Science-&-Innovation
India's 2nd Moon Mission enters lunar orbit
New Delhi, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNB) - India's second Moon Mission, or Chandrayaan-2, successfully entered into the Moon's Orbit on Tuesday, confirmed the country's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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NASA picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for lunar lander job
Cape Canaveral, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — NASA picked Alabama's "Rocket City" on Friday to lead development of the next moon lander for astronauts.
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How modern life is transforming the human
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) - It all started with a goat. The unfortunate animal was born in the Netherlands in the spring of 1939 – and his prospects did not look good. On the left side of his body, a bare patch of fur marked the spot where his front leg should have been. On the right, his front leg was so deformed, it was more of a stump with a hoof. Walking on all fours was going to be, let’s say, problematic, reports BBC.
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Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments saving lives
Washington, Aug 13 (AP/UNB) — Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday.
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Scientists grow bioengineered mini human livers to study therapies
Washington, Aug 7 (Xinhua/UNB) -- -- Scientists in the United States for the first time grew genetically modified miniature human livers to test therapeutics for human liver diseases.
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FDA says Novartis withheld data problem before drug approval
Trenton, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — U.S. regulators want to know why Novartis didn't disclose a problem with testing data until after the Swiss drugmaker's $2.1 million gene therapy was approved.
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Scientists say water in Hawaii crater is heated by volcano
Honolulu, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — Scientists have discovered that a growing pond of water inside a Hawaii crater is being heated by Kilauea volcano.
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Scientists create shape-changing robot controlled by light, magnet
Washington, Aug 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Scientists in the United States developed a kind of remotely-controlled soft robots that can move to a targeted position and be reconfigured into new shapes, revealing potential applications in biotechnology and aerospace.
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Scientists develop new method to control mosquitoes
Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese scientists have developed a new method to control the population of mosquitoes, the Science and Technology Daily reported Monday.
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Images show Lightsail 2 spacecraft's solar sail has deployed
Los Angeles,Jul 26 (AP/UNB) — Photos transmitted from The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft orbiting Earth confirm that it successfully deployed its solar sail.
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