A day to adore n honor our Mahatma..

Today is a day to adore our Gandhiji. I admire him for his simplicity, Satyagraha, Non-violence and strong determination. There are two temples in India dedicated to Gandhi. One in Sambalpur,Orissa and another in Chikmangalore, Karnataka. Gandhi influenced great leaders in the world like Martin luther king, Nelson Mandela, James Lawson.
"Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics." – Martin Luther King.
The Mahatma Gandhi district in Texas, US is named after him. Today is the International Day of Non-violence. I am unhappy for he not receiving the Nobel Prize though he was nominated five times but I am happy that we once had a great leader like him to fight for our independence and to impart ahimsa/morals. Happy Gandhi Jayanthi friends... Here are my favorite quotes of him..
       “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
“Seven Deadly Sins
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice.”
“God has no religion.”
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
“My Life is My Message”
“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."

Inorganic Biology is Insecure?

Life on Earth is based on organic biology (Carbon in the form of amino acids, sugars and nucleotides). Scottish researchers from Glasgow university has taken extreme step in research to create life out of inorganic molecule which they claim to replicate and evolve just like an organic cell.
Professor Lee Cronin said
“What we are trying to do is create self-replicating, evolving, inorganic cells that would essentially be alive. You could call it inorganic biology,” "The grand aim is to construct complex chemical cells with life-like properties that could help us understand how life emerged and also to use this approach to define a new technology based upon evolution in the material world -- a kind of inorganic living technology.
"Bacteria are essentially single-cell micro-organisms made from organic chemicals, so why can't we make micro-organisms from inorganic chemicals and allow them to evolve? "If successful this would give us some incredible insights into evolution and show that it's not just a biological process. It would also mean that we would have proven that non carbon-based life could exist and totally redefine our ideas of design."
Research on Inorganic Biology will be having numerous application especially in medicine and Evolution. But How much secure, ethical is this technology? Is it a act of going against god? Is it safe to create a life with inorganic molecules and what if it turns out as Scientific disaster?
          Tim Harper from Emerging Technologies global Advisory Council argues whether Inorganic biology is responsible or Irresponsible innovation. He quotes," Professor Cronin has just used a number of phrases, perhaps intentionally, which will trigger yet another debate about playing God, worries about what happens when they escape from the lab and take over the world, and brings up the subject of responsible versus irresponsible innovation. He says " The howls of “what if science creates a monster?” have to be balanced against the progress that science has made over the past three hundred years. He advice that we should not try such technology and it may even prove to be a scientific dead end.
         Its a novel thinking from the scientist to create life using inorganic molecules and to impart characters which has to be appreciated. But the consequences before undertaking any research should be thoroughly analysed like what Tim Harper have said so that we will not land up in trouble in the thirst to unreveal mystery in science.

Research say Climate can trigger civil wars

The study published recently in Nature by Princeton University and Columbia University’s Earth Institute states that El Nino (weather cycle) and drastic weather change can trigger violence. The researchers tracked El Nino from 1950 to 2004 and correlated it with onsets of civil conflicts that killed more than 25 people in a given year. (Altogether their data set included 175 countries and 234 conflicts.)
             For tropical nations affected by the El Nino cycle, they found that the chance of civil war breaking out during an El Nino was 6%, double the chance during La Nina years. (La Nina is the flip side of the El Nino cycle.) Overall, they calculated that El Nino may play a role in nearly 30% of the civil conflicts in countries strongly affected by the cycle.
              El Nino cycle can drive violence by causing famine in tropical countries. The lack of food and loss of income might ultimately find way for civil conflict.
               Previously in 2009 Marshall Burke, an economist from University of California-Berkeley argued that higher temperatures increased the risk of civil conflict—and that the warming predicted by 2030 could cause a 54% increase in armed civil conflict in Africa, leading to 393,000 additional battle deaths.
         However climate change is not the only factor that causes conflicts. The author argues that climate can act as accelerant for violence. Click the link below to get this scientific article

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v476/n7361/full/nature10311.html

Good job by the researchers. This research once again prove the importance to control pollution which is the main reason for global climate change.

How to Love the Job You're With

Many of us aim and dream a career they want to have but unfortunately only few deserves the job they dreamed for. Due to economical situations and to satisfy the needs of our surrounding we get into jobs that we get rather than waiting and seeking for a job we wish. Thereby we degrade and sacrifice our desire. It is really difficult to get adopted,learn, love, apply our thoughts and shine in a job we don't like. But being an employer we have to face the challenges and give productivity to hold that job. Some people for time being take that job, resign once they are blessed with a kind of job they love while some struggles in a situation where they cant either love their job or change it.
I just came across a small article in WebMed written by Tevis Rose Trower which will seize only two minutes to read. The writer suggest some ways for us to love the job we don't like. Visit the below link to know more on this..
http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/how-love-your-job?ecd=wnl_wmh_083111

Right Action.....?????????

A private university in India has taken a very speedy action against a Professor and his six students since they are found to be involved in scientific misconduct and plagiarism. The professor was asked to resign(did so on August5) and the university revoked the PhD registration of six Scholars. Check the below link to read the university press release.
http://retractionwatch.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/kalasalingam.pdf
Is this a right action against falsification in research??
I feel very bad after reading an article, which states that India tops in plagarism, academic fraud, cheating and false research. Here is the link
http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/125144-india-tops-plagarism-academic-fraud-cheating-false-research.html
What is the right action to be taken to avoid such circumstances in future and what are the steps that can be implemented in research institutions and universities to do good science in India?? 

The trick behind the Glowing Dog "Tegon"

Few days before researchers from Seoul national university created astounding dog named "Tegon" that can glow in fluorescent green under ultraviolet rays. Seriously, Tegon was cloned and genetically modified so that it light up when you put it in UV.This is another milestone in Biotechnology through Genetic engineering.

The scientists first inserted a DNA fragment that controls the expression of a green fluorescent gene into dog cells. They next extracted DNA from a dog oocyte (an immature female reproductive cell prior to fertilization) and injected the fluorescent-modified dog cells into it. The third step was to use a process known as Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer to generate an embryo. The resulting embryo was then transferred into a surrogate dog mother. After 60 days of pregnancy, she gave birth to Tegon. When given a doxycycline antibiotic, the female beagle literally glows under UV light.



There are 268 illness that is common for humans and dogs and scientist claim creating dogs that artificially show such symptoms could aid treatment methods for diseases that afflict humans. They have spent 3.2 billion won(three million dollors) and four years of research to create such a dog.
      Splendid work from Scientist. congrasulations. But do not let your research cross nature laws and ethics how much ever benefit it may bring to humans.
Now you all start saving money so that in future when Tegon like dogs comes to market and your child pest you to get it for them, you should be able to manage

Harvard Professor Resigns | The Scientist

Harvard Professor Resigns | The Scientist

Resigning A solution????????