Uncovering sex-change secrets of black sea bass
In a former cowshed on the edge of the University of New Hampshire campus, David Berlinsky, assistant professor of zoology, peers into a big blue plastic tub. Inside, black sea bass circle slowly in the dim light. The converted barn is now an aquaculture research facility for the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, and home to Berlinsky's latest research. Black sea bass feature promi...Advertising ambassador explains the reinvention of marketing
A University of Wisconsin student (and cohort of former Madison Mayor Paul Sogli...Yoga Guru appointed Bihar's brand ambassador
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday appointed popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev as 'brand ambassador' of the state.// "I have a surprise gift for all. Baba Ramdev has not only agreed to spread yoga and ayurveda in the state but also to act as brand ambassador of Bihar," Nitish Kumar said in the presence of the tele-guru. He was speaking at the conclusion of Ramdev's seven-...Viswanathan Anand Is To Be Avahan’s HIV-AIDS Ambassador in Indi
Avahan, India a foundation set up by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Thursday announced Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as its HIV-AIDS ambassador in India. // The officials said that Anand, in his new role, would raise awareness of the disease in the country.The official release said that Anand's desire to raise the visibility of India's HIV disease is a welcomed step in reducing...In-Vivo Gene Therapy Technique to Cure XSCID in Basset Pups
X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID) is a genetic disorder which completely affects the immune system. In case basset pups which suffered from XSCID in-vivo gene //therapy was successfully used to cure this life threatening disease. The researchers from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in...HIV/AIDS Activists Plan Demonstration Outside Indian Embassy
Activists, professionals and organisations involved in the HIV/AIDS campaign plan to hold a peaceful demonstration outside the Embassy of India // tomorrow to protest the government's Drug Policy which is seen as putting global access to AIDS medication at risk. The organisers will be delivering a petition to the embassy urging India not to adopt new amendments that will limit affordab...