Indian tech teachers prefer hot jobs
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The deans of hundreds of technology institutes in India are spending much of their time trying to fight the flight of their teachers from classrooms for lucrative hot jobs in Indian IT companies.
Britain expands embryo screening
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Britain's fertility watchdog agency has approved expanded screening of embryos to include genetic links to ovarian, breast and colon cancers.
Kansas temporarily avoids stem-cell fight
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A proposed ban on Kansas-funded stem-cell research has been killed, but a legislative panel will reportedly examine the controversial issue.
Record air pollution above the Arctic
May 11, 2006 |
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Last week Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research observed the highest air pollution on record since measurements began in Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. Monitoring instruments displayed ...
GOP insurance plan debated in U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate debate is focusing on a Republican plan to reportedly allow health insurers to ignore state-mandated benefits.
Patent fight in India centers on AIDS drug
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A patent application covering tenofovir, a major AIDS drug, has started a major patent fight in India.
USC engineering class creates tools to analyze musical expression
May 11, 2006 |
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Music expresses and elicits emotion. But how, exactly? Philosophers have been fascinated by the question since Pythagoras. At the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Elaine Chew, assistant professor of industrial ...
Study: High hierarchy, more aggression
May 11, 2006 |
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British scientists say variation in social behavior is a striking feature of cooperative animal societies, but higher hierarchy means more aggression.
From geek to chic: The changing face of computing
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You don't have to be a nerdy white guy to be a computer geek. In fact, you can be a woman, a minority, a person with a disability or someone who is downright cool.
IMEC and INT report first MPEG-4 3D graphics player for mobile phones
May 11, 2006 |
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IMEC, Europe's leading research institute, and INT, Institut National des Télécommunications in France, have jointly developed the first 3D graphics player for mobile phones based on MPEG-4 3D graphics coding tools. The player ...
Space technology might also fight bird flu
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The European Space Agency says a French company has successfully adapted space technology to help hospitals fight possible pandemic flu outbreaks.
Scientists discuss RU-486 safety
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U.S. public health agency scientists, concerned over the deaths of five women, planned to discuss the safety of using RU-486.
Broadband Report: Gametap expands
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The online video-game service GameTap is expanding its service offerings by launching broadband video content. UPI recently caught up with Stuart Snyder, senior vice president and general manager of GameTap, and Ricardo Sanchez, ...
In Brief: NTT using Windows for 3G phones
May 11, 2006 |
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate Windows Media in its 3G wireless phones.
Internet helps pre-purchase deliberations
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The Internet helps U.S. customers make choices when buying products, according to a joint study by Yahoo! and research group OMD.
