Sotheby’s New York Art Auction will benefit Elton John’s AIDS Foundation

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 1st 2011. Under Science Tags: american, artists, auction house, Cecily Brown, collectors, EJAF, Elton John’s AIDS Foundation, Haiti, Howard Hodgkin, Jeff Koons, Jim Hodges, Keith Haring, Monkey Train, philanthropists, silkscreen, Sotheby’s, Tracey Emin

Sotheby’s said on Friday that works by six fantastic artists are expected to raise more than one million dollar for Elton John’s AIDS Foundation (EJAF) when they are sold at auction in November this year. The auction house said that fantastic works of artists featuring Cecily Brown, ... Read More

Researchers Found Fickle DNA Modification in Non-Dividing Brain Cells

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 1st 2011. Under Science Tags: brain, brain activity, brain cells, cytosines, dna, genome, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Memory, mice, mood regulation, nature neuroscience, Professor Hongjun Song

US researchers examining chemical modifications across the genomes of adult mice have found that DNA modifications in non-dividing brain cells, thought to be naturally stable, instead experienced large-scale dynamic changes as result of roused brain activity. The John Hopkins researchers, who include a husband-and-wife team, discovered ... Read More

New Visa Regime in Sri Lanka to Halt On Arrival Visa

Published By StarCityNews On Saturday, October 1st 2011. Under World Tags: Arrival, ETA, India, Sri Lanka, Visa

Sri Lanka has unveiled the details of the awaited new visa regime that will now put an end to the long available facility of ‘visa on arrival’, which will now be in effect and include all the tourists and visitors from many countries including long time allies and friends like ... Read More