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Religious Leaders Unhappy About First Synthetic Cell

I always wondered about what life would be like for our ancestors thousands of years ago.  Imagine the first Indians walking along the shores of Goa and Kerala on their long journey from Africa about 65,000 years ago (scientists estimate that it took human beings about 5000 years to travel from east coast of Africa [...]

May 25, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post

5 Interesting Facts About Indian Independence

On August 15, 2009 India will celebrate the 62nd anniversary of its independence from British rule.  I would like to take this occasion to list 5 interesting facts about India’s independence.  Fact 1: The parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Indian Independence Act 1947 which basically partitioned India (creating an independent India and Pakistan). [...]

August 14, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post