Tehran (Iran) received its first snow of the season

Iran at forefront of stem cell research

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/15/iran-at-forefront-of-stem-cell-research/?page=all

“Though the world’s attention has focused on Iran’s advancing nuclear program, Iranian scientists have moved to the forefront in embryonic stem cell research, according to a recent joint study by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/27162/title/Iran-investing-in-stem-cells/

“Thirty years after the toppling of the Shah in Iran, the nation is undergoing another revolution of sorts. Iran is investing heavily in stem cell research, and despite researchers working with limited access to laboratory equipment and resources, the country may emerge as a scientific force to be reckoned with in the stem cell field.”

Salome MC – Iran’s first female rapper

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Salome Mc (Persian: سالومه, born 1985), is a female rap artist from Iran.^[1]

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Being questioned about being a female rapper in Iran, she mentioned in several interviews that she wouldn’t say she faced many challenges just because she was a female. “I might be the first female rapper to ever step in a studio in Iran, yes, but from people around me I mostly got courage after they got over the surprise. The other challenges that you might guess was there for my male counterparts too. Of course you get a certain amount of sexist comments from lack of common sense or education, but that is a global problem. “^[5]

female iranian rapper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_MC

What Iranians Say Now About the US

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/opinion/sunday/what-iranians-say-now-about-the-great-satan.html?hpw&rref=opinion&_r=0&_r=0

“The reactions I received as an American traveling for 10 days in Tehran, Isfahan and Qum mirrored Iran’s politics and posture in this moment — there is a serious, even eager, interest in reconnecting with the West, even as Iranians struggle with three decades of poisoned relations…One important voice in advancing that transformation is Grand Ayatollah Youssef Saanei..He endorsed the nuclear deal and said that, “today the people in power in Iran and the people in power in the United States should forgive each other, should forget the past and start the friendship.””

Nanotechnology in Iran: Well Organised and Impressive

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http://www.cientifica.com/nanotechnology-in-iran-well-organised-and-impressive/

“Iran has always been a source of fascination, a place of ancient culture and history and now a country making a lot of noise about science and technology, so I was pleased to be invited by the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council to attend the Iran Nano 2011 exhibition in Tehran.
As I’d spent the previous few days in Taiwan at the Taiwan Nano 2011 exhibition, it was a good opportunity to contrast the two events and try to judge whether there was any truth to the claims that Iran is becoming a world-class player in nanotechnology.

The unique aspect of Iranian nanotechnology is that because of the various international sanctions over the past thirty years it’s not the kind of place where you can just order an AFM or an electron microscope from a major US or Japanese supplier.”

About the author:

Tim Harper, International Innovation Strategist, Entrepreneur, Emerging Technologies & Keynote Speaker

Also:
“Iran Ranks 9th in Nanotechnology in World”
http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47122

The Caspian Sea, the worlds largest landlocked lake

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Irpedia | The Caspian Coast

“Caspian Sea, the largest landlocked lake in the world, is located in northern Iran. The Iranian Caspian coast including the three littoral provinces of Gilan, Golestan and Mazandaran, with its thick forests and large-scale rice paddies presents a striking contrast to the dry inner plateau of Iran.

A four-hour drive from Tehran, the Caspian is Iran’s Riviera, with a narrow plain of paddyfields and orchards separating the sea from forested mountains where bears and leopards roam around ruined Mongol castles.”

Also: Wikipedia | Caspian Sea