Thursday, January 25, 2018 In findings published Wednesday in the scientific journal Cell, a team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China have announced the first-ever cloning of a primate from post-embryonic cells, namely two macaque monkeys. They used somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same method that was used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996. In somatic cell nuclear transfer, scientists remove the nucleus, which is the organelle that contains the chromosomes, from an unfertilized ovum, or egg cell, and implant the nucleus from a…
Read MoreToyota Lays Out Plans To Release New Small Car Under Toyota Etios Liva
Read More About: Australian Recycled Packaging Supplier Toyota Lays Out Plans To Release New Small Car Under Toyota Etios Liva by car dekho Toyota, one of the biggest Japanese auto company is happy and overwhelmed over the response that it has received on its new car released, the Toyota Etios (sedan) and Toyota Etios Liva (hatch). Right now, the company plans to bring up another small car that would be positioned below Toyota Etios Liva to utilize the fastest growing auto sector to their advantage. Just recently, the company released…
Read MoreOil in Alberta spill may be carcinogenic
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 The province of Alberta, Canada is considering legal action against Canadian National Railway for failing to warn that a derailment last week contaminated Wabamun Lake with a hazardous chemical. The 700,000 litres of heavy Bunker C fuel oil that spilled into the lake asphyxiated birds and killed fish. In addition, one of the ruptured tanker cars sent 70,000 liters of Imperial Pole Treating Oil into the lake. This oil is a yellow mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Naphthalene, a component of this “very…
Read MoreHotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date “as needed” for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, August 14, 2006 “Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled” — Wikinews, July 26, 2006 “Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo,…
Read MoreColleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly…
Read MoreGood Stress Is There Really Such A Thing?
Read More About: Celebrity Hair Transplant Submitted by: Anna Hart While all stress must be managed, it is a mistake to think of all stress as bad. Some stress can be very good. Look at the following brief definitions. * Stress is your body s response to any demands made on it. * Situations or events that cause stress are called stressors . * A bad or detrimental stressor is called distress . Di means two in Greek. Think of double trouble. Distress is a disabling or crippling stress. *…
Read MorePolish mine explosion kills 8
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Methane gas was blamed for the explosion deaths of 8 miners in southern Polish‘s Halemba coal mine Tuesday, November 21. Officials say at least 15 are missing. Rescue efforts were halted because dangerously high levels of methane gas returned, according to Zbigniew Madej, spokesman for state-owned Coal Co., which operates the mine. The missing miners’ locater devices were not emitting signals, increasing rescurers’ concerns for their well-being. Grzegorz Pawlaszek, head of Coal Co., said the 15 missing miners’ fate is “not known,” but added that “there…
Read MoreCanadian National Exhibition takes place in Toronto
Sunday, September 2, 2007 From August 17 to September 3, 2007 the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE or The EX) came back to Toronto for its 128th year. It is the largest in Canada and the fifth largest in North America. The three day Canadian International Airshow, the horse show called “Tom Bishop’s Trick Riding Show”, and many other events were the main attractions at this year’s CNE. An estimated 1.3 million people attend the CNE every year. The 680 News tower made entirely from Lego’s was on display, with a…
Read MoreAustralian Jesse Williams drafted in fifth round by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks
Monday, April 29, 2013 Sunday, the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks drafted Brisbane, Australia native nose tackle Jesse Williams in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Going into the draft, there were some expectations by the Brisbane Times and other media outlets that Williams might be selected in the first round. Injuries, which resulted in Williams being unable to participate fully in the NFL Combine, likely were reasons why he was not selected higher. Gridiron football is not the most popular football code in Australia, with rugby league, rugby union, soccer,…
Read MoreEmployee Training And Development Should Continue After Initial Training Procedures
Read More About: Design Courses Brisbane Employee Training And Development Should Continue After Initial Training Procedures by Kylee E. Smith Training new employees should never end after the original training process. Often, an employer will put their new employees through a month of classroom training, going through every arcane fact that pertains to the business, and then dumping them out into their workforce. It is tough to understand the job title and the responsibility that comes with it without a more through training process. People are always learning on the…
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