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Steve Jobs succumbed to pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2011 which is 4 days before I am writing this blog. He has left an indelible mark on the use of gadgets by humans. The way he envisaged the importance of design and form-factor in the production of smartphones and computers is amazing to say the least.

I am also an Apple fan, owning about 4 apple products as I am writing this, and using one of them to pen this post. All of us in our family really enjoy using these and the image ...

Tags: apple, eulogy, iphone, macbook, steve jobs

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‎ General , ‎ Technology

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink!

In the last century, several wars were fought over oil. However, in this century, experts predict that majority of wars will be fought over control and use of water bodies. Growing deforestation, melting of glaciers, pollution, etc. have put serious pressure on available water resources. The United Nations celebrate June 5 as World Environment Day. But is one day enough to save the environment?

Scientists predict that ...

Tags: scarcity, water

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Some scientists poke needles at our bubbles of happiness. Yes, at least they did for me.

I was touting my gray hair as a sign of wisdom for the last 3 to 4 years. But now, some researchers from UK and Germany have 'discovered' the 'real' reason for this graying, thus exposing my 'wisdom'!

Wood et al [1] using FT-Raman spectroscopy have proved H2O2-induced oxidative damage in the entire human hair follicle, inclusive of the hair shaft, ...

Updated March 7th, 2010 at 04:11 PM by Shashikiran

Tags: gray hair, graying, h2o2, hair, hydrogen peroxide, oxidative damage, premature graying, senile, wisdom

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‎ General , ‎ Medicine

What is BT Brinjal? It is creating so much controversy in India with even the Environment minister going back and forth over the issue.

Like most people assume, BT here does not stand for Bio-Technology! Bt Brinjal is Bacillus thuringiensis Brinjal.

Bt Brinjal is a genetically modified brinjal (syn: eggplant, aubergine, begun) created by inserting a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) into brinjal. This has been developed ...

Updated February 14th, 2010 at 05:33 AM by Shashikiran

Tags: bt brinjal, genetic engineering, genetically modified, mahyco, monsanto, vegetable

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‎ General , ‎ Technology

We need low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to transport cholesterol (and triglycerides) from liver to the peripheral tissues. Traditionally, LDL is also called bad cholesterol as high levels of this lipoprotein may mean increased transport of cholesterol towards arteries, causing plaques and coronary heart disease (CHD) eventually.

When we detect high levels of LDL in our patients, we attempt to reduce the levels to an individualized target based on the patient's (cardiovascular) risk profile. ...

Tags: cholesterol, diabetes, ldl, low-density, safety, sceptic

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‎ Diabetes , ‎ Medicine