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COVER STORY: Call for policing
 Plantings of genetically modified (GMO) crops are increasing globally in spite of warnings by environmentalists that they may be unsafe for both humans and the environment. The recent annual report issued by the International...
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‘A good regulatory system must facilitate safe technology transfer, and be vigilant to take corrective actions’
 Dr Shantu Shantharam pioneered the regulatory process of Bt cotton and supervised the first field trials of this crop in the US in the mid-1980s. Presently, he is the president of Biologistics International LLC, Maryland, USA....
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INTROSPECT: Lurking behind
Janet Woodcock, director of the Food and Drug Administration''s Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research, had reassuring news for the American people: "We are confident the (blood-thinning drug) heparin in the US is safe....
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GAME ON: Fighting on the beat
 Patapon is a game that combines elements from various genres and presents an experience that you may not find anywhere else. The game is exclusive to PSP in which you assume the role of god for a tribe of creatures known as Patapons....
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Q’N’A: Byteback
I am using WindowsXP Service Pack 2 on my Compaq 815 motherboard, with 1GB processor and 128MB Ram. I have two physical hard drives, one with WindowsXP SP2 and the other with Windows98.......
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TECHNOLOGY BUZZ: Touch the world
 Ever since the launch of the Apple iPhone, the world has gone touch pad crazy and because of it, there have been new-fangled touch screen phones popping up all over the place in all markets. The last was the launch of the Samsung...
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COOL GADGETS
 This new ultra-slim portable media player by IOGEAR allows users to enjoy their multimedia content anywhere they want. With its compact and slim design, it scores big points, and is much easier to carry....
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DOT COM: News flash
 With the proliferation of print and electronic media, coupled with a similar increase in citizen journalism, it is now quite easy to access multiple sources of news from around the world....
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THE UP AND COMING: Takes one to know one
 For someone who knows that an organ in his/her body will fail soon, finding a donor is a race against time. In many cases, patients remain in a critical condition, or worse, since they are unable to find a suitable donor. This is why science, today...
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TIPS AND TRICKS: Apptly yours
 Web developers may have often wished they could run their applications over one of the best available infrastructure present in the cyber-space. They may have imagined asking Google to host their application along with plethora of its own....
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CAREERS: Textile industry Creating creativity
 Due to the rising global demand for textiles —Pakistan being the fourth biggest producer of cotton in the world — the future of textile industry seems quite optimistic. In accordance with the international market situation....
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FROM FAR AND WIDE
 Yahoo Inc. is working to rewire dozens of services on its site so that users can manage all information about them in a single place and share it with friends....
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TELECOM SPECIAL: Down, but not under
 On the sidelines of the great communications revolution that we have all witnessed — and that is still very much on — a number of questions have been asked. Some relevant, some simply absurd, but ideas are ideas....
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