Sunday 9 August 2009

Scientists Find Itchiness Cell

American scientists have found a nerve cell in mice that seems to generate the itching sensation! The same team, from Washington University, identified an "itch gene", called GRPR, in 2007. Well, I'm amazed at what scientists keep on discovering and all I can say is, "Keep up the good work!"

Sunday's questions are: -
  1. The border between which two countries was defined by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty today in 1842?

  2. Actress Gillian Anderson (right), who was born today in 1968, played which character in "The X-Files"?

  3. Which Australian tennis player, who achieved the Grand Slam twice, was born today in 1938?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. Daleks; 2. David Evans ; 3. Davis Cup

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

answer num 2 is: DANA SCULLY