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500-Carat Largest Diamond

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One of the biggest diamonds ever found has been discovered at a mine in South Africa.
The rough 507-carat white stone was unearthed at the historic Cullinan mine - where the famous Cullinan diamond, the largest in the world, was discovered in 1905.
A spokesman for mining firm Petra Diamond said the gemstone found last week was among the world's 20 largest diamonds ever discovered. He added: 'Initial examinations indicate that it is of exceptional colour and clarity, and most likely to be a Type I diamond.
'At 507 carats (just over 100 grams) the diamond, which has yet to be named, is considered to be amongst the top 20 largest high quality rough diamonds ever found worldwide. It ranks alongside other illustrious diamonds recovered at the celebrated Cullinan mine.
The stone was unearthed on September 24 and was today being analysed in Petra's laboratories. Further details, including colour grading and clarity, will be released once the analysis is complete. The diamond was found alongside three other valuable diamonds, with miners also unearthing a gemstone of 168.00 carats and two other stones of 58.50 and 53.30 carats.
Petra confirmed the rocks were discovered during digging at the huge Cullinan mine, around 25 miles outside Pretoria in South Africa's mineral-rich Gauteng province. The original 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond became the largest rough diamond ever discovered when it was found on January 26, 1905 by miner Frederick Wells.


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Obama Wins Noble Peace Prize

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US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
The committee highlighted Mr Obama's efforts to strengthen international bodies and promote nuclear disarmament.
There were a record 205 nominations for this year's prize. Zimbabwe's prime minister and a Chinese dissident had been among the favourites.
The laureate - chosen by a five-member committee - wins a gold medal, a diploma and 10m Swedish kronor ($1.4m).
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the Norwegian committee said as the prize was announced.
"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population."

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Peter Pan Gene

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Scientists have found a 'Peter Pan gene' that could explain why some people remain baby-faced while others become old before their time. Millions of Britons are blessed with DNA that makes them look up to eight years younger than their peers. The research - the first to definitively link genetic changes to ageing - could be why Cliff Richard and Paul McCartney look significantly younger than Mick Jagger, despite both being his senior.






















Genetics could explain why Paul McCartney looks significantly younger than Mick Jagger, despite being one year older than him. It could also pave the way for drugs that hold back the hands of time and keep hearts and brains healthy into old age. The British-led research team made the discovery after trawling the DNA of more than 12,000 people for patterns that affected the rate their bodies aged. This identified one stretch of DNA that clearly sped up ageing, the journal Nature Genetics reports.
Up to 7 per cent of the population has two copies of it, meaning they look up to eight years older than people of the same age. Another 38 per cent has one copy, ageing them by three to four years.
A fortunate, and fresh-faced, 55 per cent do not have it at all. Instead, they have two copies of the 'Peter Pan' gene, meaning they remain youthful-looking for longer. The key to the study was the length of telomeres - tiny biological clocks that cap the ends of chromosomes. They get shorter and shorter with time, until eventually the cells die. The researchers, from the University of Leicester and King's College London, found that people with the 'Peter Pan' version had longer telomeres, meaning their biological clocks ticked more slowly.
Scientists have found a 'Peter Pan gene' that could explain why some people remain baby-faced while others become old before their time. Millions of Britons are blessed with DNA that makes them look up to eight years younger than their peers. The research - the first to definitively link genetic changes to ageing - could be why Cliff Richard and Paul McCartney look significantly younger than Mick Jagger, despite both being his senior.
Genetics could explain why Paul McCartney looks significantly younger than Mick Jagger, despite being one year older than him. It could also pave the way for drugs that hold back the hands of time and keep hearts and brains healthy into old age. The British-led research team made the discovery after trawling the DNA of more than 12,000 people for patterns that affected the rate their bodies aged. This identified one stretch of DNA that clearly sped up ageing, the journal Nature Genetics reports.
Up to 7 per cent of the population has two copies of it, meaning they look up to eight years older than people of the same age. Another 38 per cent has one copy, ageing them by three to four years.
A fortunate, and fresh-faced, 55 per cent do not have it at all. Instead, they have two copies of the 'Peter Pan' gene, meaning they remain youthful-looking for longer. The key to the study was the length of telomeres - tiny biological clocks that cap the ends of chromosomes. They get shorter and shorter with time, until eventually the cells die. The researchers, from the University of Leicester and King's College London, found that people with the 'Peter Pan' version had longer telomeres, meaning their biological clocks ticked more slowly.
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