Archive: 09/27/2009
Feds reviewing humpback whale endangered status
(AP) -- The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in ...
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Paper: Dialysis patients not told of transplants
(AP) -- Thousands of kidney patients in the United States start dialysis without first being told of kidney transplants that would be cheaper and lead to longer lives, according to a four-month newspaper investigation published ...
Sep 27, 2009 |
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German officials to probe Twitter election leaks
German election officials Sunday said they would investigate the appearance of broadly accurate exit poll results on the Twitter microblogging site before voting had ended.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Changes loom for ICANN
Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.
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Geneva's smoking ban returns after one-year break
A ban on smoking in public places will return to Switzerland's Geneva canton after being approved in a referendum Sunday, a year after a court ended a first bid to prohibit lighting up.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Federal program misses problem nursing homes
(AP) -- A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report.
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Lab-on-a-Chip Performs 1,000 Chemical Reactions At Once
Flasks, beakers, and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in medicinal chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a benchtop, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run thousands ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2009 |
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What's government's role in making the Web secure?
(AP) -- There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Swine flu shot: Intense tracking for side effects
(AP) -- More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you're one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries?
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Sichuan quake was once-in-4,000-year event: scientists
People who were killed, injured or bereaved in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake had the cruel misfortune to be victims of an event that probably occurs just once in four millennia, seismologists said on Sunday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Researchers discover a new antibacterial lead
(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibiotic resistance has been a significant problem for hospitals and health-care facilities for more than a decade. But despite the need for new treatment options, there have been only two ...
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Discovery brings new type of fast computers closer to reality
Physicists at UC San Diego have successfully created speedy integrated circuits with particles called "excitons" that operate at commercially cold temperatures, bringing the possibility of a new type of extremely ...
Sep 27, 2009 |
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SKorea unveils new guidelines on mobile fees
South Korea's telecoms watchdog on Sunday unveiled new guidelines on mobile phone fees following mounting complaints over high charges.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Australia embarks on great broadband adventure
From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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