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IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 123-Life, but not as we know it. Astrobiology is arguably the trendiest buzzword in science after genomics. Like genomics, it is as hip as it is hard to define. Broadly speaking, it is an umbrella term for efforts of many scientists working in diverse fields to understand …

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 122-DOGS – A LOVE STORY. A. Genetic studies show that dogs evolved from wolves and remain as similar to the creatures from which they came as humans with different physical characteristics are to each Other, which is to say not much different at all. ‘Even in the …

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 121-ASIA’S ENERGY TEMPTATION. Nuclear power supplies 5% of the world’s energy from more than 400 plants. But with the exception of France and Japan, the rich world has stopped ordering new reactors. A technology that was once deemed both clean and “too cheap to meter” has proved …

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 120-Australian Mining Companies In Asia. Mining operations by their very nature have major impacts, positive and negative, on the local area and on local communities. They are usually in remote places and the people affected are often isolated or neglected communities. It is inevitable that mining operations …

IELTSDATA READING PASSAGE 119-Much ado about almost nothing. The public outcry over genetically modified food offers several lessons for those working and investing in nanotechnology Profit of Doom 1. “THE time for discussion of the rights and wrongs of GM crops has passed. Intense and consistent economic sabotage and intimidation …