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Steve Wozniak joins search startup advisory board

(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve.

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Researchers weigh in on ethics of H5N1 research

(Medical Xpress) -- In a commentary on the biosecurity controversy surrounding publication of bird flu research details, a bioethicist and a vaccine expert at Johns Hopkins reaffirm that "all scientists have an affirmativ ...

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New study finds individual differences in anthrax susceptibility

Susceptibility to anthrax toxin is a heritable genetic trait that may vary tremendously among individuals, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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New European pill works against uterine fibroids

New research offers hope for the first pill to treat a common problem in young women: fibroids in the uterus. The growths can cause pain, heavy bleeding and fertility problems, and they are the leading cause of hysterectomies.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NSABB and H5N1 redactions: Biosecurity runs up against scientific endeavor

In response to recent actions of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB), which recommended that two scientific journals withhold crucial details in upcoming reports about experiments with a novel ...

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First US chief technology officer stepping down

Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down.

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Newly engineered highly transmissible H5N1 strain ignites controversy

Scientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 (commonly known as bird flu) to be readily transmitted between humans. Two perspectives being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the ...

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Real benefits of scientific research measured

Scientists have developed a new way to measure the benefits of scientific research, by looking at the difference it has made to real-life issues.

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Flu transmission work is urgent: Nature Comment

The author of an upcoming Nature paper about H5N1 argues in a Nature Comment article today that research into deadly pathogenic viruses must continue if pandemics are to be prevented. Yoshihiro Kawaoka suggests, after reviewi ...

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Researchers develop gene therapy that could correct a common form of blindness

A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene ...

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Bird flu researchers agree to 60-day halt (Update 2)

International scientists on Friday agreed to a temporary two-month halt to controversial research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans, citing global health concerns.

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