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    Genetically Modified Food - BT Brinjal

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    Shashikiran
    on February 13th, 2010 at 07:28 PM (OmniBlog)
    What is BT Brinjal? It is creating so much controversy in India with even the Environment minister going back and forth over the issue.

    Click image for larger version Name: Aubergine.jpg Views: 6639 Size: 22.9 KB ID: 109Like 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

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    Myths about Diabetes and its Treatment

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    Shashikiran
    on December 2nd, 2009 at 04:03 PM (OmniBlog)
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    This lady came for a general check-up. She was over 40 years of age and overweight, but the main reason for the visit was that the husband suspected that she had diabetes. After a brief clinical examination at the outpatient clinic, I told her that her blood pressure is slightly high but that may be due to the fact that it was her first visit to the hospital and reassured her.

    The husband took over. "No, no, doctor. I am sure she has high BP. Just order ...

    Updated January 5th, 2010 at 04:26 PM by Shashikiran

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    ‎ Diabetes , ‎ Medicine
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