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Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2007Legislation currently pending in Congress would prohibit researchers from patenting genes, but experts disagree on whether such a measure would help or hinder healthcare innovation. By granting patents for human genes, some experts argue the government encourages invention and discovery by rewarding researchers. It also leads to investments in businesses that own patents and prevents free riders ... more Kenyan Tribe Of Honey-Hunters Fights Extinction 
Kiangwe, Kenya (AFP) July 10, 2007The marginalisation of Kenya's Boni tribe, known for their unique tradition of whistling to birds that guide them to honey, has raised fears that their mellifluous song will soon be silenced. With little or no access to health care and other resources, the Boni's ranks have steadily dwindled and the tribe is now on the verge of extinction. The semi-nomadic Hamitic tribe nestled between the India ... more Cold Front Assists Deadly Forest Fires Raging In Western US 
Los Angeles (AFP) July 10, 2007A cold weather front was helping to quell wildfires across several western US states on Tuesday but authorities warned the risk of further blazes across the region remained high. US Forest Service officials said a fire in California's Inyo National Forest that has scorched more than 35,000 acres (14,164 hectares) was 80 percent contained as clouds and higher humidity levels came to the aid of fi ... more Cheap Fuel Or Pricey Food 
Le Bugue, France (UPI) July 09, 2007Keep an eye on your household budget as we move away from fossil fuels and towards grain extracts to keep our cars on the road. What you may save at the gas pump you are likely to have to spend in the supermarket. Last week, a study from the OECD -- the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development -- and the FAO, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that biofuel ... more Head Of US Hurricane Agency Ousted In Storm Of Controversy 
Miami (AFP) July 09, 2007The head of the high-profile US National Hurricane Center (NHC) was ousted on Monday following a storm of controversy over his harsh criticism of his employers and a near-mutiny by forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the center's parent agency, on Monday announced the appointment of a new NHC director to replace the controversial Bill Proenza, who had only been name ... more |
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Sao Paulo (AFP) Jul 11, 2007President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday relaunched the country's nuclear program, promising to complete a nuclear submarine and a third atomic power plant both mothballed 20 years ago. "Brazil could rank among those few nations in the world with a command of uranium enrichment technology, and I think we will be more highly valued as a nation -- as the power we wish to be," Lula said at th ... more New Catalyst May Revolutionize Biodiesel Production 
Ames IA (SPX) Jul 11, 2007Line up 250 billion of Victor Lin's nanospheres and you've traveled a meter. But those particles - and just the right chemistry filling the channels that run through them - could make a big difference in biodiesel production. They could make production cheaper, faster and less toxic. They could produce a cleaner fuel and a cleaner glycerol co-product. And they could be used in existing biodiesel ... more Energy Company Under Fire For Covering Up Nuclear Plant Problem 
Berlin (AFP) Jul 08, 2007German authorities on Sunday slammed Swedish energy giant Vattenfall Europe for waiting several days to declare problems at a nuclear power plant in northern Germany. The Brunsbuettel plant in the state of Schleswig-Holstein had to be temporarily shut down on June 28 because its capacity was overloaded. Though this was reported, the company failed to inform government authorities that prob ... more Wyle And ARES Sign Teaming Agreement To Pursue Nuclear Energy Industry Business 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2007Wyle Laboratories and ARES Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to jointly pursue commercial nuclear equipment qualification optimization programs for new nuclear power plant construction and U.S. Department of Energy facilities with the goal of significantly reducing costs to its customers. Cost savings will be achieved through use of historical data contained within proprietary da ... more Rice Exudes Confidence Of Wrapping Up The Nuke Deal By Year End 
Washington (ANI) Jul 01, 2007US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed confidence of finalisation of the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy cooperation by the end of this year. Speaking at the 32nd anniversary celebrations of the United States India Business Council (USIBC) on Wednesday, Rice said: "But with will and determination and more hard work to do, I am certain that we will reach final agreement and be in a ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jul 10, 2007China adopted a new standard Sunday for tap water quality to better protect its population against a series of hidden dangers, state media said. "In some of China's cities, water supply has been contaminated and residents are threatened with unsafe water," Zhang Chengyu, an official with the Ministry of Health, told the Xinhua news agency. The current standard, issued in 1985, is outdated ... more Research Explores Link Between Pesticides And Colony Collapse Disorder 
Pullman, WA (SPX) Jul 10, 2007The sudden disappearance of honey bees in many parts of the country might be related to pesticide exposure, according to Washington State University entomologist Walter (Steve) Sheppard. Beekeepers have struggled as hives have failed soon after the bees embark on their pollen-gathering season. In what has become known as "colony collapse disorder," honey bees leave the hive and don't return. ... more Studying The Garbage Of The Modern Ocean 
Kingston, Canada (SPX) Jul 10, 2007Graduate student Bryson Robertson sets sail Sunday from La Paz, Mexico on a unique and potentially life-altering journey in pursuit of his PhD. Over the next three years, the Civil Engineering student from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario will sail around the world to study ocean garbage and the health of coral reefs, documenting among other things the huge amount of debris that washes up ... more Inventing Protein 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 10, 2007Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this success, a new Biodesign Institute research team, led by John Chaput, is now trying to mimic the process of Darwinian evolution in the laboratory by evolving new proteins from scratch. Using new tricks of molecul ... more Tracking Down The First Steps Of Life On Earth 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2007One of the biggest puzzles in biology is also one of the principal challenges for astrobiology. Just how did life emerge on Earth and under what conditions it might arise on other planetary bodies? This is an area of research that is still highly speculative but there are clues available from the careful analysis of what we know of life on Earth today. Buried deep in the cell are chemical fossil ... more
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