British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade wait to board a C130 transport aircraft at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade wait to board a C130 transport aircraft at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
A British paratrooper with the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade is helped by another soldier before boarding a C130 transport aircraft at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus for an airdrop over Jordan. Britain's armed forces minister says the country's paratroopers are training with Jordanian soldiers to underscore the UK's support for Jordan and regional stability. AP
A British paratrooper with the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade is helped by another soldier before boarding a C130 transport aircraft at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus for an airdrop over Jordan. Britain's armed forces minister says the country's paratroopers are training with Jordanian soldiers to underscore the UK's support for Jordan and regional stability. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
British paratroopers with the 16th Air Assault Brigade sit on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus waiting to board a C130 transport aircraft for an airdrop over Jordan as part of a joint exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP
A British paratrooper with the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade adjusts his helmet as he sits on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus. AP Photo
A British paratrooper with the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade adjusts his helmet as he sits on the apron at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus. AP Photo
A British paratrooper with the 16th Air Assault Brigade adjusts his helmet at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus. AP
A British paratrooper with the 16th Air Assault Brigade adjusts his helmet at RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus. AP
A C130 transport aircraft is seen in the distance after it dropped paratroopers as part of a joint British-Jordanian military exercise. AP
A C130 transport aircraft is seen in the distance after it dropped paratroopers as part of a joint British-Jordanian military exercise. AP
A paratrooper from Britain's 16th Air Assault Brigade waits for the green light to jump from a transport aircraft as part of an exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP Photo
A paratrooper from Britain's 16th Air Assault Brigade waits for the green light to jump from a transport aircraft as part of an exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP Photo
A paratrooper from Britain's 16th Air Assault Brigade waits for the green light to jump from a transport aircraft as part of an exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP Photo
A paratrooper from Britain's 16th Air Assault Brigade waits for the green light to jump from a transport aircraft as part of an exercise with Jordanian soldiers. AP Photo
Transport aircraft fly between Israel and Jordan after a drop by paratroopers as part of a joint British-Jordanian exercise. AP
Transport aircraft fly between Israel and Jordan after a drop by paratroopers as part of a joint British-Jordanian exercise. AP
A British RAF Typhoon aircraft escorts a C130 transport plane on its way to Jordan for an airdrop of paratroopers from the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade. AP
A British RAF Typhoon aircraft escorts a C130 transport plane on its way to Jordan for an airdrop of paratroopers from the UK's 16th Air Assault Brigade. AP

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Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

Indoor Cricket World Cup

Venue Insportz, Dubai, September 16-23

UAE squad Saqib Nazir (captain), Aaqib Malik, Fahad Al Hashmi, Isuru Umesh, Nadir Hussain, Sachin Talwar, Nashwan Nasir, Prashath Kumara, Ramveer Rai, Sameer Nayyak, Umar Shah, Vikrant Shetty

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Alia’s winning experiment examined how genes might change under the stresses caused by being in space, such as cosmic radiation and microgravity.

Her samples were placed in a machine on board the International Space Station. called a miniPCR thermal cycler, which can copy DNA multiple times.

After the samples were examined on return to Earth, scientists were able to successfully detect changes caused by being in space in the way DNA transmits instructions through proteins and other molecules in living organisms.

Although Alia’s samples were taken from nematode worms, the results have much bigger long term applications, especially for human space flight and long term missions, such as to Mars.

It also means that the first DNA experiments using human genomes can now be carried out on the ISS.

 

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Uefa Champions League semi-finals, first leg
Liverpool v Roma
When: April 24, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Anfield, Liverpool
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 2, Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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Scotland 220

K Coetzer 95, J Siddique 3-49, R Mustafa 3-35

UAE 224-3 in 43,5 overs

C Suri 67, B Hameed 63 not out

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