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How little ‘nano-machines’ inside the body operate

Washington, December 20 (ANI): A team of researchers from the university of Montreal and the University of Chicago claims to have made a discovery that can improve scientists’ understanding of ion channels, which are akin to little ‘nano-machines’ or ‘nano-valves’ inside the body.
The discovery attains significance as ion channels, when malfunction, can cause genetic illnesses [...]

Second-hand smoke tied to fertility problems: Study

Women who have ever been around smokers regularly may have more difficulty getting pregnant than those who have not, a new study suggests.
The findings, researchers say, offer one more reason for women to kick the smoking habit.
Studies have found that women who smoke raise their risk of a number of pregnancy complications, as well as [...]

Humans make first contact with magma

Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A drilling crew has accidentally become the first humans known to have drilled into
gma, which is the melted form of rock that sometimes erupts to the surface as lava.
According to a report in National Geographic News, the drilling crew cracked through rock layers deep beneath awaii and touched magma in its [...]

Racial prejudice costs black workers nearly $115,000 over their lifetime

Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study has found that racial prejudice can cost black worker nearly 115,000 dollars over the lifetime.
Lead researchers Kerwin Kofi Charles from the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago and Jonathan Guryan from Chicago’s Booth School of Business shed light on the role prejudice plays [...]

India gifts $4.5 mn for Amartya Sen Harvard fellowships

Washington, (IANS) India has gifted $4.5 million to Harvard University to establish a fund for ‘India Fellowships given in honour of Amartya Sen’ for Indian students at its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
The agreement on the establishment of the fund was signed by India’s Ambassador to US Ronen Sen and Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, [...]