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![]() Dhaka (AFP) June 20, 2010 Up to 77 million Bangladeshis have been exposed to toxic levels of arsenic from contaminated drinking water, and even low-level exposure to the poison is not risk-free, The Lancet medical journal reported. Over the past decade, more than 20 percent of deaths recorded in a study that monitored nearly 12,000 people in the Araihazar district of the capital Dhaka appear to have been caused by arsenic-tainted well water. By some estimates, between 35 and 77 million people in Bangladesh have been chro ... read more |
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Powerful Genome Barcoding System Reveals Large-Scale Variation In Human DNA![]() Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. "There's a whole world beyond SNPs - single nucleotide polymorphisms - and we've stepped into that world," says Brian Teague, a doctoral student in genetics at the University of Wisco ... more The Cosmic Burp Of Dying Stars ![]() The mysteries of the Universe and how we came to be are set to be unlocked by a technique for modelling fluids, similar to one which is becoming increasingly popular within the film industry to improve the realism of special effects. Theoretical Astrophysics student, Fergus Wilson from the University of Leicester, is currently utilising a fluid modelling technique within his doctoral resea ... more Two wounded in Israeli air strike on Gaza: medics ![]() Two Palestinians were wounded on Thursday in an Israeli air strike east of Gaza City, Palestinian medics and witnesses said. Muawiya Hassanein, the head of Gaza emergency services, said two wounded people were brought to hospital after the strike, which witnesses said came during an exchange of fire after militants launced a mortar round. Hours after the reported incident, the Israeli mi ... more |
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