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By Akanimo Sampson A successful artificial memory has been created, one of the latest Rael-Science posts quoted Robert Martone, a research scientist with expertise in neuro-degeneration, who spends his free time kayaking and translating renaissance Italian literature. Martone’s testimony: We learn from our personal interaction with the world, and our memories of those experiences help guide our behaviors. Experience and memory are inexorably linked, or at least they seemed to be before a recent report on the formation of completely artificial memories. Using laboratory animals, investigators reverse engineered a specific natural memory by mapped the brain circuits underlying its formation.…

By Akanimo Sampson A global rights group, Human Rights Watch says survivors of human trafficking in Nigeria are facing uncertain future. The group is therefore, pressing for the government to help them by providing support on their path towards healing and rehabilitation According to Human Rights Watch, Adaura C.’s life has allegedly never been easy. She has dealt with abandonment, neglect, forced abortion, and kidnapping by ISIS. She managed to escape after being trafficked to Libya, where she was repeatedly raped and exploited. Now, back in Nigeria, she is anxious about her uncertain future, but still wants to chart a…

To boost the socio-economic activities of Akwa Ibom and beyond, the state government is said to have commenced the construction of the long-neglected Atabong Road in Okobo local government area. The road which has become a campaign stunt by some past administrations leads to the popular beach market where crayfish and other seafood products are sold and transported to various parts of the country. Akan Okon, the Commissioner for Economic Development told executive members of Okobo Women Association, Uyo led by their president, Mrs. Eme Atakpo who were in the ministry to congratulate their son, the permanent Secretary, Mr. Effiong…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC Executive Director, Finance and Administration has sought prayers of his kinsmen to enable him succeed in the new office. Mr Maxwell Oko had merely visited his Otuesegha village in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State to see the progress of work at his massive farm when the villagers besieged the place as a show of solidarity. The aged men and women along with youths who thronged his farm praised President Muhammadu Buhari for hosting appointment and pledged their continued support to him. Deputy Chief to the Otuesegha traditional ruler, Chief God bless Dorgu who…

By Akanimo Sampson Spurred by the projection that Africa’s agribusinesses are pressing ahead to create a market worth $1 trillion, around N360 trillion in Nigeria’s local currency, some concerned organisations and institutions are currently considering the agricultural sector as the magic bullet for arresting the zooming youth unemployment in the continent. Already, on the sidelines of the ongoing seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), some agencies of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have unveiled an initiative aimed at crushing the worrisome youth unemployment in the continent. Africa is said to have the youngest population in…

Few days after the sack of Prof Nelson Brambaifa as acting managing director of the NDDC, a chieftain of APC in Bayelsa State has tasked the EFCC to bring him to book to account for his activities while in the office. Chief Richard Kpodoh told journalists in Yenagoa on Friday that the NDDC under Brambaifa underperformed because of the in-fighting and greed on the part of those with the responsibility to run the commission. Kpodoh said rather than serve the people, the people were serving themselves while Brambaifa did virtually nothing to stop the malfeasance in the commission. He insisted…

By Akanimo Sampson The synthetic versions of antibodies the human body makes to fight infections, seems to be holding the key to stimulating the body’s ability to regenerate. A Rael-Science post says the findings come from a decade-long collaboration between the teams of Sachdev Sidhu, a professor in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, and Stephane Angers, Associate Dean of Research in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, that have been creating synthetic antibodies for diverse applications. Antibodies are increasingly being developed into drugs thanks to their ability to bind and affect the function of other proteins in…

A former security adviser to Chief Timipre Sylva and chieftain of the APC in Bayelsa State, has spoken of his relationship with Sylva and why he fell out with him. Slyva is now the Minister of State for Petroeleum Resources and the party’s leader in Bayelsa. Chief Richard Kpodoh said in a statement in Yenagoa on Friday that he was not comfortable that despite the risk he took for Sylva, he was left in the cold when he needed him most. On his decision to oppose some of Sylva’s actions was in the interest of the public and the party…

A Nigerian female scientist has developed cancer drug from African plants. Mansurah Abdulazeez, a molecular biologist at the Center for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano, made a marvelous breakthrough in the treatment of cancer from African plants. The biologist, who won a Nigerian National Research grant of $86,000 in June also got a fellowship in Spain in November 2018. Mansurah said that Nigerian plants like drumsticks and soursop trees are very rich with anti-cancer agents. In an interview with The Guardian, The researcher said she loves science so much while growing up, she wanted to be a medical doctor, but…

Dr Daniel Olukoya, the general overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, has spotted spiritual laziness on the part of some church leaders as the basis of multi-dimensional crises in Nigeria. Speaking on the topic: ‘Re-arranged for revival’ that marked the 30th anniversary of the church on Sunday at Prayer City located at KM 12, Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, Ibafo, Ogun State, Olukoya said no man “needs a microscope to discern that the world has gone upside down. Many things have gone wrong and it will take a complete divine revival for Nigeria to move to the next level.” According…