How the second X chromosome in females gradually becomes inactive?
Tech Explorist According to cell biology, men have an X chromosome whereas women have two (XX). But, how can we get around this difference? Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland conducted a study dating from the 1960s to sequence skin and blood cells one by one. Their main objective was to determine how…
How we arrived at the age of the Earth
Stuff, New Zealand: Draining the land on two farms in Scotland, James Hutton (1726-1797) noticed layers of rock. In some cases these layers or strata contained the fossilised remains of unknown creatures.These and other geological observations led him to a revolutionary theory – the formation of the Earth was not a one-off event but takes…
Bangladesh researchers decode Hilsa fish genome
UNB: Research findings on Hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) from the Department of Fisheries Biology & Genetics of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) revealed the full-scale lifespan of the national fish. The findings are said to be first of its kind for Hilsa. “A Hilsa genome has 76,80,000 nucleotides which is one-fourth to a human, in terms…
3 charged with Malta blogger murder
Rubya Tripty Brothers Geo-rge and Alfred Degiorgio, aged 55 and 53, and Vincent Muscat, 55, all three have been charged with the murder of Maltese investigative journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia and also accused of possession of bomb-making material and weapons, Time Malta reports.The 53-year-old, Caruana Galizia who was known for her blog focusing…
Latest crisis relating to Rohyngas
Syed Nasir Ershad We are undergoing a huge humanitarian crisis and the world recognizes this fact. The UN Refugee Agency, namely UNHCR, is concerned about the safety of a group of vulnerable Rohingya women, men and children from Myanmar, who have been living in a so-called “no man’s land” near the border between Myanmar and…
Johnny Hallyday, the Elvis of France, dies at 74
Sejuti Mourin Johnny Hallyday, the French answer to Elvis Presley, who kept audiences enthralled for nearly 60 years with his Gallic interpretations of American rock ’n’ roll and his turbulent offstage life, has died. He was 74.His wife, Laeticia, confirmed the death to Agence France-Presse on Wednesday. While the French Elvis was hardly known by…
A rigorous new oxford study of 350,000 teens shows screen time is about as dangerous as potatoes
INC: It’s no surprise that many parents today are deeply worried about what screen time is doing to their kids. A series of studies, many of them led by San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge, has claimed that staring at screens has led to alarming levels of anxiety, depression, and general misery among…
JS sitting resumes
BSS The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 5 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.
Minister, withdraw your comment: SCBA
Hossen Sohel: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday requested Law Minister Anisul Huq to withdraw his comment on the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia over her jail trial, reports The Daily Star. SCBA President Joynul Abedin said the comment of the minister, where he said that Khaleda’s lawyers do not know the law, is…