Speeding towards our beginnings
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
The successful collision of proton beams in Cern’s Large Hadron Collider means research can now accelerate, writes
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California awards $230 million to predominately non-embryonic stem cell research proving liberal California has been wrong on the stem cell research and President Bush was right.
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not only California whose people voted in 2004 to fund stem cell research in response to Bush's ban on tax payers funding of embryonic stem cell research but Al Gore has invested in Adult Stem Cell Research following Bush's lead of allowing tax payers to fund ethical adult stem cell reserach see First, Dr Oz on the Oprah Winfrey supports Adult Stem Cell research and now, Al Gore invests $20 million...
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Hansen Book
Only In It For The Gold (Free subscription) | yesterday
Press release: STORMS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity by James Hansen At the Copenhagen Climate Conference (December 7-18, 2009), one expected guest will be noticeably absent. Dr. James Hansen’s groundbreaking research on climate over the last thirty years has been startlingly accurate—research that is now accepted...
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PC Build Forecast Tempered
Channel Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
The picture was once rosy -- a PC build forecast of 5 percent growth for the fourth quarter. But analyst firm FBR Research has lowered its prediction to show a decline instead, following supply chain checks. Here's why the PC builds aren't going as fast as expected. - Just when you thought it was safe to let yourself bask in the hope of an economic recovery, think again. After raising its month-ago...
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Removing Forehead Lines Has Just Gotten Easier - Find Out How
anti aging cream (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
You have probably looked in the mirror and have been noticing those forehead lines getting deeper each week. I know by know you must be wondering how to remove forehead lines naturally without having to do any risky procedure. I had that same problem and thanks to the time I took to do some research I am now able to see those deep lines gradually disappearing. Let me explain some of the reasons why...
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Snowstorm and too much wind in the...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Snowstorm and too much wind in the Pacific Northwest defined the ski weekend Last week, the record snowfall in Whistler for November was officially broken . That trend continued over the weekend for the entire Pacific Northwest region, from Whistler down to Mt. Bachelor in Oregon. The blizzard was welcome to skiers and snowboarders, but the heavy winds were not so much. Mt. Hood Meadows and White Pass...
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Bioengineers succeed in producing plastic without the use of fossil fuels
Physorg (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
A team of pioneering South Korean scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals. This groundbreaking research, which may now allow for the production of environmentally conscious plastics, is published in two papers in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering to mark the journal's...
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Some of the News That's Fit to Print
The Sandman (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
So here are some updates to a couple of previous characters in the ongoing story of me: I went to visit the woman who survived a monster asthma attack . She was transferred to the high risk pregnancy unit from the ICU. We had something of an odd conversation. She, her gratitude evident by her beaming smile, me, just trying to avoid inflating the whole story into an epic by engaging in small talk. I...
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Some germs are good for you: Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. New research now shows that the normal bacteria living on the skin surface trigger a pathway that prevents excessive inflammation after injury.
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Climategate - Shocked, Shocked to Find That Fraud is Going on in Here
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Shock and surprise at the conduct of particular individuals within the CRU seem the order of the day. I'm not quite sure why. If, indeed, the disclosures are genuine (and it certainly appears on first blush that they are) how is it news that "scientists" embroiled in what long ago ceased to be scientific research and now amounts to a political campaign would cut corners, sabotage critics,...
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Harnessing Wave Energy
Live Science (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Energy from ocean waves seems like the ultimate in renewable fuel, yet research lags behind studies of solar and wind power. Research now underway is based on ocean buoy generators. As ocean swells hit the buoy, electrical coils create electricity.
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Scientists identify DNA that regulates antibody production
Physorg (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- When foreign invaders trip the immune system`s alarm, antibodies need to be specially sculpted to attack them head on. New research now shows that gene segments called enhancers control the reshuffling of antibody genes that makes such a precise and coordinated attack possible.
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Brain-Training Experts Build the Smart Mom's Toy Box
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the busiest shopping day of the year upon us, national brain-training company LearningRx is helping parents with a list of toys that are fun, educational and affordable. "Even the simplest toys – when used properly – can help develop complex brain skills," says LearningRx Vice President of Research and Development Tanya Mitchell....
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Why I got an e-mail from Wolfram Research
All Points Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Colin DeCair at Wolfram e-mailed to let me know about an interesting geosci modeling tool built on Mathematica. I had to do some research but now recall that Wolfram Research (the folks behind the in the news Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine) is also t... Read more
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Cultural Research: Library Innovation Blog
ProHipHop - Hip Hop Marketing & Business News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
I'm gradually revving up at Cultural Research and now focusing the blog on library innovation, since that relates most closely to my professional interests. However, since I believe that one cannot understand library innovation in a void, I'll continue to include relevant...
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