December 02, 2006 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Small but deadly THE etiology or cause of dengue was deciphered by scientists in the 20th century when a filterable virus belonging to the Family Flaviviridae was found. To date, four serotypes of dengue... Galileo Galilei: passion never dies GALILEO (1564-1642), one of the most famous scientists, is never forgotten by any age or gender. No matter how old one gets, one will always remember him. His inventions include: the compass, thermometer and an improved telescope.... What’s wrong with a child? PAUL Williams, 13, has had almost as many psychiatric diagnoses as birthdays. The first psychiatrist he visited, at the age of seven, confirmed that the boy was suffering from depression.... Mean vegetables GOOD news. Spinach is safe to eat again, according to the Food and Drug Administration. So dig in if you dare. But beware of carrot juice. Recently, just two days before spinach got the clear, a brand of carrot juice was linked to botulism from a bacterium in soil that increases when juice isn’t properly refrigerated.... Celestial bodies GOD of War (for PS2 by Sony Entertainment) is a game is based on the Greek mythology comprising superb combat and puzzles. The game has been produced beautifully and promises to leave you breathless for more.... Webwatch Earthquakes predicted http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ There have been a number of earthquakes around the world with disastrous consequences. Through this website you can see the seismic activity taking place around the world.... Grease monkey ARE you bored of the way the websites look and behave? Wish you could change a few things in them or do some tweaking? Stop searching around because Greasemonkey can help you.... Enigmas of the brain THE human race reigns over other species because of intelligence. The word intelligence has different associations with words like emotional, artificial and economic. All these types have been used to make the best use of technology and its tools.... Computers give hope to handicapped THE annual celeberations of the International Day of Disabled Persons is December 3, and aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and well-being of the disabled.... SCIENCE UPDATE: Schizophrenia much more likely in children of single parents CHILDREN born into families which split up before they are 16 are two and a half times more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life than those brought up by parents... NATIONAL SCENE: Farmers advised to prefer organic fertilizer THE third national conference on “agriculture and animal sciences” last week stressed the need for concerted efforts and joint research to restore organic matter of the soil which is fast disappearing due to land degradation.... Be closer than ever FOR years, American wireless operators have been looking for innovative ways to compete with the powerful niche that Nextel communications had created in the mobile market through its integration of a mobile phone and walkie-talkie services known as “Direct connect”.... Byteback Drive failure QUESTION: I have Windows XP, Service Pack 2 on Pentium 3, 930MHz with 256MB RAM. When I turn on my computer the following message appears: “Diskette drive 1 seek failure.”... Cool gadgets Gaming with a difference Sony’s PlayStation 3, due to be released on January 17, 2007, may just be the most expensive game console....

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