 Hollywood moguls see cinema's future in 3D November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Three-dimensional films, once blamed for making audiences nauseous, are making a comeback and are likely to become the future of cinema thanks to digital technology, Hollywood studio moguls say. | |
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone November 20, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. | |
 Poke your boss, crush a stickman with new Japanese toy November 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If the financial crisis makes you want to poke a finger in your boss's eye or unleash some high karate kicks in the office, a Japanese toymaker may have the -- virtual -- answer. | |
European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent November 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before. | |
Would-be Japanese space tourist wants $21M back November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Japanese millionaire Daisuke Enomoto had planned to dress up as his favorite cartoon character in outer space and spent $21 million to make it happen. Now he claims the company that was supposed make his dream come ... | |
Scientists identify blood component that turns bacteria virulent November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration ... | |
Bipolar disorder genes, pathways identified November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Neuroscientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have created the first comprehensive map of genes likely to be involved in bipolar disorder, according to research published online Nov. 21 in the American Journal ... | |
 Yahoo sells shopping service Kelkoo November 21, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Yahoo has sold European comparison shopping service Kelkoo to a British investment firm, Kelkoo founder and former chief executive Pierre Chappaz said Friday. | |
Med school discovery could lead to better cancer diagnosis, drugs November 21, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of regulation in the cell division cycle, which could lead to a greater understanding of the way cancer ... | |
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings November 21, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years ... | |
 Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster. | |
 Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The ... | |
 Hairspray is linked to common genital birth defect, says study November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study published today in the ... | |
Study of ancient and modern plagues finds common features November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease—its cause remains a mystery—swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state was teeming with citizens, soldiers and refugees of the war then raging between Athens and Sparta. As streets ... | |
 Researcher discovers corals resist disease November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years, tropical coral reefs have become drastically altered by disease epidemics. In a new study published by PLoS ONE, lead author Steven V. Vollmer, assistant professor of biology ... | |
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