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German Internet community cries foul over Google news law

Germany's Internet community, gathered at the world's biggest high-tech fair, was up in arms Thursday at a draft law forcing Google and other similar sites to pay media firms for content.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Horse racing: Scientists say secret of success is the pack

Racehorses that stay in the pack longest before breaking for the final sprint have the best chance of earning prize money, scientists said on Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Semi-automated 'pathwalking' to build a protein model

A new semi-automated tool called pathwalking makes it possible to generate a "first draft" model of a protein fold taken from near-atomic resolution images of between three and six angstroms (Å), said researchers at ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU takes on Internet giants over people's personal data

The European Commission launches Wednesday a controversial bid to compel Internet giants such as Google or Facebook to give users more control over their personal data or face fines.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hollywood v Silicon Valley in US piracy battle

The anti-piracy battle gripping Washington and the Internet pits two US West Coast power bases directly against each other: Hollywood is taking on Silicon Valley over the right to make money online.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 21

Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills

Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 80

Germany to limit antibiotic use in farming amid food scare

Germany's agriculture minister Tuesday submitted draft legislation to limit the use of antibiotics in livestock amid a food warning that has made waves in the country's media.

Biology / Other

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU data protection reform to replace national laws

The European Union wants to replace a mishmash of national laws on data protection with one bloc-wide reform, updating laws put in place long before Facebook and other social networking sites even existed.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Scientists to assemble 'knowledgebase' on plants, microbes, to aid US biofuel, environment efforts

In the decade that has passed since the completion of the first draft sequence of the human genome, biologists have grown increasingly aware of a problem ironically generated by the success of their work. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scarlet fever pathogen draft genome sequence released

Scarlet fever has revealed unusual high infect rate in Hong Kong this year. So far, 466 children were infected and 2 of them dead. Scarlet fever is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive pathogen that can be tra ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Switzerland opposes building further nuclear power plants

The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country's five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Merkel backs proposal to end nuclear power in 2022

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that 2022 was "a good time" for Germany to end nuclear power, backing a proposal by the Bavarian wing of her party.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 16

White House to unveil cybersecurity strategy

The White House plans to unveil its policy proposals next week for international cooperation in cyberspace.

Technology / Internet

created May 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UN talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts

(AP) -- Wealthy nations would commit to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, and the world should strive to nearly eliminate them - or at least cut them in half - by 2050 under ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (11) | comments 8

Scientists map potato genome, hope to improve crop yield

It's been cultivated for at least 7,000 years and spread from South America to grow on every continent except Antarctica. Now the humble potato has had its genome sequenced.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0