Archive: 10/02/2009
Australian kangaroo cull prompts outrage
The culling of some 140 kangaroos on one of Australia's most famous race car tracks prompted outrage Friday from environmentalists and animal rights activists.
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New labels might decrease overall demand for milk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent increases in organic and hormone-free milk labeling might negatively affect sales of milk without such labels, and could lead to a decreased demand for all milk types, according to a new economic study ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Scientists track green turtle’s 900km migration
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Exeter scientists are part of the first team to monitor a sea turtle's journey from the Turks and Caicos Islands. The adult female green turtle, named ‘Suzie’ by local fishermen, ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Money woes threaten Romanian protected areas
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dwindling resources and bureaucratic hurdles are threatening to destroy Romania’s protected area system - home to some of Europe’s largest remaining natural forests.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer
(AP) -- Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?
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Comcast looks to future in bid for NBC Universal
(AP) -- Years ago, Comcast Corp. CEO Brian Roberts was asked at a conference what kept him awake at night. His answer: A new technology that would severely hurt the cable TV business.
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Einstein to develop anti-HIV drug delivery system
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a four-year, $7.2 million grant to develop a microbicide-releasing vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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USC neuroscientists awarded $9 million to map gene expression during human brain development
Two University of Southern California (USC) neuroscientists have been awarded nearly $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to map how genes are expressed in different regions of the human brain throughout ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Growing greener greens
A pioneering project to make our green vegetables even better for us has been launched by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research will underpin future technological developments in agriculture that could ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Where's the science? The sorry state of psychotherapy
The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Super Typhoon Melor crossing Guam this weekend
Melor has become a Super Typhoon with sustained winds near 130 mph, and is crossing Guam and its islands this weekend. Warnings and watches are already up for the region.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Tech industry takes unlikely lead on reforming executive pay
Technology companies are hardly the most prominent villains in the ongoing drama over exorbitant executive pay.
Oct 02, 2009 |
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How health care overhaul could change Medicare
(AP) -- Businessman Stewart Grill, 75, believes there's waste in Medicare. He's just skeptical Congress can find and eliminate it without touching what he likes about his government health care plan.
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Mystery of Mount Rainier survey marker melts away
Is global warming shrinking Mount Rainier? A survey marker atop the Northwest's tallest peak sure makes it look that way.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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The amazing maze of maize evolution
Understanding the evolution and domestication of maize has been a holy grail for many researchers. As one of the most important crops worldwide and as a crop that appears very different from its wild relatives as a result ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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