Taimoor Tariq
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Articles By Taimoor Tariq
Blindness could be cured after a breakthrough in treatment According to a UCSF study, treatment for an eye blinding infection could cure blindness completely. The dosage for this treatment is given every year but if given six months, it can be even more effective. Trachoma is the leading cause of blindness and currently, the dosage […]
Dec 22 2011 | Posted in
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Discovery of a plant-eating dinosaur in Antarctica For the first time, the presence of large bodied herbivorous dinosaurs has been found in the icy landscape of Antarctica. Scientists have identified the dinosaur as the sauropoda which was the most diverse and geographically widespread species of herbivorous dinosaurs. However, this species was never discovered in Antarctica […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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Developing countries to benefit from science through solar power – scientists A chemistry academic at the University of Southampton is using solar generators in order to provide IT resources and hands-on science for students in the developing countries. Teaching science and IT related subjects in rural areas of many developing countries is a major difficulty […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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A humble leader stacks more points than a tough leader – research Scientists and researchers at the Buffalo School of Management have said that a humble leader’s chances at succeeding are far better than that of a leader who is tough and stubborn with his co-workers. Many employees do complain about their bosses being too […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Coronal Mass Ejection could destroy surface of the moon – Scientists In a surprising revelation, NASA scientists claim that solar storms caused by the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) could cause erosion to the surface of the moon. This was claimed after a new set of computer simulations conducted by NASA scientists. This could also result […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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Herbicides could weaken plant resistance – scientists Researchers at the Purdue University have discovered that using herbicides could possibly weaken plants’ resistance. Dr. Angus Murphy, a horticulture professor studied the movement of auxin which is a hormone that is essential for plant development. The experiments showed that a protein named ABCB 4 which is responsible […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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The miracle in Estadio NUML: A tale of how the invincibles bowed out As I saw Sajjad Haider’s soft penalty kick saved by the opponent’s goalkeeper, images of past victories flashed infront of me. This was the BSML team that had not lost a single game in three years and had literally breezed past every […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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Mighty Eagle ascends successfully at the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Centre The final flight in the series of NASA’s latest tests for a robotic lander prototype have completed successfully at the Red Stone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Data collected from this series of tests will be very helpful in designing and developing a new generation of […]
Nov 23 2011 | Posted in
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World’s lightest material created by scientists A team of scientists at the UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology have successfully developed world’s lightest material. According to calculations, this material has a density of just 0.9 mg/cc which is almost 100 times lighter than Styrofoam which was earlier the lightest material in […]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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Cygnus X-1: A black hole whose mystery is finally unravelled For the first time in history, astronomers have been able to produce a complete description of a black hole. A black hole is concentration of mass that is so dense, even light can’t escape its powerful gravitational pull. Using several telescopes, both ground-based and in […]
Nov 19 2011 | Posted in
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New type of Antimalarial compounds discovered by scientists A team of scientists led by the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation have uncovered a family of chemical compounds that might lead to a new type of antimalarial drugs that will not only alleviate the symptoms but will also prevent the deadly disease. On November […]
Nov 18 2011 | Posted in
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Birth of new stars staged by Magnetic fields A recent research journal that’s being published in ‘Nature’ suggests that Magnetic fields are another reason behind formation of new stars. A massive collision of dust and interstellar gas instigates birth of stars and their planets. The colorful nebulae that we see in the eye dropping images […]
Nov 17 2011 | Posted in
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