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Probing Question: Should society regulate reproductive technologies?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2009 |
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It is not generally considered polite to ask people how their children were conceived. We tend to view reproduction as a private matter, something that happens behind closed doors, and stays there. But recent ...
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Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.
Google to target ads based on Web surfing habits
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests.
WHO raises its tally of swine flu cases to 236
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization has increased its tally of confirmed swine flu cases around the world to 236 from 148.
Student warned over Facebook site wooing prospect
Apr 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- College sports fans, be careful of the company you keep on Facebook. You might get yourself - and the program you support - in trouble.
Health insurers offer another concession
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The health insurance industry has offered to end its practice of charging higher premiums to women.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu case found in Canada
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection.
DNA pioneer appeals for cuts to criminal database
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material that ...
Scientists use Brownian Motion to Explore How Birds Flock Together
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How do thousands of fish swim together in giant schools, seemingly moving as a single body? Flocks of birds, herds of beasts, and a variety of other animals in nature seem to share this same ...
Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wikipedia says it is testing a new method for curbing false information on pages devoted to individual people.
Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services.
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