Researchers identify protein responsible for malaria transmission

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Two groups of researchers have independently identified the the protein responsible for malaria transmission to mosquitoes in studies published in journal Nature on Sunday. The scientists found a direct relationship between the protein AP2-G’s with malaria gametocytes (male and female sexual forms) production, which is necessary for the transmission. Only the […]

Powerful earthquake rocks southern Japan, tsunami warnings issued

Sunday, March 20, 2005 KYUSHU, Japan — A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake rocked Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu at 10:53 am local time today (0153 UTC), prompting the Japanese Meteorological Agency to issue tsunami warnings for the area. The tsunami warnings were canceled later in the day. A 75-year-old woman was killed in Fukuoka city […]

Ericsson’s CEO Tours Marconi Sites

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of Ericsson, began a tour of some of Marconi’s European sites this morning, starting at Coventry and moving to Beeston for the afternoon session. Genoa and Backnang will be visited on Wednesday and Thursday. Mike Parton, CEO of Marconi Corporation, spoke of the ‘good news’ for all stake-holders […]

Learning About Concrete And Concrete Contractors In Urbana Il

Here’s An Opinion On: Darwin Port byadmin Property owners might have to choose between asphalt and concrete. The choice can be a tough one, but people might end up using Concrete Contractors in Urbana IL to pour concrete once they find out all the benefits of concrete. For the most part, things that are paved […]

Oil price jumps as Rita heads to refineries

Saturday, September 24, 2005 Oil, natural gas, and gasoline futures prices are all rising in anticipation of the Hurricane Rita landfall on Friday. The market price for crude oil is rising about 1% a day, while gasoline futures rose 5% both Wednesday and Thursday. Natural gas prices are also rising, with NYMEX Henry Hub price […]

Blasts in Mexico rips gas and oil pipelines

Monday, September 10, 2007 Oil and gas pipelines in Mexico were attacked in six different places Monday, forcing the evacuation of approximately 12,000 residents. The six blasts were to reported to have happened at about 2:00 a.m on Monday morning. The company who owns the pipelines, Petroleos Mexicanos, shut down all lines after the attack. […]

North Sea oil spill is Norway’s second worst

Thursday, December 13, 2007 On Wednesday at 12:40 p.m. CET (UTC+1), Norwegian authorities were alerted to an oil spill in the Statfjord oil field. The spill originated from the oil platform “Statfjord A”, one of three platforms in the field, operated by StatoilHydro. Kristin Hoffmann of Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (Petroleumtilsynet) told Dagens Nyheter: “This […]

7 Ways On How To Make Your Pizza Restaurant More Attractive And Profitable}

Here’s An Opinion On: Desa Australia Submitted by: Danica Reynes To make your pizza outlet more enticing for customers and to increase the monetary rewards, you have to find creative ideas that can make your business different. You could find a unique theme for your restaurant, develop a menu that is relevant to the theme, […]

John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending […]