About Author: Rana Chakrabarti

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Currently studying Medicine at St. George's University. Graduate of Biochemistry and Medical Sciences from the University of Western Ontario. Awarded Best Oral Presentation at the First Annual Undergraduate Life Sciences Research Conference in Winnipeg Canada.

Posts by Rana Chakrabarti

  • This story really made me laugh. Basically this trucker, Phillip Seaton, has decided to sue his surgeon, Dr. John Patterson, for “loss of service, love and affection” because during a...

    Trucker Sues over Amputated Penis

    Posted on August 25, 2011 | No Comments
    This story really made me laugh. Basically this trucker, Phillip Seaton, has decided to sue his surgeon, Dr. John Patterson, for “loss of service, love and affection” because during a...

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  • Researchers at the University of Georgia have recently developed an antimicrobial spray which is permanent and kills 99% of the most dangerous bacteria. In a paper published in June for...

    Germs Away…Forever?

    Posted on July 13, 2011 | No Comments
    Researchers at the University of Georgia have recently developed an antimicrobial spray which is permanent and kills 99% of the most dangerous bacteria. In a paper published in June for...

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  • On June 1, Microsoft released a first look at their upcoming operating system codenamed Windows 8. It looks a lot like a modified Windows Media Centre crossed with the Zune...

    A First Glimpse at Windows 8

    Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments
    On June 1, Microsoft released a first look at their upcoming operating system codenamed Windows 8. It looks a lot like a modified Windows Media Centre crossed with the Zune...

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  • Researchers in California published in a letter to Nature journal stating that they had successfully converted an adult skin cell into a functioning neuron. The study entitled, Induction of human neuronal...

    Neurons from Skin Cells

    Posted on May 27, 2011 | No Comments
    Researchers in California published in a letter to Nature journal stating that they had successfully converted an adult skin cell into a functioning neuron. The study entitled, Induction of human neuronal...

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  • In a press release from May 12, the HIV Prevention Trials Network released the results of their study which claims that administering antiretroviral (ART) drugs immediately after diagnosing HIV can...

    HIV Drugs Can Prevent Transmission

    Posted on May 13, 2011 | No Comments
    In a press release from May 12, the HIV Prevention Trials Network released the results of their study which claims that administering antiretroviral (ART) drugs immediately after diagnosing HIV can...

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