Editing babies? We need to learn a lot more first

    Eric J Topol/ The Business Times SOONER or later it was bound to happen. A rogue scientist in China claims to have edited a gene in two human embryos and implanted them in the mother’s womb, resulting in the birth of genetically altered twin girls. We’re no longer in the realm of science fiction. This…

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      National Poetry Festival on Feb 1-2

      Banglanews24: February 1, 2 have been fixed to celebrate Jatiya Kabita Utshab on the premises of Dhaka University. The organizers of National Poetry Council made the announcement at a news conference at TSC of DU on Friday (January 11). Poet Asad chowdhury will inaugurate the function. The registration for the festival, as already has begun…

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        Trump’s Russia inquiry ‘started by Australian tip-off’

        Abrar Hussain The investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign began after a tip-off from Australia, the New York Times reports.Trump adviser George Papadopoulos allegedly told Australia’s top UK diplomat that Moscow had incriminating information on Hillary Clinton.The New York Times alleges the revelation came “during a night of heavy drinking”…

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          CNG Drivers Demand Ban on Uber, Pathao

          Noman Mosharef CNG drivers demanded ban on Ubar, Pathao etc unauthorized services. They also want cancellation of the expired CNG-run auto-rickshaws in operation.Dhaka Zilla CNG Auto-rickshaw Shramik Oikya Parishad formed a human chain to press home their demands in front national press club, yesterday morning. The 8-points demand they put forward also include – immediate…

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            Reviving BIMSTEC and the Bay of Bengal region

            Constantino Xavieris, Fellow at the Foreign Policy Studies, at Brookings India, in New Delhi/BDnews24 Despite attracting growing attention as the strategic heart of the Indo-Pacific, the Bay of Bengal remains one of the world’s least integrated regions, with abysmal levels of connectivity and formidable barriers to cooperation. To overcome these divides and foster regionalism, Bangladesh…

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              Error 404: Empathy not found

              Samiul Bashar Samin A little boy lay belly-down in the sand. Gentle waves lapped his face. The beach was dour and overcast, whereas the boy was a patchwork of color – his shirt bright red, his long shorts deep blue, his skin perfect vanilla. With arms by his side and palms facing the sky, it…

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                NIPRO JMI Pharma holds scientific seminar in city

                DOT Desk: NIPRO JMI Pharma Limited, the first Japan-Bangladesh joint venture pharma company,organized a scientific seminar on ‘Novel glucose lowering medication –Empagliflozin, a ground breaking innovation for Type 2 Diabetes’ at Inter Continental Hotel in the capital yesterday, reports The Daily Observer. Professor Dr SM Ashrafuzzaman and Professor Emeritus Dr Hajera Mahtab attended the seminar…

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                  Michael Jackson’s Children Might Lose Inheritance

                  Tara Sattar At the time of his death, King of Pop Micheal Jackson was believed to have been over 300 million pounds in debts. However, his children are left to inherit over 900 million pounds of his wealth. But to their utter disamy, they may have to give away almost half of the inheritance to…

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                    Possible explanation for broken heart syndrome

                    Tech Explorist BHF scientists have recently made a key revelation the body’s own immune system plays a vital role in the mysterious heart condition i.e., broken heart syndrome. Heart and circulatory disease cause more than a quarter (26 percent) of all deaths in the UK. Over half a million people in the UK are living…

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