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Heart cells can develop into adulthood

Heart cells can develop into adulthoodWashington, April 3 : In what may eventually hold great significance for patients who have suffered myocardial damage as a result of a heart attack, a study has shown that cells in a human heart can develop into adulthood and their age is, on average, six years younger than the individual.

Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Karolinska Institute, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, Lund University, and Lund University Hospital made these findings by using the amount of carbon 14 in the atmosphere from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960.

Now, a computer that can work like a scientist to derive natural laws

Now, a computer that can work like a scientist to derive natural lawsWashington, April 3 : Researchers at Cornell University, US, using a computer, have developed an algorithm which can derive natural laws from observed data, just like scientists.

What the researchers have done is to teach a computer to find regularities in the natural world that become established laws - yet without any prior scientific knowledge on the part of the computer.

US working to cut “historic” ISI stranglehold on Pak Army, Government

US working to cut “historic” ISI stranglehold on Pak Army, GovernmentWashinton, Apr. 3: The Unites States is certainly worried by the increasing influence of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on the government, with a top Pentagon official saying that Washington is keeping a close watch on the issue and is trying to reduce the cooperation between the ISI and the Pak Army.

India, US agree to counter terror together

India, US agree to counter terror togetherLondon, Apr. 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama have agreed to fight terrorism together.

Both leaders discussed developments in Pakistan and Afghanistan and emphasised on strengthening strategic bilateral ties.

“Well, we did discuss the development in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We both agreed that our two countries must work together to counter the forces of terror,” Dr. Singh told reporters on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in London.

He also expressed satisfaction over his meeting with Obama.

After row over schools, German seeks asylum in US

After row over schools, German seeks asylum in USWashington  - Asylum seekers in the United States normally come from places like Iran, Myanmar or Africa. But Uwe Romeike is an unusual case.

The 37-year-old's home is in an idyllic German village of 3,000 outside Stuttgart, more known for its peaceful surroundings than political persecution.

"I feel politically persecuted," he said in an interview in German from his new home in Tennessee, where he fled to several months ago with his wife and five children, aged 3 to 11.

Del Potro downs sub-par Nadal in Miami upset marathon

Del Potro downs sub-par Nadal in Miami upset marathonMiami  - Desperate Rafael Nadal saved two of three match points with aces but couldn't hold off the momentum of hard-charging Argentine Juan Del Potro, taking a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) defeat Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters.

The three-hour epic handed Del Potro his first victory over Spain's number 1 after three previous defeats. The youngster had not won a single set in the series before stepping onto court in front of an overwhelmingly Latin crowd in South Florida.

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