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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. The announcement marked the start of this year’s Nobel season. It is the 108th time the prize has been awarded.


The medicine prize will be followed by the physics prize announcement on Tuesday. The honour could also go to the discovery of exoplanets by Swiss astrophysicians Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz .


The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three US scientists for the detection of gravitational waves. The coveted award has been conferred jointly upon Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for their “decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.” Predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago as part of his theory of general relativity but o...

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A bolt from the blue : Unexpected incident .
A chip on your shoulder : Being upset for something that happened in past.
A slap on the wrist : Very mild punishment.
A stone through : Short distance.
A wolf in sheep clothing : A person who cannot be trusted.
Add fuel to the fire : To worsen a situation.
Against the clock : As fast as possible before a deadline.
All Greek to me : Something which cannot be understood.
An arm and a leg : Very expensive.
An axe to grind : To have dispute with someone.
At one's wit's end : Not knowing what to do.
At sixes and sevens : In utter disorder.
At the drop a hat : Showing readiness.
At the eleventh hour : At the last moment.
Baker's dozen : Thirteen.
Beat a dead horse : To force an issue that has already ended.
Beating around the bush : Avoiding the main topic.
Bite your tongue : To...

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Functions of Blood Supply of oxygen to tissues (red cells).
Supply of nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids.
Removal of waste such as carbon dioxide, urea, and lactic acid.
Immunological functions, including circulation of white blood cells, and detection of foreign material by antibodies.
Coagulation, the response to a broken blood vessel, the conversion of blood from a liquid to a semisolid gel to stop bleeding.
Messenger functions, including the transport of hormones and the signaling of tissue damage.
Regulation of core body temperature.
Hydraulic functions.
There are four main blood groups  blood group A – has A antigens on the red blood cells with anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
blood group B – has B antigens with anti-A antibodies in the plasma.
blood group O – has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
blood grou...

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