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Friday, June 24, 2011
Of Islam, Science and Rediscovery. Blockbuster exhibition reveals the pioneering innovations of the Golden Age of the Islamic World.
Opens at The Tech Museum 3rd September.
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Friday, October 09, 2009
In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ | Peace be with you السلام عليكم
This year's Nobel prize for medicine goes to three US-based researchers who discovered how the body protects the chromosomes housing vital genetic code.
Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak jointly share the award.
Chromosomes house genetic material
Their work revealed how the chromosomes can be copied and has helped further our understanding on human ageing, cancer and stem cells.
The answer lies at the ends of the chromosomes - the telomeres - and in an enzyme that forms them - telomerase.
(Read the rest here)
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Peace & respect ★
