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 Scientists in
Texas have successfully cloned a cat. The kitten, called cc (the old typist's abbreviation
for carbon copy), was cloned by transplanting DNA from Rainbow, a female three-coloured
calico cat. CC is not identical to Rainbow, because apparently the pattern on cats' coats
is only partly genetically determined.
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Nose in
the air? It’s probably the gobar! |
United Kingdom’s first dung-fired
power station began production of
electricity. The pioneering £7 million plant at Holsworthy in Devon will process 146,000
tonnes of slurry from 30 local farms every year.
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Imagine a bed-mate 40,000 times heavier and a hundred times
larger than you. Now you know what the male blanket octopus feels like. While he is only
2.4 cms long, females grow up to two meters. Imagine a female the size of a person and the
male a size of a walnut. One of the most dramatic example of sexual dimorphism.
Scientists have identified a one-kilometer-wide asteroid
that may be heading for a collision with Earth —878 years from now. Researchers have
calculated that there is up to a one-in-300
possibility that Asteroid 1950 DA will slam
into Earth on March 16, 2880. |
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 In the United
Kingdom, a snowy owl like Hedwig, Harry Potter’s pet can be bought for about £400
(Rs 28,000). Harry's owl is usually found in extreme northern Canada, Alaska, Europe, and
Greenland.
Corny Clothing
DuPont scientists developed a method that uses corn – instead of conventional
petroleum-based processes – to produce the latest polymer platform for use in
clothing, carpets and automobile interiors. Sorona® fiber.
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rose, a rose for my beloved |
In the U.S, the rose
continue to be the most commonly purchased flower. In 1998, of the 1.3 billion stems sold,
77 per cent were imported. |
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Miami imports most of its roses from
Ecuador. A rose that costs less than 17 cents to produce in Ecuador sells for as much as
$8 in Miami. |
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In Rajasthan, more than 7,000 tonnes of
rose are produced. About 75 per cent of this is exported to West Asian countries as dry
petals. |
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