Despite the uncertainty surrounding the use of Stem Cell transplantation therapy in Nigeria , the Federal Government Friday inaugurated the first technical national committee to articulate and produce a blueprint on the research and application of the new technology.
University of Texas at Austin) A class of powerful, invisible waves hidden beneath the surface of the ocean can shape the underwater edges of continents and contribute to ocean mixing and climate, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin
If you live in the United States, you're probably no longer surprised to overhear Spanish being spoken. But just how widespread is the Spanish language in the world today? Over 250 million people speak Spanish as their first language and
President Thabo Mbeki has approved a new law which will place the country among the world's leading nations in the protection of national and international science infrastructure investments.
A deadlock that had stalled Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) student guild election for the last two years finally came to an end with the swearing-in of a new council.
The London Journal, launched in 1845, was one of the most widely read publications of nineteenth-century Britain. Its weekly appearance ushered in the period when mass-market reading, in a modern sense, was born. Between April 12 and August 30 1845,
The London Journal, launched in 1845, was one of the most widely read publications of nineteenth-century Britain. Its weekly appearance ushered in the period when mass-market reading, in a modern sense, was born. Between April 12 and August 30 1845,
The new Omni Prep Multi-Sample Homogenizer from Omni International can process six samples at a time. It utilizes patented Omni Tip Plastic Homogenizer Probes to eliminate cross-contamination and cleaning associated with traditional homogenizers. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2008) Read the full
The agriculture department was close to finalising its link to an international "b iosafety c learing house" website, an initiative that would help the public get better information about genetically modified crops, its Biosafety director, Chantal Arendse, said last week.
This blog is run by Rick Shenkman, the author of the new book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Basic Books, June 2008). Mr. Shenkman, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, is an associate professor
Over the course of writing three books about 19th century African American history, I have wrestled with the problem of what has come to be called the "N" word. It pops up in so many black and white 19th century
On his recent trip to Europe, President Bush pushed the Continent's top leaders to adopt tougher economic sanctions on Iran. Yet there's every reason to believe that the president's visit, even coupled with European sanctions, will not produce results. European
Some weeks ago the Economist (June 7th-13th) had on its cover a picture of John McCain and Barack Obama, accompanying the story entitlted "America at its best." But as July 4th approaches, most folks I know are, au contraire, dumbfounded
Rotating-wave approximation and its validity in multi-state quantum systemsare studied through analytic approach. Their applicability is also verifiedfrom the viewpoint of generic states by the use of direct numericalintegrations of the Schroedinger equation. First, we introduce an extension ofthe rotating-wave
In this note a new method for computing the entanglement entropy of a CFTholographically is explored. It consists of finding a bulk background with aboundary metric that has the conical singularities needed to compute theentanglement entropy in the usual QFT
