Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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On life’s fringes
 In 1892, D. Ivanowsky of Russia showed that the tobacco mosaic disease, a crippling disease of the tobacco plant, was caused by an agent that passed through a bacterial filter, which meant that it was smaller than the bacteria....
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Ignorance is not bliss
 I spend a lot of my time wondering: why are people so afraid of science, when it has given us so much? To my mind there are two answers: firstly,...
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Anyone could be watching you
For the past week I’ve been tracking my girlfriend through her mobile phone. I can see exactly where she is at any time, within 150 yards, as long as her phone is on....
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Anti-diabetic role of herbal preparations
 The rapidly spreading disease diabetes mellitus is becoming a serious threat to human health in all parts of the world. Estimates indicate that there are approximately 150 million diabetics worldwide....
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Is free speech on the cards
 Advertising gurus do it. So do students, making their views read and heard. The word “blog” has yet to be translated into an Indian language, but this unusual communications device may...
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The princely game
 Ubisoft’s latest addition to the Prince of Persia series is called Prince of Persia: Two Thrones. The previous two games in the series made a major impact on the PlayStation2 console and this one is no different....
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Safe haven?
Malware, spyware and adware have plagued the internet for years, with no end to the menace in sight yet. Although companies like Microsoft and AV Vendors are focusing on delivering anti-spyware...
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Towards a healthier world
 Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is the basic and the most important part of living cells. The DNA code carries all the genetic secrets of a human or any other living being....
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Of coal and bioprocessing
 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development describes biotechnology as “the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents to provide goods and services”....
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Brain’s reaction to stress
Any bully’s victim knows the experience can cause lingering fear. Now scientists watching big mice intimidate small ones have discovered the stress spurs genetic changes in the brain — a finding that may help research into depression and other mental illnesses....
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Award for progress in cellphone sector
Pakistan HAS won the “Government Leadership Award 2006” for rapid progress in the field of mobile telecommunications, according to Awais A. Khan Leghari, the minister for information technology and telecommunications....
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Dubious science of funding
Three weeks ago I came across one of the most extraordinary documents I have ever read. It relates to an organization called Arise (Associates for Research into the Science of Enjoyment)....
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Byteback
 question: I have a 20GB hard disk with three partitions. I want to install Win XP on one of the partitions through the hard disk. I have already copied the entire CD of Win XP onto my D partition in the Win XP folder....
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Ancient secrets of miracle cures
Our ancient knowledge of the healing properties of plants, contained in remedies written down by herbalists over the centuries, is being given new relevance by the ability of molecular technology to unlock their secrets....
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Cool gadgets
 Sonic impact’s T-Amp line of amplifiers are known for their unique sound. The key to them is the Class T amplification, which offers the audio fidelity of home stereo receiver and the powerefficiency of Class D amplifiers....
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Webwatch
 Do you think that conventional anti-virus software, like Norton and McAfee, make tall claims but never come up to expectations? Bit Defender has a free edition you can easily download and scan your PC with....
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ITeaser
 Think your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this ITeaser and find out for sure:...
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