Community Community G S Pradeep, Very Good a well-known Ten Out P7TV anchor P16 Of Ten, from southern India, screening today at is hosting a show 7pm at Asian Town today for children at cinema, is targeted Birla Public School. squarely at children. Friday, January 5, 2018 Rabia II 18, 1439 AH DOHA 15°C—24°C TODAY PUZZLES 12 & 13 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 14 COVER STORY Step up your game The lowdown on how to read more books in 2018. P2-3 2 GULF TIMES Friday, January 5, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Let reading be your guiding PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.59am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.20am Zuhr (noon) 11.39am Asr (afternoon) 2.38pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.00pm Isha (night) 6.30pm light this year USEFUL NUMBERS In 2018, make a better resolution: Read more books. 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Getting back into reading books has been one of the singularly most rewarding things I have done for — Socrates myself in my adult life. I carry my Kindle everywhere, which means I always have something to do when I’m in a waiting room. And getting into a warm bed with a good book is one of life’s singular great pleasures. Community Editor So do it. Read more books. Here are some ways to help you get Kamran Rehmat started. e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 44466405 Buy an e-reader Fax: 44350474 I love my e-reader. I have a Kindle that uses e-ink instead of backlighting, so it doesn’t hurt Friday, January 5, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 COVER STORY COMMUNITY GOAL: Make a resolution to read more books in 2018. Download e-reader apps to your smartphone, and if you have Wi-Fi enabled on your e-reader, you can move between the two. Put down your book before going to bed and then, while you’re waiting in line for coffee the next morning, open it to the same page from the app on your phone and read a few pages my eyes or keep me up at night. I novel by Andy Weir. available, you just click a couple enabled on your e-reader, you can Get great deals on books bought a cute cover that protects it I regularly read book reviews, of buttons and it sends it to your move between the two. Put down I subscribe to some email lists inside my bag. and when I see something I like, e-reader. You never even have to your book before going to bed and that send out the best deals on You can download thousands I put it on hold. It’s not always go to the physical library. The book then, while you’re waiting in line e-books. I’ve picked up a bunch of free e-books from Project immediately available, but I can use lives on your e-reader for three for coff ee the next morning, open of newer and classic novels and Gutenberg and other sites. the LAPL’s site to track where I am weeks — or indefi nitely, if you turn it to the same page from the app on nonfi ction reads for just a couple Download a bunch and peruse in the holds list and see when my Wi-Fi off . your phone and read a few pages. bucks.If you use Goodreads, sign them at your leisure. book is on its way. If a book you’re up for its Deals alerts. Any book excited about is coming out soon, Join a book club Join Goodreads you add to your “to read” list that Use the library you can put a hold on it before it’s Book clubs encourage you to try You can connect a GoodReads goes on Kindle sale will send you an The public library is your secret released and be at the top of the books you might not have picked account to your Facebook page, or e-mail alert. weapon for reading more. I’m list. otherwise, and are a great way to make a separate one. Set your goal always surprised at how many (Sometimes I forget I put the make new friends. If you’d like to for 2018, and it’ll tell you how far Unplug people don’t realise the library book on hold at all until I receive an be around other readers but not ahead (or behind) you are in your Phones can enable reading, but carries new releases in addition to email saying it’s on its way, which interact with any of them, you can goal. they can also be a distraction. classics. is the free equivalent of getting a always attend a meeting of the Whenever I put my book down When you’re trying to immerse In just this year, I checked out package you forgot you ordered Silent Book Club. for the night, I note which page I yourself in a book, put your and read new releases that include from Amazon.) was on and update Goodreads the phone on silent — or better yet, Roxane Gay’s Hunger, Exit West Many libraries lets you check Make your phone reading- next day. I also look up books I’m “Do Not Disturb” — and take by Mohsin Hamid, Lincoln in the out e-books with a program called ready interested in reading to see whether the opportunity to pour your full Bardo by George Saunders, Lindy Overdrive. You put a hold on the Download e-reader apps to your any of my friends have reviewed attention into reading. — Los West’s Shrill and Artemis, the new e-book you want, and when it’s smartphone, and if you have Wi-Fi them. Angeles Times/TNS 4 GULF TIMES Friday, January 5, 2018 COMMUNITY BODY & MIND NEW TECHNIQUE: Gene editing technology is rapidly advancing, putting tools at the forefront of medical research. Bioethicist discusses four keys to know about possibilities, pitfalls of gene editing ene editing has Obstetrics and Gynecology, warns code that coded for disease with DNA tests can identify embryos therapy is used to replace genetic captivated scientists that, along with improvements in healthy DNA. Instead, the embryos with known genetic conditions. defi ciencies, such as when the and medical providers understanding of the genome, gene reverted to inherited DNA from Parents have the option of using in body’s enzymes or amino acids with tantalising editing also poses ethical concerns. parental genomes to replace what vitro fertilisation to implant only are not functioning properly. visions of wiping out “It’s important to have public was removed. healthy embryos. Gene editing may make gene Gdebilitating inherited diseases. conversations to understand the Another concern is that editing “For the most part, we already therapy more eff ective by speeding Could conditions like Huntington’s limitations of this new technology. one portion of a gene could lead to have the technology to do what up research and delivering disease, for example, be cured What are best practices (for damage or unwanted side eff ects in gene editing seeks to accomplish,” replacement therapy to more by using a tool that acts as a gene editing)? What are the another part of that gene. Allyse said. “We have a proven track precise locations within the “molecular scissors” to remove and implications? What are the misuses “For example, some of the record with existing technology. genome. replace disease-causing DNA? Or, of technologies like this? How can genes that have been associated Why would we need to turn to the Despite that, Allyse predicts that would gene editing tempt some to we harness it to benefi t patients? with intelligence have also been uncertainty of gene editing to do gene editing is still many years from engineer designer babies with genes How do we prevent harming associated with psychopathy,” the same thing?” becoming part of the mainstream encoded for superior intelligence, populations or increasing health Allyse said.