Daily Archives: April 6, 2010

Tomato Genes Produce Promising Results Against Brain Tumours

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Tomato genes could be used as a future treatment in gene therapy, according to new research results from Lund University. Jure Piskur is a Professor at the Department of Biology, Lund University. Together with colleagues from Stockholm, Copenhagen and Lund, … Continue reading →

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Saving the soul of Islam’s ancient cities

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Embedded within the walls of a 19th-century mansion in an ancient harbour town on the east African island of Zanzibar are bricks bearing an unlikely stamp: “Made in Glasgow.” The bricks – once ballast in an empty ship returning from … Continue reading →

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Abu Dhabi Inaugurates Region’s First Comprehensive Exhibition Of Islamic Embroidery

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ABU DHABI, UAE, APRIL 6, 2010 – The region’s first comprehensive exhibition of Islamic embroidery, which includes more than 200 rare textiles from the 17th to the 20th century, will be unveiled at a private opening reception on 6 April … Continue reading →

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A solution to poverty?

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By S.M. Naseem POVERTY reduction has been the abiding, if elusive, aspiration of South Asian countries. Enormous amounts of money have been poured into developing poverty-reduction programmes — often with the help of generous funds from donors — to ensure … Continue reading →

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