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New Findings Challenge Established Views About Human Genome
London UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2007The ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE), an international research consortium organised by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today published the results of its exhaustive, four-year effort to build a "parts list" of all biologically functional elements in 1 percent of the human genome in the journal Nature. ... more Human Activities Increasing Carbon Sequestration In Forests 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jun 15, 2007Human-caused nitrogen deposition has been indirectly "fertilizing" forests, increasing their growth and sequestering major amounts of carbon, a new study in the journal Nature suggests. The findings create a more complex view of the carbon cycle in forests, where it was already known that logging or other stand-replacement events - whether natural or not - create periods of 5-20 years when ... more China Braced For Surname Reform 
Beijing (RIA Novosti) Jun 15, 2007The Chinese Public Security Ministry has proposed changing the system of naming newborns in an effort to end confusion caused by a large number of identical surnames, the local media reported Wednesday. Currently, married people in China do not change their surname and newborns can take either of their parents' name, although it is traditional to adopt the father's surname. ... more Beijing Chokes On Illegal Straw Burning While Hong Kong Waters Drown In Rubbish 
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007The outlawed practice of burning waste straw in China's farming areas is behind the thicker than normal smog that has choked Beijing in recent days, state media reported Thursday. A satellite map showed how smoke from five provinces was blown north, causing even more pollution in Beijing's already heavily contaminated skies, Xinhua news agency reported. ... more Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Required To Avoid Dangerous Increases In Heat Stress 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 15, 2007A study led by a Purdue University researcher projects a 200 percent to 500 percent increase in the number of dangerously hot days in the Mediterranean by the end of the 21st century if the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions continues. The study found France would be subjected to the largest projected increase of high-temperature extremes. The study also showed a reduction in ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) June 13, 2007Japanese researchers said Wednesday they had developed a new system that would allow robots to learn their own communication skills and conversation patterns. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology said the system, which it described as a world first, allows robots to move beyond recognition of only certain nouns to understand even ambiguous phrases. "Robots wo ... more Wandering Poles May Explain Ups And Downs Of Ancient Mars Shoreline 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2007Berkeley geophysicists claim that a new study demolishes one of the key arguments against the past presence of large oceans on Mars. Even from Earth, a large plain surrounding the planet's north pole looks like a sediment-filled ocean basin. In the 1980s, Viking spacecraft images revealed two possible ancient shorelines near the pole, each thousands of kilometers long with features like those found in Earth's coastal regions. ... more US Military Prepared For Worst With China 
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2007China's secretive transformation of its military power leaves the United States preparing for the worst eventualities, including over Taiwan, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. About 900 Chinese missiles are in place opposite Taiwan, while China is also rolling out far more sophisticated long-range nuclear missiles, combat planes, warships and submarines, the Department of Defense official said ... more Pentagon Drops Ideology 
Arlington VA (UPI) June 13, 2007You don't need to be a defense expert to see the biggest lesson of Friday's leadership purge at the Pentagon. When you're in the military, losing wars is a bad career move. That's what America is doing in Iraq right now -- losing -- and the political system has had enough of the senior officers who presided over the debacle. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said when he took over from t ... more Livestock Virtually Fenced In 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 14, 2007A virtual fence for livestock that allows better use of pasture, protects the environment and reduces labour, is being developed by the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship using satellite technology. The project is focussed on developing an animal-friendly virtual fencing system for cattle that enables the animals to be confined without using fixed fences. At this stage in the development of what ... more |
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Seoul (UPI) June 12, 2007Challenged by China's push to tap into North Korea's natural resources, South Korea wants to speed up economic cooperation with Pyongyang. But the efforts are unlikely to bear fruit in the near future as a key project of swapping manufacturing raw materials for mineral exploration rights has been stalled over the protracted nuclear standoff. The two Koreas signed a deal in 2005 under which ... more Rove Beetles Act As Warning Signs For Clear-Cutting Consequences 
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jun 14, 2007New research from the University of Alberta and the Canadian Forest Service has revealed the humble rove beetle may actually have a lot to tell us about the effects of harvesting on forests species. Rove beetles can be used as indicators of clear-cut harvesting and regeneration practices and can be used as an example as to how species react to harvesting. It has been found that after an area of ... more Study Shows Lizard Moms Dress Their Children For Success 
Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2007Mothers know best when it comes to dressing their children, at least among side-blotched lizards, a common species in the western United States. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found that female side-blotched lizards are able to induce different color patterns in their offspring in response to social cues, "dressing" their progeny in patterns they will wear for the ... more Spanish Fenosa To Invest In Latin American Renewables 
Madrid (AFP) June 13, 2007The third biggest Spanish power company, Union Fenosa, said Wednesday it will invest 1.65 billion euros (2.20 billion dollars) over five years to develop renewable energy resources in Latin America. The investment would raise the firm's renewable energy capacity in Latin America to 1,400 megawatts from the current 900 megawatts, it said in a statement. Wind projects will account for 55 per ... more China Says Mining To Be Curbed In Tibet 
Beijing (AFP) June 13, 2007Chinese authorities in Tibet will ban mining of gold and some other resources to ease environmental fears stoked by a new railway line to the once-remote region, state media said Wednesday. The mining of mercury, arsenic and peat also will be banned under a plan being formulated by the mountainous region's Land and Resources Department, Xinhua news agency reported. "Mercury and arsenic min ... more
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