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Boy ohh Boy, and your ‘Warrior gene’

By ShamsJune 22, 20092 commentsSciencebiosocial, criminologist, florida state university, florida state’s college of criminology and criminal jus, gangs, gangsters, gene, Kevin m. beaver, maoa, monoamine oxidase a, variants, warrior gene, x-chromosome, y-chromosome

You read it good. The English word ‘Warrior’ is someway, all the way, related to some kind of ‘fighting’. And those who are now attributed to this ‘Warrior’ group are boys.

But who are these boys. 😉

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Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants – The ‘Ants Gala’

By ShamsMay 30, 20092 commentsScienceants, ants colony, ants gala, life of ants, smithsonian national museum of natural history, washington d.c.

Normally we are used to see Hollywood Gala, Stars Gala, and some more different types of gala, where mainly movie stars are the main attractions. Then comes directors, producers, etc. etc. Needless to mention about the music galas.

However, this time it’s ‘Ants Gala’. We all know them from our childhood. They are everywhere, in every continent – all over the Earth. So now it’s there Gala. 🙂

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Google turned evil :-)

By ShamsMay 20, 20092 commentsScienceapes, evolutionary history, fossil, Frankfurt, Germany, humans, monkeys

It looks like. With this logo, it says something like this:

‘If you don’t search here, then I am going to jump on you’. 🙂

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Travel time = 13 billions years

By ShamsApril 29, 20098 commentsSciencebig bang, gamma ray, sun, travel time

When the gamma ray arrived at Earth last Thursday, it travelled 13 billions years. Wooooow MAN Wooooow 🙂 . (more…)

Save the Irrawaddy dolphins

By ShamsApril 12, 20092 commentsEnvironment, ScienceBangladesh, Ganges River, India, Irrawaddy dolphins, Royal Bengal Tigers, Sunderbans mangrove forest, Wildlife Conservation Society

A study conducted by the Wildlife Conservative Society (WCS) found large numbers of Irrawaddy dolphins in the freshwater region of Sunderbans Mangrove forest in Bangladesh. The study approximates the number to about 6000.

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Arsenic, Vitamin A, and blood cancer

By ShamsFebruary 21, 2009Health, Sciencearsenic, arsenicosis, Bangladesh, BGS, blood cancer, British Geological Survey, brown algae, Hijiki, India, leukaemia, Oregon Department of Human Services, point source maps, sea food, secondary cancers, vitamin A, West Bengal, WHO, World Health Organisation

Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and West Bengal (India) drinking water is a well-known issue in the last many years. Arsenic is a poisonous metalloid that naturally occurs in soils, and is soluble in water.

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