News tagged with code
Ex-Goldman Sachs programmer goes on trial in NYC
(AP) -- A Goldman Sachs programmer stole secret computer code that enables high-speed trading on his last day with the company so he could help develop the same kind of system at a startup financial company, a prosecutor ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Court to review patent judgment against Microsoft
(AP) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to referee a $290 million dispute between Microsoft Corp. and a Canadian technology company over complaints that a tool used in the popular Microsoft Word program violated patent protections.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Spontaneous mutations important cause of mental retardation
New research by Dutch geneticists affiliated with the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre demonstrates that spontaneous mutations are an important cause of mental retardation. The majority of mental retardation is ...
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Seizing control of South American parasite
Scientists battling Leishmania, a parasite second only to malaria in the number of deaths it causes, have identified an important vulnerability in the genetic code of one major parasite strain.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Researchers map the way to personalised treatment for ovarian cancer
mis-spellings in a single letter of genetic code – that drive the onset and growth of cancer cells can be detected successfully in advanced ovarian cancer using a technique called OncoMap. The finding opens the way for ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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A new read on DNA sequencing
A new technique for reading the DNA code relies on a fundamental property of matter known as quantum tunneling, which operates at the subatomic scale. The current paper shows that single bases inside a DNA ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 14, 2010 |
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Marketers scatter phone-friendly codes across ads
At first glance, a QR code looks like some sort of abstract art. The black and white squiggly lines don't look like the next big thing in marketing and advertising.
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Amazon pulls pedophile book, offers no explanation
Amazon, after a deluge of criticism and boycott threats, withdrew a digital book called "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure" from sale on Thursday but offered no explanation for the move. ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Motorola fires back against Microsoft in patent dispute
Motorola, the target of a patent lawsuit by Microsoft, fired back against the US software giant with a patent infringement complaint of its own on Wednesday.
Nov 11, 2010 |
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DNA repair protein caught in act of molecular theft
Scientists have observed, for the first time, an intermediate stage in the chemical process that repairs DNA methylation damage and regulates many important biological functions that impact health conditions ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Microsoft sues Motorola over 'excessive' royalty demands
Microsoft, which accused Motorola a month ago of violating its smartphone patents, filed suit against the US telecom giant again on Tuesday, accusing it of demanding "excessive" royalties.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Bees reveal nature-nuture secrets
The nature-nurture debate is a "giant step" closer to being resolved after scientists studying bees documented how environmental inputs can modify our genetic hardware. The researchers uncovered extensive ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Respiratory virus infection triggers new class of biomolecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have discovered that a poorly understood class of RNA produced in a mammal's cells during a respiratory virus attack may affect the outcome of the infection. ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer
Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Japanese joins the ranks of sequenced genomes
A Japanese has joined the elite club of humans whose genetic code has been fully sequenced, according to research unveiled on Sunday.
Oct 24, 2010 |
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