A Doodle: A Young Man

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A young man
Doodle (Dhaka: January 20, 1994) © Jerome D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (April 10 - 16, 2011)

Snowfall and an iron fence

Photo (Toronto: January 24, 2011) © Jerome D'Costa

Chinese Scientists to Produce Human Breast Milk in Cows

In future, we may get human breast milk
from genetically altered cows

Graphics (Toronto: April 7, 2011) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Chinese scientists, who genetically modified cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk, expect to have this product mass produced and available in supermarkets within a decade, reports The Daily Telegraph of London.

These scientists, with the support of a major biotechnology company, successfully introduced human genes into 200 cows that will provide an alternative to human breast milk and formula milk to babies.

Cloning technology was used to insert human genes into the DNA of dairy cows before the genetically modified embryos were implanted into surrogate cows.

The Daily Telegraph report also says Professor Ning Li, the head scientist, said their work had shown it was possible to "humanize" cows' milk. He said a herd of 200 cows "were able to produce human-like milk."

If this experiment proves successful and conducive to human health, it will revolutionize milk production for babies.

Bishop Moses Costa, CSC of Dinajpur Appointed Bishop of Chittagong

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Bishop Moses Costa, CSC on a visit
to the Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Photo (Niagara Falls: July 22, 2002) © Jerome D'Costa

According to the Vatican Information Service (VIS), Pope Benedict XVI on April 6 has appointed Bishop Moses Costa, CSC, of Dinajpur as the new bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is filling up the position of Bishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC, who, a few months ago, had been appointed the archbishop of Dhaka.

Until now, Bishop Moses Costa, CSC, was in-charge of the Diocese of Dinajpur, in the north-west of Bangladesh, with a Catholic population of about 42,000 among aboriginal communities of Santals, Oraons, Mahalis, Mundaris, Malos and Mal Paharis besides the Bangali (Bengalee) community. He served there for 15 years.

His newly-designated Diocese of Chittagong in the south-east of Bangladesh has a Catholic population of about 33,000 among Bangalis and aboriginal communities of Marmas, Tripuras and Bawms.

A Doodle: "God Is Good"

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A doodle on God

Doodle (Dhaka: May 21, 1994) © Jerome D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (April 3 - 9, 2011)

A beautiful pet rabbit in the house of a Bangladeshi in Toronto, Canada

Photo (Toronto: September 4, 2010) © Jerome D'Costa

Bangla (Bengali) Calligraphy: WORD PLAY WITH 'BAW'

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A calligraphy on the word play with the Bengali consonant of baw.
From top to bottom, the consonant baw, bok (crane),
bokri (goat), and bokbokani (prattling)

Calligraphy (Dhaka: March 10, 1995) © Jerome D'Costa