Shareholder suit challenges Dell buyout plan
A lawsuit challenging plans to take troubled personal computer maker Dell Inc. private is being filed in Delaware.
Business
Feb 6, 2013
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MEPs approve new EU sustainable fishery regime
The European Parliament approved Wednesday a new fisheries accord hailed by environmental groups as a breakthrough in managing a key food resource which has been over-exploited for years.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2013
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Scientists identify genetic mechanism that contributed to Irish Famine
When a pathogen attacks a plant, infection usually follows after the plant's immune system is compromised. A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside focused on Phytophthora, the pathogen that triggered ...
Biotechnology
Feb 6, 2013
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Sensing the light, but not to see: Study offers insight on the evolution of photsensitive cells
(Phys.org)—In a primitive marine organism, MBL scientists find photosensitive cells that may be ancestral to the "circadian receptors" in the mammalian retina.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2013
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News Corp. posts higher 2Q earnings, revenue
Media conglomerate News Corp. says earnings for the last three months of 2012 grew, helped by higher revenue at its pay TV networks and gains from acquisitions.
Business
Feb 6, 2013
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Discovering cell surface proteins' behaviour
(Phys.org)—A Simon Fraser University chemist is the lead author on a new paper that advances scientific understanding of the structure and function of glycoproteins, in particular the number and positioning of sugars on ...
Biochemistry
Feb 6, 2013
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Netflix could gain from loss of Sat. mail delivery
Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep the company's DVD-by-mail subscribers happy.
Business
Feb 6, 2013
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Tiny foraminifera in oceans can save islands, study finds
The climate is getting warmer, and sea levels are rising – a threat to island nations. As a group of researchers lead by colleagues from the University of Bonn found out, at the same time, tiny single-cell organisms are ...
Environment
Feb 6, 2013
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Features of southeast European human ancestors influenced by lack of episodic glaciations
A fragment of human lower jaw recovered from a Serbian cave is the oldest human ancestor found in this part of Europe, who probably evolved under different conditions than populations that inhabited more western parts of ...
Archaeology
Feb 6, 2013
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US: Lithium batteries not necessarily unsafe
The use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft systems isn't necessarily unsafe despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, but manufacturers need to build in reliable safeguards, the top ...
Engineering
Feb 6, 2013
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