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Research gives way to successful cryopreservation reversal

The future is now, as researchers just developed a new technique, which makes it possible for them to rapidly defrost cryopreserved human and pig tissue without damaging it. %D%A%D%A

Published 02 Mar, 2017 09:20am

Technology

YouTube wages war against cable TV

YouTube on Tuesday disclosed a streaming television service offering bundles of live channels, in a direct challenge by the Google-owned network against traditional cable and pay TV.%D%A%D%A

Published 01 Mar, 2017 07:31am

Technology

Isreal commissions new Amos-7 satellite

Israel's Space Communications commissioned a new communications satellite, Amos-7 on Monday a major milestone after it lost two satellites in the past two years.

Published 01 Mar, 2017 07:12am

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High-stress exercise may damage your libido, study finds

Recent research carried out on the effects of regular exercise on our sex drive discovered other than the confidence-boost working out may give us; there too are some other physiological effects.%D%A%D%A

Published 24 Feb, 2017 10:45am

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Sea-Snail venom, better painkiller than Opioids

A chemical compound found in sea snails venom has been discovered to block pain by targeting various different neural synapses, same as the ones used by opioid painkillers.%D%A%D%A

Published 24 Feb, 2017 08:37am

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Cure hearing loss with just a shot to your ear!

Whilst many people may suffer from the loss of hearing, the reasons may vary. Typically, hearing loss is simply the sound signals not reaching the brain. Hear loss is categorized into two kinds, depending on the nature of the impediment.%D%A%D%A

Published 23 Feb, 2017 11:05am

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Seven new TINY frog species discovered in India

A research mission has discovered seven new species of frog in a westward Region of India, The Ghats Mountains. Out of the seven new species, four of them come under the miniature size category, roughly small enough to fit on an adult humans thumbnail.%D%

Published 23 Feb, 2017 09:51am

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Youtube to remove video-ads in 2018

According to recent media reports, YouTube will no longer be playing unskippable 30-second ads come 2018.%D%A%D%A

Published 22 Feb, 2017 09:13am

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Cosmic 'alien' particles may wreck your electronics

Does your computer crash every now and then? Smartphone freezes? Dont blame the manufacturers, as the culprit is the cosmic rays from space.%D%A%D%A

Published 22 Feb, 2017 08:55am

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India mining for 'next-gen' fuel on the Moon

A scientist from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has stated that soon India may be getting all its energy needs fulfilled by the moon and possibly other countries as well with Helium-3, which is found in rich amounts on the lunar surface.%D%

Published 21 Feb, 2017 09:37am

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China provides high-end communication satellite to Pakistan

Chinas academy of Space Technology will soon be providing Pakistan a communication satellite under a bilateral exchange agreement to help aid in building a large and effective telecommunication network.%D%A%D%A

Published 21 Feb, 2017 09:12am

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Mexican cave infested with ancient dormant life

Just in, scientists have mined ancient dormant microbes from the insides of a colossal crystal mountain cave in Naica, Mexico.%D%A%D%A

Published 20 Feb, 2017 10:07am

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France trains eagles to combat drones

With the age of the drones dawning, France is training golden eagles to take out unmanned drones midflight at the possible risk of spying or attacks carried out on French soil.%D%A%D%A

Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:38am

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Realize your hipster dream with this digital typewriter!

If you are an old soul living in modern times, like the feel and touch of objects from olden days, then this device is just the thing for you!%D%A%D%A

Published 18 Feb, 2017 09:11am

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Global ocean temperatures rise, oxygen levels drop!

According to a recent new study, the oxygen levels in the oceans have dropped significantly over the past half a century owing to our own human activities such as the use of fossil fuels and dumping of fertilizers in the sea.%D%A%D%A

Published 18 Feb, 2017 08:46am

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UAE to build an actual city in Mars

During the previous year, UAE had declared that they wanted to build an artificial actual mountain in the region in order to produce more rainfall. Now, one-upping themselves, the Emir of Dubai has just announced that they plan on building an entire city

Published 17 Feb, 2017 11:50am

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Scientists bringing ancient mammoths back from dead

Scientists in their remarkable ambitiousness aim to bring back from the dead, the woolly mammoth from extinction employing the use of genetic engineering after upwards of 4,000 years since the species died out.%D%A%D%A

Published 17 Feb, 2017 08:37am

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World bee population to be replaced with tiny drones?

Tiny drones adorned in horsehair and coated with a special ion gel have been trying to pollinate lilies in a Japanese lab. The quadcopters costing $100 each are just 42mm wide and weigh as little as 14.8g.%D%A%D%A

Published 16 Feb, 2017 09:14am

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India launches 104 satellites in a single mission

India on Wednesday successfully launched 104 satellites in one go, in a feat considered a world record of launching the most satellites in a single mission according to its space agency.

Published 15 Feb, 2017 08:30am

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Ancient 'mammal-like' reptile discovered in China

An unexpected archaic fossil unearthed in southwestern China of a pregnant long-necked marine reptile that lived millions of year prior to the dinosaurs with a developing embryo, has baffled scientists all over the world as it indicated that the creature

Published 15 Feb, 2017 07:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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