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Geri Halliwell keen to adopt African tot

Geri Halliwell keen to adopt African totWashington, Apr 23 : Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is keen to adopt a child from Africa.

Geri, who is a single mother to 2-year-old daughter Bluebell Madonna, insisted that she doesn't want to adopt just to follow the adoption trend of Hollywood.

The `Wannabe' hitmaker, who also works for the U. N., said she wants to adopt a child from Africa, so that she can add meaning to the life of an orphan from the country.

Scientists identify 100 questions to conserve global biodiversity

Scientists identify 100 questions to conserve global biodiversityWashington, April 23 : Conservation experts from 24 world-leading organizations have identified one hundred key scientific questions that, if answered, would help conserve global biodiversity.

The organizations that identified the questions include the WWF (Worldwide fund for Nature), Conservation International and Birdlife International.

Scientists find genetic link to impulsive behaviour

Scientists find genetic link to impulsive behaviourWashington, Apr 23 : A new study involving mice has found that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism.

The study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers appears on the July print issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, available online on April 22.

Gene that switches on during epilepsy development identified

Gene that switches on during epilepsy development identifiedWashington, Apr 23 : Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have identified a gene that switches on during development of epilepsy.

The discovery made while studying mice may help explain how some people without a genetic predisposition to epilepsy can develop the disorder.

Scientists clear away “cosmic dust” to get better look at youngest supernova remnant

Scientists clear away “cosmic dust” to get better look at youngest supernova remnantWashington, April 23 : Researchers at North Carolina (NC) State University have used a mathematical model that allows them to get a clearer picture of the galaxy's youngest supernova remnant by clearing away the distortions caused by "cosmic dust".

Their new data provides evidence that this remnant is from a type Ia supernova - the explosion of a white dwarf star - and raises questions about the ways in which magnetic fields affect the generation of the remnant''s cosmic ray particles.

World’s biggest radio telescope looks deep into NASA detected bright galaxies

World’s biggest radio telescope looks deep into NASA detected bright galaxiesWashington, April 23 : An international team of astronomers has used the world's biggest radio telescope to look deep into the brightest galaxies that NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope can see.

The study solidifies the link between an active galaxy's gamma-ray emissions and its powerful radio-emitting jets.

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