London, Nov 13 : It will now be possible to convert DNA strands into tiny fibre optic cables that guide light along their length, thanks to a new technology developed by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bo Albinsson and his colleagues have devised a way to make small-scale light-carrying "wires" that pipe photons to where they are needed, reports New Scientist.

The wires are made up from a mixture of DNA and molecules called chromophores that can absorb and pass on light.

London, Nov 13 : English footballer Ashley Cole is set to fight a legal battle over newspaper allegations that he cheated on his wife Cheryl Cole.

Cole’s lawyers are suing for damages over a series of articles, which appeared in January and February this year taking about his alleged relationships with a hairdresser Aimee Walton, and models Brooke Healy and Coralie Robinson.

London, November 13 : Music producer Mark Ronson is still mad at singer Amy Winehouse for not being able to record his dream Bond track, according to sources.

The duo was said to have lost out on the chance to send their theme tune to the Bond producers after being unable to continue their association owing to Amy’s alleged erratic conduct.

Following the release of the recent Bond flick ‘Quantum Of Solace’, Mark, who produced the diva’s Grammy-winning album ‘Back To Black’, reportedly laments the loss till date.

London, Nov 13 : Scientists have found that the excrement of muskrats – the semi-aquatic rodents prized for their musk – contains an antibiotic that can treat food poisoning.

London, Nov 13 : England fast bowler Stuart Broad, who was struggling with a sore knee, has reportedly recovered in time and will feature alongside Jimmy Anderson, Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff in the English pace attack in the series against India.

Speaking ahead of the first of the seven-match series, skipper Kevin Pietersen said: "I think our bowling has been pretty special. I think that''s been our strength against South Africa. Certainly since Harmison and Flintoff have come back into the team, they''ve excelled."

London, November 13 : Madonna has revealed that she thinks she must have been a ‘Japanese warrioress’ in her previous birth.

The ‘Material’ hit maker, who is fighting for the custody of her three children in a bitter divorce battle with estranged hubby Guy Ritchie, said that she had always been a fighter and thus, traces herself to a ‘Samurai’ past.

“I must have been Japanese in another life. I’m pretty sure I was a warrioress,” the Sun quoted her as saying on a TV show.

“I can’t explain it, I just know. I’m good at fighting — fighting with a big sword,” she added.