Waterproof Rice Gene Discovered

Waterproof rice gene identified Rice is the staple food for more than three billion people Scientists say they have identified a gene that will allow rice plants to survive being completely submerged in water for up to two weeks. Most rice...

New Rice Will Increase Yields By Upto 40 Percent

A new rice plant has been developed which grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods. A paper in the journal Nature, describes how the plant elongates rapidly in response to being submerged. One of the scientists, Motoyaki Ashikari from Nagoya University in Japan, said "the...

Unilever Discriminates Against Trade Unionists

Unilever respects employees� rights to join, form, or not join, a trade union without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment. "A Summary of Stakeholder Concerns and Our Response" at www.unilever.com At Unilever Pakistan, it is more than just the Company...

Islam: Jesus The Messenger

How is Jesus really described in the Bible? How does Jesus describe himself? In the book of Matthew: 19: 16 - 17 "And behold, one came and said unto him, "good master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" And he said...

75 Percent Of Bush Administration To Be Undone By Obama

President Elect Barack Obama's team are looking into reversing 200 Bush presidential orders. So far Bush has made 262 such orders on issues relating to mining, and stem cell research among others. Mr Obama should be able to undo the...