgd) of effluent — containing pesticides, oil, garbage, and human and animal excreta, besides heavy toxic metals from industries — at least 200mgd...
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Genealogy: Tracing migration through DNA
 Oprah Winfrey has used them to claim she has Zulu blood. Film-maker Spike Lee used them to trace his origins to Niger and Cameroon. And the Metropolitan....
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Ancestry: The mother of all mothers
 Whenever archaeologists try to trace the beginnings of human beings, they focus on the continent of Africa. However, the origins of early man have not been established positively....
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Geekworld: Purchasing the right laptop
 A personal and portable computer system offers considerable convenience. Whether packed into a cellphone or a laptop and having access to your documents...
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Webwatch
 This list provides access to the most useful sources of online information about Nasa and planetary science. It includes links...
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Tips and tricks: Have fun with Slax
A re you one of the disgruntled people thinking of bidding goodbye to paid (read cracked) Operating Systems (OSs) but not sure how to get started with Linux?...
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Nitty-gritty: Practice makes the soldier
 M ilitary technology has developed a great deal in recent times and modern innovations have taken root in defence systems. Military operations have become quite successful because....
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Personality: The genius of Archimedes
 It is important to be familiar with the achievements of the eminent scientists of the past. Archimedes (287 BC — 212 BC) enjoys a prominent position among those who contributed towards shaping our lives in this world....
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Global update: Haul of 20,000 new species
Wildlife on Earth has never looked so bountiful. Scientists believe that 2005 could be a record year for the discovery of new creatures. A total of 20,000 new species, from beetles...
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National scene: $75m project to lay backbone
Wateen Telecom, a subsidiary of the UAE-based Al Warid Telecom, launched earlier this week a $75 million project to lay a fibre-optic backbone across the country....
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In the end...: The art of scientific writing
 Every discovery in science is based to some extent on previous discoveries, and each new piece of information constitutes but one further stage in an endless journey....
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Cool gadgets
 The Neverlate alarm clock has seven independent daily alarms, plus a nap timer. Add to it a customizable snooze button and who says waking is not a...
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