Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Of use, abuse and other things
 THE use of drugs is one of the oldest in terms of human behaviour, reactions, quirks and a whole lot else. Drugs have been used throughout the evolution of mankind...
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Byteback
 EDITOR’S REPLY: WMP does not directly support DVDs. It does have the relevant built in decoders and Microsoft does not provide them either. You will need a third party software...
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Gullies on Mars: unravelling the mystery
 AS the flow of information from the Red Planet continues to unfold several mysteries, scientists are learning to put together the pieces of the puzzle with the help of the orbiters...
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No strings attached
 “I think best in foam,” Douglas Martin said as he sorted through a heap of pink violin-shaped slabs in the kitchen-cum-workshop of his snug colonial house in southern Maine....
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An epic tale
 THE role-playing games (RPG) genre was never really considered to be mainstream or popular – that is, until Final Fantasy VII was released on the PlayStation....
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Webwatch
 When it comes to life (or otherwise) outside Earth, the possibilities for research and exploration are endless. This website features an e-zine which is totally dedicated to astronomy...
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Photo-editing with Picasa
PHOTOGRAPHY is a passion for many people but what should one do about pictures that really don’t turn out as well as one expected them to? The answer lies in the software Picasa 2.5....
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Communications made easy for the disabled
 Revolutionary evolution in computer and neural sciences has made use of microelectronic impulses of the neurons for establishing a brain-computer interface (BCI). The neural data is decoded...
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Cannibal instinct: myth or reality
 THE birth of humans gave root to different cultures which in turn formed various traditions and values. These traditions have been representing the growth and development of humanity....
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Hazards: Gamblers report more health problems
People who gamble are more likely to suffer from a variety of health problems, including heart and liver diseases, a new study finds. The researchers looked at three kinds...
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Manchhar Lake water to be discharged into Indus
THE Water Control Committee for Manchhar Lake allowed the discharge of 1,000 cusecs into the Indus at the point of Sehwan Sharif due to an alarmingly high level of water in the lake....
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Cool gadgets
 THE S6000FD is the latest in a big zoom “bridge cameras” from Fujifilm, the 6.3MP, 1/1.7" Super CCD sensor used to wide acclaim in the F30 and F31fd and offering ''full resolution''...
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There is money on the internet!
 THERE is money on the internet! This cliché resorts to a deep ocean of wild waters. It is usually hard to realise for many people that the internet has buried treasure...
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Top ten
HERE are the top 10 games of this week, HERE are some highly anticipated games which are due to be released in the coming months...
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