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A team of researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new approach to next-generation sequencing that detects genetic mutations within single molecules of DNA.

Would it surprise you to learn that short-term motor memories that last less than a minute play a bigger role than long-term ones in relearning movements after you’ve forgotten them? If so, you’re not alone: the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) scientists who discovered this were also amazed at the finding.

Metabolic disorders play a central role in many common conditions, including Alzheimer’s, depression, diabetes and cancer, which call for reliable as well as non-invasive diagnostic procedures. Until now, radioactive substances have been administered as part of the process of mapping glucose metabolism in the brain.

 THE Zambia Army Zambia police have refuted claims that four Army soldiers were found escorting two trucks loaded with mealie meal in Ndola. The two security wings have further refuted that the four soldiers were beaten by a mob stating that no such records are with either the police nor the army. On Wednesday Copperbelt […]

 FOUR suspected human trafficking masterminders are among 15 people that have been nabbed by the Department  of  Immigration during an operation that lasted four days. This week, the Department  had been on an operation to burst a human trafficking and smuggling  syndicate  in Lusaka, Chirundu and Siavonga. The masterminds who include two Zambians and two […]

 A MOVE to conceal mealie-meal in fish baskets with the view of smuggling the commodity out of the country has landed 10 Luanshya people among them four women in police custody. What seemed as a smart idea to wrestle mealie meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has backfired on the smugglers after they […]

 A 43-year-old man of Luanshya has been hacked with an axe on the forehead after picking a quarrel at a funeral over nshima. Godwin Kasongo,38 is believed to have hacked Victor Katongo on the forehead after hearing that he had picked a quarrel with his cousin only known as Mwebela over nshima. Mr Kasongo has […]

 THREE months after his acquittal, 81-year-old Tie Mwape has sued the State in the Constitutional Court in connection with his prosecution for drug trafficking. The grandpa is seeking damages for unlawful arrest, detention and prosecution. Mr Mwape wants the court to order that his arrest, prosecution and conviction without establishing the contents of the active […]

 TODAY’s commemoration of the second Kenneth Kaunda Day, a public holiday to celebrate the life of late founding President Kenneth Kaunda, has been themed “Unifier”. Government has since urged members of the to use the KK Day to reflect on the life and immense contributions made to the country by founding President. Secretary to the […]

After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?