Washington, Oct 8 : Scientists have determined that biotechnology is not the final solution for the food insecurity and poverty problems in Africa and other developing countries.
According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), scientists made the statement at the first All Africa Congress on Biotechnology in Nairobi, Kenya, recently.
“This is no silver bullet to the food insecurity in Africa and the rest of the developing world, but it must be looked at as one of the most important tools that will contribute to increased food production and thus, poverty reduction,” said Clive James, chairman of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications.
Washington, Oct 8 : A new research has suggested that the soil under the ancient Greek buildings like temples, which honored specific gods and goddesses, held spiritual significance.
According to a report in Discovery News, the finding could help explain why writers like Homer and Plato wrote of “divine soil” and soil that can affect a person’s soul. It may also explain how the ancients selected locations for their sacred buildings.
Washington, Oct 8 : Researchers have captured on camera the deepest fish caught alive ever, the ghostly snailfish, at the depth of 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
According to a report in National Geographic News, the record-breaking video was shot in the Japan Trench by researchers who used dead mackerel to lure the abyssal creatures toward waiting cameras.
Washington, Oct 8 : A team of scientists have simulated a gastrointestinal system in order to test soil contaminated with arsenic for its potential to harm humans, a method that is likely to save time and money for people hoping to repurpose land with an industrial past.
Chronic exposure to arsenic can cause cancer, impaired nerve function, kidney and liver damage, and skin lesions.
Most testing for potential arsenic exposure is conducted in recognition of the fact that humans unknowingly eat a little bit of soil each day. For children who might play on contaminated soil and ingest dirt, the testing is considered particularly important.
Washington, Oct. 8: Has Republican presidential candidate John McCain been successful in fudging details of his flying career as a pilot in the US Navy.
Controversy has surrounded a series of crashes involving planes piloted by McCain, but if facts are to be gone by, the US Navy says that he cannot be blamed for any of those incidents.
Washington - The death toll of civilians killed in a US air attack on a village in Afghanistan in August was more than four times higher than first admitted by the US military, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing US army sources quoting an internal probe.
At least 30 civilians had been killed in US airstrikes on Azizabad in the province of Herat in western Afghanistan, the daily reported.
Washington, Oct 8 : A new research has suggested that the soil under the ancient Greek buildings like temples, which honored specific gods and goddesses, held spiritual significance.
Washington, Oct 8 : Researchers have captured on camera the deepest fish caught alive ever, the ghostly snailfish, at the depth of 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
Washington, Oct. 8: Has Republican presidential candidate John McCain been successful in fudging details of his flying career as a pilot in the US Navy. 
Washington - The death toll of civilians killed in a US air attack on a village in Afghanistan in August was more than four times higher than first admitted by the US military, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing US army sources quoting an internal probe.
