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<title>World's first test-tube baby is to be a mom</title>
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London, July 11 (IANS) Britain's Louise Brown, famous as the world's first test-tube baby, has conceived naturally and is likely to be a mum in January next year.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Archaeologists uncover ancient Thracian town</title>
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Sofia, July 10 (Xinhua) Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Thracian town in central Bulgaria, said local media reports.
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<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>People sleep less than they think, says study</title>
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New York, July 4 (IANS) We may be sleeping less than we think, says a study that found blacks sleep less than whites, men sleep less than women, and the poor sleep less than the wealthy!
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Light cigarettes could be equally leathal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111601_Light-cigarettes-could-be-equally-leathal.html</link>
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Washington, June 30 (IANS) People who smoke the so-called light cigarettes in the belief it cuts their risk of smoking-related diseases like cancer are in fact at equal risk, says a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 03:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Avoiding house dust mites may not prevent asthma</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111569_Avoiding-house-dust-mites-may-not-prevent-asthma.html</link>
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Sydney, June 29 (IANS) Avoiding house dust mites (HDM) or modifying diets may not help prevent the onset of asthma in high-risk children, says a new study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:58:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientist invents password-protected bullet</title>
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Berlin, June 28 (IANS) A German scientist has invented a modified bullet that could be programmed with a password that matches the purchaser's gun.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Babies of younger mothers may live longer</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111451_Babies-of-younger-mothers-may-live-longer.html</link>
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New York, June 27 (IANS) Babies of younger mothers are likely to live longer than those born to older women, says a study.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 03:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian's 'grancrete' is better than concrete</title>
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Chicago, June 24 (IANS) An Indian-American researcher has helped develop a tough new ceramic material that is almost twice as strong as concrete and may be the key to providing high-quality, low-cost housing throughout the developing world.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 03:12:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bubble-blowing infants may learn language quickly</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111294_Bubble-blowing-infants-may-learn-language-quickly.html</link>
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London, June 24 (IANS) Infants capable of performing complex mouth movements like blowing bubbles and licking their lips are more likely to pick up language quickly, researchers say.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 02:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Now easy magnetic device to treat migraine</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111258_Now-easy-magnetic-device-to-treat-migraine.html</link>
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London, June 23 (IANS) Scientists have developed a hand-held magnetic device to treat migraine, a form of headache that is usually very intense.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 01:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Want a boy? Eat burger! Girl? Lose weight!</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111246_Want-a-boy-Eat-burger-Girl-Lose-weight.html</link>
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Wellington, June 23 (DPA) Want to have a baby boy? Tuck into the burgers, fries and ice cream. Want a girl? Then go on a diet and lose some weight.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 12:33:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>German researchers develop new material - silicon Velcro</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111167_German-researchers-develop-new-material---silicon-Velcro.html</link>
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London, June 21 (Xinhua) German researchers have developed an exotic form of silicon that can be stuck together and then peeled apart.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monkeys use weather clues to find food</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111166_Monkeys-use-weather-clues-to-find-food.html</link>
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London, June 21 (Xinhua) Some monkeys use weather clues to decide when and where to search for food just like humans do before shopping for food, researchers have found.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US scientists obtain stem cells from liver</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111089_US-scientists-obtain-stem-cells-from-liver.html</link>
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Washington, June 19 (DPA) US scientists have obtained stem cells from the liver of a human foetus.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 04:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Confucius descendants to be identified by DNA tests</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111079_Confucius-descendants-to-be-identified-by-DNA-tests.html</link>
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Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua) Chinese scientists will verify through DNA tests whether those who claim to be descendants of Confucius actually belong to the lineage of the founder of Confucianism.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 06:08:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists seek ties between osteoporosis, other diseases</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110870_Scientists-seek-ties-between-osteoporosis-other-diseases.html</link>
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Prague, June 14 (DPA) Researchers around the globe are looking for connections between osteoporosis, a bone-wasting disease that affects some 25 percent of the world's over-50s, and a host of other ailments from diabetes to Parkinson's disease.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Drink coffee to reduce liver disease risk</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110786_Drink-coffee-to-reduce-liver-disease-risk.html</link>
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New York, June 13 (IANS) Drinking around four cups of coffee a day could reduce the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 80 percent, says a study though scientists warn that reducing alcohol intake was the only way to avoid liver damage.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 06:21:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Men likely to think of sex at first meeting</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110768_Men-likely-to-think-of-sex-at-first-meeting.html</link>
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Washington, June 12 (IANS) Men are more likely to think of sex when they meet a woman for the first time, according to a study that says high sexual rating is closely tied to physical attractiveness.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 07:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists discover new RNAs in mouse testicles</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110668_Scientists-discover-new-RNAs-in-mouse-testicles.html</link>
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London, June 6 (Xinhua) Scientists have discovered a new class of small RNAs, a kind of genetic cousin to DNA, lurking in mouse testicles.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 04:34:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>World Environment Day targets drylands</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110652_World-Environment-Day-targets-drylands.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[World Environment Day begins today across the globe with the theme this year on deserts and desertification. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Now, eco-friendly dry toilets turn human waste into manure</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110651_Now-eco-friendly-dry-toilets-turn-human-waste-into-manure.html</link>
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Tidaholm (Sweden), June 5 (IANS) 'Don't mix, don't flush, don't waste' is the slogan of a Swedish entrepreneur selling dry toilets - a revolutionary concept that not only saves water but also converts human waste into manure.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deserts facing serious challenges: UN report</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110642_Deserts-facing-serious-challenges-UN-report.html</link>
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London, June 5 (IANS) Deserts across the world are facing considerable challenges due to global climate changes, high water demands, tourism and salt contamination of irrigated soils, a new UN report said Monday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Taiwan research team develops new solar power system</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110627_Taiwan-research-team-develops-new-solar-power-system.html</link>
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Hong Kong, June 4 (Xinhua) A research team in Taiwan Sunday released its newly made solar power system 'Chang Tien', which can utilise both light and heat emitted by the sun.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 02:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal's wildlife population declines due to conflict</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110519_Nepals-wildlife-population-declines-due-to-conflict.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 2 (DPA) Wildlife conservation efforts in Nepal has been directly affected by the 10-year-old conflict between the government and Maoists and the populations of one-horned rhinoceros and tigers have fallen sharply, revealed a survey.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 04:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israeli scientists find eight new species in underground ecosystem</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110455_Israeli-scientists-find-eight-new-species-in-underground-ecosystem.html</link>
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Jerusalem, June 1 (DPA) Israeli researchers have discovered eight previously unknown ancient animal species within 'a new and unique underground ecosystem' in central Israel, the Hebrew University here announced.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>What we forget also stay in memory</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110443_What-we-forget-also-stay-in-memory.html</link>
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Washington, June 1 (IANS) What we forget also stay in our memory, says a study that reveals that brains of people house more memories than they think.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 04:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sex drive linked to genes</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110298_Sex-drive-linked-to-genes.html</link>
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London, May 30 (IANS) Individual differences in human sexual desire can be attributed to genes, says a new finding that may help treat sexual disorders in future.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Listening to music could reduce chronic pain</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110237_Listening-to-music-could-reduce-chronic-pain.html</link>
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New York, May 29 (IANS) Listening to music could considerably reduce chronic pain, say US-based scientists.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scientists develop thought-controlled robotic hands</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110156_Scientists-develop-thought-controlled-robotic-hands.html</link>
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Tokyo, May 27 (IANS) Scientists in Japan have developed robotic hands, which they say can be controlled by the power of thought.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 03:15:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>California University to open research institute in China</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110125_California-University-to-open-research-institute-in-China.html</link>
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Los Angeles, May 25 (Xinhua) The University of Southern California (USC) plans to open the first research institute dedicated to the study of US and China relations in China in September, a media report said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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