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Judge in Pirate Bay trial may have been biased

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

A Swedish judge who found four men guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay may have been biased and a retrial may be ordered, legal experts said Thursday.





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Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine ...


New study shows rise in drug resistance of dangerous infection in US hospitals

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter, a dangerous type of bacteria that is becoming increasingly common in U.S. hospitals. This ...


Birds Play an Important Role in the Spread of Lyme Disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 18 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The range of Lyme disease is spreading in North America and it appears that birds play a significant role by transporting the Lyme disease bacterium over long distances, a new study by the Yale School of ...


Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

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Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over our use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, Newcastle University scientists have found.


Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Biology / Ecology

created 21 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.


2/3 of Australians unlikely to get vaccinated against swine flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 21 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia risks a serious swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) outbreak with two-thirds (65 per cent) of unprotected Australians stating they're unlikely to get vaccinated against the disease in the next 12 months, according ...


Do computers understand art?

Do computers understand art?

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 21 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition ...


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Hatchery-raised salmon too crowded

Biology / Ecology

created 23 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Every year, large amounts of hatchery-raised young salmonids are released into Swedish rivers and streams to compensate for losses in natural production. Butthese fish generally survive poorly in the wild. ...


Britain bans 'legal high' drugs

Medicine & Health / Health

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.


Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability

Medicine & Health / Other

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either defeated bills to legalize assisted suicide or have passed laws explicitly banning it and only ...



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