Old carpet to fuel Shaw plant
That old, weathered carpet torn out from your living room could now be used to make new carpet.
Jun 12, 2009
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Computing in the quantum dimension
A huge consortium of European researchers is solving some of the fundamental obstacles blocking real quantum computing applications in the short term. At the same time, it is helping to pave the way to a quantum ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Male flies: Not the world's most sensitive lovers
In order to increase their chances of reproductive success, male flies of the species Drosophila montana try to copulate for much longer than the females would like. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolution ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Novartis produces first batch of swine flu vaccine
Swiss drugs giant Novartis has completed a first batch of swine flu vaccine for pre-clinical trials and aims to make a version available in the fall, the company said Friday.
Jun 12, 2009
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Facebook unplugs "I Hate Muslims in Oz" group
Facebook has done away with a Muslim-bashing group that had been set up at the popular social networking service.
Jun 12, 2009
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Yahoo picks a new CFO likely to shake things up
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has hired a cost-cutting specialist as its new chief financial officer, signaling the Internet company's determination to weed out the bureaucracy that has been dragging down its profits for the past three ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Jumping genes discovery 'challenges current assumptions'
Jumping genes do most of their jumping, not during the development of sperm and egg cells, but during the development of the embryo itself. The research, published this month in Genes and Development, "challenges standard assump ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Low-fat diet helps genetically predisposed animals avoid liver cancer
In a study comparing two strains of mice, one susceptible to developing cancer and the other not, researchers found that a high-fat diet predisposed the cancer-susceptible strain to liver cancer, and that by switching to ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Manatees can probably hear which directions boats approach from
The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers. Debborah Colbert, from the Association of Zoos and ...
Jun 12, 2009
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AOL buys two Web startups
Internet pioneer AOL, which Time Warner plans to spin off into an independent company later this year, announced on Thursday that it had bought two small Web startups focused on local content.
Jun 12, 2009
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Research finds single gene controls growth of some cancers
Research led by Ashok Aiyar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, showing that a single gene can control growth in cancers related to the Epstein-Barr ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Laptops Linked to Male Infertility
While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use tops this list of liabilities, ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Rule may allow officials to play role of scientists in toxic chemical regulation
The Obama administration has promised to end political meddling in scientific decisions, but some critics say the White House has botched an early test of that pledge on a key question of public health: how to assess the ...
Jun 12, 2009
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Officials say swine flu vaccine may not be ready by fall
As the World Health Organization declared a global flu pandemic Thursday, raising the alert to its highest level, federal health officials said it was unclear whether an effective vaccine would be available by fall.
Jun 12, 2009
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Research team creates simple chemical system that mimics DNA
A team of Scripps Research scientists has created a new analog to DNA that assembles and disassembles itself without the need for enzymes. Because the new system comprises components that might reasonably be expected in a ...
Jun 12, 2009
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