Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By causing the mutation of one specific gene, researchers have produced mice with two frequently encountered behavioral traits of persons diagnosed with autism. Autism commonly affects the ability to interact socially and is associated with repetitive behavior. The finding was reported in the March 20 online edition of Nature. Using mice,…
Storm causes building wall at Amazon.com warehouse to collapse
Monday, November 5, 2018 On Friday, a storm caused a building to partially collapse in the Amazon Fulfillment Center at the warehouse of Amazon.com, a US-based online retailer, in south-east Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The storm removed the roof of the building, causing a 50 foot (about 15 m) concrete wall 8 inches (about 20…
Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Ikeda Kanako, a 21-year-old senior student of the Meiji Gakuin University and the first daughter of celebrity surgeon Yuko Ikeda, was kidnapped at about 1225 (UTC+9), June 26, 2006, in Shibuya, Tokyo. A bullet was fired and one officer slightly cut when police stormed a Kawasaki apartment to rescue the girl….
Cosmetic Surgery Loans: Enhance The Way You Look}
Read An Opinion On: Dr Ben Paul Cosmetic Surgery Loans: Enhance the Way You Look by Sam Goodliff Cosmetic surgery expenses are not enclosed within health insurance. So people who need a cosmetic surgery are dependent on cosmetic surgery loans. Many financial institutions are ready to offer cosmetic surgery loans for breast implants, tummy tucks,…
U.K. doctors successfully transplant a beating heart
Monday, June 5, 2006 British doctors have successfully transplanted a beating heart into the chest of a 58-year old man, the first operation of its kind in the United Kingdom. The “trial” surgery was performed at Papworth Hospital just outside of London, England in Cambridge. The operation could be “equivalent if not superior” to the…
90 days of hard labor for Abu Ghraib dog handler
Friday, June 2, 2006 Convicted on the first of June by a military jury for participating in prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, former sergeant Santos Cardona, 32, a dog handler in the United States Army, was today sentenced to ninety days of hard labour and demoted to the rank of specialist. Cardona was charged and…
Growing Understanding About The Benefits Of Cannabis To Spur Demand For Cbd Hemp Oil
Read An Opinion On: Best Cannabis Sydney Before looking at various health benefits of CBD oil, let’s have a brief introduction of the oil and how it prepared. Well, CBD oil or Cannabidiol is commonly used for treatment of various ailments. It is basically abstracted from Marijuana plant. Though being an extract of marijuana, the…
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran….
Value Of Home Carrara
Read An Opinion On: Sage Painting Value of Home Carrara by Ricky Atkinson Buying a new home is more difficult that it used to be, during the past decade almost anyone could get a loan for a home. This created an abundant number of consumers and families looking to buy homes. This fueled the new…
Exclusive look at Bebo
Saturday, March 15, 2008 Wikinews spoke to the Global Communications Director at Bebo to have a look at the popular social networking site. Sarah Gavin spoke via email to Wikinews’ Gabriel Pollard exclusively. Bebo – its full name being Blog Early Blog Often – started off life with its name being adopted from a suggestion…