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Washington, Nov 28 : A new study has found that the compounds in responsible for the bitter taste in cucumbers may be able to treat cancer and diabetes.

University of California researchers identified the genes responsible for the intense bitter taste of wild cucumbers. That bitter flavor in wild cucurbits-the family that includes cucumber, pumpkin, melon, watermelon and squash-is due to compounds called cucurbitacins.

Washington, Nov 28 : A new study has provided a deeper insight into how these malaria-carrying species of mosquitoes are related to each other.

Nora Besansky, O'Hara Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the University's Eck Institute for Global Health, has led an international team of scientists in sequencing the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquito species from around the world.

Dhaka, Nov 28 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home after

London, Nov 28 : Coleen Rooney was recently spotted wearing a "fur coat," which caused a stir among animal lovers, it has been reported.

The English television presenter, who is wed to England and Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney , sported the glam look with heavy eye-shadow and pink lipstick, which she teamed up with the luxurious furry jacket, a plaid shirt, skinny jeans and ankle boots, as she strolled through Alderley Edge, Cheshire, the Daily Star reported.

However, spokeswoman for the 28-year-old said that she doesn't wear "real fur."

London, Nov 28 : Oil prices have plummeted after the Opec oil producers' cartel decided not to reduce output at its meeting in Vienna.

Opec's secretary general Abdallah Salem el-Badri said that the cartel would not try to shore up prices by decreasing production, reported the BBC.

The Opec members decided to maintain the oil production at 30 million barrels per day as agreed upon in December 2011.

Following the announcement, Bent crude hit its lowest since August 2010 and dipped below 72 dollars per barrel before settling at 72.82 dollars.

Colombo, Nov 28 : Unilever Global Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman has arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day visit primarily aimed at reviewing Unilever Sri Lanka's operations.

Accompanying Polman is Executive Vice President - South Asia, and Managing Director and CEO of Hindustan Unilever, Sanjiv Mehta.

Unilever Sri Lanka (USL) has been a high performing business and has a rich heritage of over 75 years in the country.

USL has registered an exceptionally strong performance so far in 2014.