Google faces China lawsuit over book scanning
(AP) -- A Chinese novelist is suing Google Inc. for scanning her work into its online library.
Internet
Dec 29, 2009
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Phone points illegal border crossers to water
(AP) -- A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S.
Engineering
Dec 29, 2009
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Bangladesh tries to save lone coral island
Bangladesh has ordered a building freeze on its lone coral island in a bid to save its wildlife and natural beauty from a boom in construction fuelled by tourism, its environment minister said Tuesday.
Environment
Dec 29, 2009
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Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
Telecom
Dec 29, 2009
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Tarantula venom-based MD therapy to be advanced by UB scientists' biotech company
University at Buffalo biophysicists have found a protein in tarantula venom that shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). They have formed a start-up biotech company in Buffalo -- Rose Pharmaceuticals ...
Biotechnology
Dec 29, 2009
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UK's O2 apologizes for smart phone service trouble
(AP) -- The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologized to customers in the British capital who were unable to make calls after the group's network was swamped by people using smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Business
Dec 29, 2009
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Moving video to 'captcha' robot hackers
We see the popular "captcha" security mechanism often ― wavy letters websites ask us to type into a box. It's used by web pages and newsletter sign-up forms to prevent computer robots from hacking into servers and databases. ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 29, 2009
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Researchers Use New Acoustic Tools to Study Marine Mammals and Fish
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish. These new sensors are now being used in ...
Ecology
Dec 29, 2009
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Arctic could face warmer and ice-free conditions
There is increased evidence that the Arctic could face seasonally ice-free conditions and much warmer temperatures in the future.
Earth Sciences
Dec 29, 2009
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Tracking Virus Resistance Genes in Watermelon Made Easier
(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding watermelon genes that confer resistance to the devastating zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) has just been made easier, thanks to molecular markers developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
Biotechnology
Dec 29, 2009
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