Researchers unravel DNA tangles and enzyme seamstresses
Almost three metres of tightly-coiled DNA strands fit into a cell's nucleus. As DNA replicates, the strands unwind and unfold and then re-package into chromosomes, the genetic blueprints of life ?but what happens if this process becomes entangled? Untangling the heaps of DNA strings during cell division is the job of special enzymes called topoisomerases. How they achieve this feat may be...Panel stresses drawing outside biotech firms to state
Part of building the future today in Wisconsin has to do with attracting large corporations, said WBMA President and EraGen CEO...Renuka Chowdhury Stresses Importance of Bridging Gender Gap
Newly appointed minister of state for women and child development, Ms Renuka Chowdhury is enthusiastic about her new post and said that she would be urging the government// to declare the next decade as the "Girl Child" decade. "Decrease in the population of females is a truly alarming situation. I have raised the red flag over the issue and want the government to declare a decade for...Poultry Industry Of Pakistan Stresses On Need Of Relief Package
The Pakistani Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz has been urged by the Poultry Association of Pakistan to announce a compensatory relief package for the poultry industry//. The industry is under crisis over the past several days due to wedding meal ban, the bird flu scare and the earthquake that hit the country on the 8th of October. Abdul Basit, Senior Vice President of the Lahore Chamber...PM Stresses Need for More Awareness on Human Sexuality
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday urged parliamentarians to help create more awareness on issues related to human sexuality considering the social and// economic burdens imposed by diseases like HIV/AIDS on the young population. "I make particular emphasis on the control of AIDS because in our setting, there are still many cultural taboos which prevent the openness in discussion...Health Minister Stresses the Importance of Realistic Health Targets
A recent communiqué had reported that nearly three fourth of hospitals in Canada may not be able to achieve// the estimated one-month target of completing radiation therapy to prostate cancer patients. As a reaction to this report, Federal Health Minister Tony Clement came down heavily on so-called benchmarks and targets set to achieve healthcare milestones, which according to him are...Ramadoss Stresses the Need to Focus on Health and Education in Combating AIDS Spread
Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister of Health and Family Welfare stressed the urgency to focus on health and education. This is extremely crucial in a country //where nearly 5.2 million people are suffering with HIV/AIDS, and also putting a further 600 million youth under risk. It must be noted that more than 50 percent of the AIDS cases are reported from rural India, of which 40% happen to b...