(AP) -- When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2009
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft guidelines that outline the baseline security technologies mobile devices should include to protect the information they handle. Smart phones, ...
Software
Nov 1, 2012
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A man portrayed as a ringleader in an international cyber scam that infected more than 4 million computers in over 100 countries pleaded guilty Wednesday.
Security
Jul 9, 2015
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Like all sources of information, DNA sequences come in various degrees of quality and reliability. To identify, proof, and discard compromised molecular data has thus become a critical component of the scientific endeavor ...
Biotechnology
Sep 5, 2012
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For PNNL chemist and Air Force veteran Kabrena Rodda, living by an honor code is second nature. Her time at the Air Force Academy as both a cadet and later an instructor, instilled in her the value—and possibility—of ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2020
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After an extensive consultation process, the organization that supervises banks and large insurance companies in Canada—the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)—has released guidelines for financial ...
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2023
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Fluorophores, a chemical compound that can emit light, can be used as fluorescent labels for bioimaging, and fluorescent probes to detect a wide range of chemical species and physical parameters.
Materials Science
Nov 29, 2021
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A review of sentencing following the 2011 English riots has shown that sentences were much harsher than realised at first.
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2014
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Facebook said Monday it won't allow the social network to be used to promote terrorism or hate speech as it unveiled a wide-ranging update of its "community standards."
Internet
Mar 16, 2015
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New research coordinated by Global Footprint Network's sustainability scientists in collaboration with food system experts has been published under the title "EU-27 Ecological Footprint was primarily driven by food consumption ...
Ecology
Sep 14, 2023
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