London, November 3: An international research team has found that bacteria can directly cause human blood and plasma to clot, something that has long been thought to have been lost during the course of vertebrate evolution.
The researchers believe that their new findings may help advance scientists’ understanding of coagulation during bacterial infections, which in turn may pave the way for new clinical methods for treating serious medical conditions like sepsis and anthrax.
London, November 3: A team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has found that the ability of the immune system cells called T-lymphocytes to fight childhood cancer neuroblastoma can be improved with the aid of an artificial tumour-specific receptor.
London, November 3: British actress Gemma Arterton, who stars as MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields in the latest James Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’, dared the onlookers by revealing her toned body in a bikini.
The 22-year-old, who was born with 12 fingers, was seen topping up her tan in a black bikini as she emerged from a pool in Morocco.
“She looked gorgeous, no one could take their eyes off her. It’s no surprise a body like that made it into a Bond film,” News of the World quoted a fellow holidaymaker as saying.
Islamabad, Nov 3: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly said that his government won’t take any action against the country’s former president Pervez Musharraf as long as he stayed away from politics.
Gilani described Musharraf as a relic of the past whom his government didn’t want to disturb now.