New York, Feb 17 : The rumour that actress Angelin

Washington, Feb 17 : Actor-turned-rapper Joaquin Phoenix says that his music career will form an important part of his life, and that it will be bigger than his acting career.

When Phoenix announced that he was quitting the film world to join the music industry, he was badly criticised for it, with some even calling it a hoax.

But the Walk The Line star insists that he is very serious about never appearing before the cameras again.

He has revealed that his music career "has been brewing for a long time," and that playing Johnny Cash in a biopic has helped him take this decision.

New York, Feb 17 : Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez might have spent Valentine''s Day weekend minus Madonna, but he didn''t lack for company.

After spending a cozy afternoon with bridal model Melissa Britos, the 33-year-old baseball star was seen enjoying a night out with "three hot chicks" in Prime 112, at South Beach.

"He left with the stunning blonde at, like, 3 a. m.," the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

Meanwhile, Queen of pop Madonna, who is said to be dating A-Rod, is reportedly not happy that Rodriguez has gone crawling back to his ex-wife Cynthia.

Washington, February 17 : Scientists in America say that the good bacteria found in dairy products, which is associated with positive health benefits in the body, may also prove effective vehicle for an oral vaccine against anthrax.

The suggestion has come from researchers at North Carolina State University, who believe that the approach may be useful for delivering any number of specific vaccines that could block other types of viruses and pathogens.

The researchers say that the oral vaccine riding inside the good bacteria makes its way through the stomach and into the small intestine, an important immunological organ, where it easily and efficiently binds to cells that trigger an immune response.

New York, Feb 17 : Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol has countered her mom's views on abstinence, insisting what she preaches is "not realistic at all."

She refused divulge any further why it she feels it isn''t realistic for guys and gals her age not to have sex but says it is difficult to stop teen sex.

However, Alaska Governor's 18-year-old daughter, who gave birth to son Tripp in late December, insists that everyone should wait her until 10 years.

"Everyone should wait 10 years," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling Fox News.

"I hope people learn from my story.

Washington, Feb 17 : Paving the way for new ways to fight viral infections and new gene therapies, Rice University scientists have unravelled the structure of a virus'' protective coat.

After three years of work, the researchers have created an image of the structure, showing five million atoms-each in precisely the right place.

The image reveals the structure of a type of protein coat shared by hundreds of known viruses containing double-stranded RNA genomes.