Yesterday morning Venice awoke in the middle of a snowstorm. It is a very rare phenomenon to see snow in sizable amounts in the island, and the times that I have seen four inches build up on the…

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is quickly becoming one of the world’s deadliest viruses and it is currently the most significant infectious pathogen with devastating consequences. Since the…

Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. giant milkweed ASCLEPIADACEAE Synonym: Asclepias procera Ait. General Description.—Giant milkweed is also known as sodom apple, calotrope, French cotton, small crown…

DUBAI, UAE, December 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Private equity backed Gulf Marine Maintenance and Offshore Service Company (GMMOS), a leading United Arab Emirates based provider of marine services to the…

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Two days ago, there was a post on backreaction about the naturalness in science, which is considered by many as a fundamental concept. The point of view expressed in the post is quite easy to grasp…

One of the most common hypotheses that I hear with regard to possible non-coding DNA function is that it serves to protect genes against mutation. Junk DNA, according to this proposal, is there to…

Biofuels and Development The potential for biofuels is particularly large in tropical countries, where crop yields are higher than in temperate regions; also land and labour costs are generally lower…

Scientific Name Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Inflorescence Distribution Area Himalayan and Madesh and Terai region of Nepal at 100 to 200 m and ascending up to 1,800…

Scientific Name Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea. Family Annonaceae Used Part Bark Distribution Area Considered to be a native of the drier parts of Ceylon, very commonly cultivated all over…