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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2008Volcanic vents in the deep ocean are home to hyperthermophiles, single-celled organisms that grow in temperatures of 80 to 113 degrees C (176 to 235 degrees F). Hyperthermophiles have an ancient lineage, and may represent the earliest life to appear on our planet. Some scientists therefore believe that hydrothermal vents could be the birthplace for life on Earth. Mike Russell of NASA's Jet ... more UN official says climate change pact on troubled path 
Singapore (AFP) April 22, 2008Agreement on a new climate change treaty could run the risk of failure at talks in Copenhagen next year if governments do not narrow their differences, a top UN environmental official said Tuesday. The result of this month's talks in Bangkok to discuss commitments to a road map for battling global warming did not bode well in the run-up to the 2009 meeting, said Achim Steiner, executive ... more Somalia faces worst crisis since 1990s from war and drought: UN 
Geneva (AFP) April 22, 2008Somalia risks plunging into its worst humanitarian catastrophe since the early 1990s as the twin threats of war and drought put millions of lives in danger, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Two and a half million people are in urgent need of assistance amid renewed heavy fighting in the capital Mogadishu and the worst drought for a decade, the UN's Office for the Coordination of ... more Shanghai begins anti-mosquito drive ahead of Games: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2008Shanghai has launched a 10-day campaign to clear the city of mosquitoes, state media said Tuesday, to ensure competitors in Olympic football matches do not suffer too many bites. Measures include placing mosquito-luring cages and jars around the city and spraying pesticides on fountains or ponds, Xinhua news agency reported. "April is a vital period for mosquito control efforts," Leng ... more Patients get heart valve without surgery 
Chicago, April 22, 2008 U.S. cardiologists say they've developed a transcatheter heart valve replacement procedure for congenital heart disease that eliminates open-chest surgery. The interventional cardiologists from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago -- one of three sites participating in the study of minimally invasive pulmonic valve replacement -- said they successfully implanted the first three ... more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2008Ice cores are essential for climate research, because they represent the only archive which allows direct measurements of atmospheric composition and greenhouse gas concentrations in the past. Using novel isotopic studies, scientists from the European Project for Ice Coring In Antarctica (EPICA) were now able to identify the most important processes responsible for changes in natural methane ... more London summit tackles 'tsunami' of rising food prices 
London (AFP) April 22, 2008The world faces a "silent tsunami" of soaring food prices and more must be done to help secure future supply, the UN food agency said Tuesday as experts gathered in London for a special summit on the problem. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said an extra 100 million people who previously did not require help could now not afford to buy food. It said the soaring prices ... more Contaminated blood thinner from China is in 11 countries: report 
New York (AFP) April 22, 2008A contaminated blood thinner from China linked to 81 deaths in the United States is present in drug supplies in 11 countries, the New York Times said Tuesday, citing federal regulators. The US Food and Drug Administration Monday sent a warning letter to Changzhou SPL, the Chinese plant identified as the source of contaminated heparin sold by Baxter International in the United States, the ... more Chinese and Vietnam foodstuffs recalled 
Washington, April 22, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Ying Feng-brand dried bulbus lily and dried snow fungus and Golden Girl-brand sweetened ginger. The FDA said the products, sold in uncoded clear plastic containers and distributed nationwide by the Fine Land Corp. of Brooklyn, N.Y., contain undeclared sulfites, posing a health risk to people allergic to sulfites. ... more Analysis: Indonesian-U.S. bird flu sharing 
Washington, April 22, 2008 A row involving Indonesia, the United States and the World Health Organization over the sharing of bird flu virus samples is jeopardizing the global early warning system for a potential influenza pandemic and putting lives at risk, say experts and officials. The row centers on the issue of profits made by multinational pharmaceutical companies from vaccines developed using the samples. ... more |
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Rome (AFP) April 21, 2008France said Tuesday it planned to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in solar energy and in technology for "capturing" and storing carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, preventing them from being released into the atmosphere. The two countries would set up a joint top-level technical group in Paris by July, French Energy Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told reporters on the sidelines of the ... more IEF expresses 'concern' over high oil prices 
Rome (AFP) April 22, 2008Ministers from 74 countries attending the International Energy Forum here expressed "concern" Tuesday at high oil prices, which topped a record 119 dollars. "Ministers expressed concerns over the current level of oil prices," the IEF said in a final statement issued after three days of talks. "Oil prices should be at levels that are acceptable to producers and consumers to ensure global ... more Analysis: EU and Central Asian gas 
Washington, April 22, 2008 The European Union, gazing hungrily at Central Asia's vast oil and natural gas deposits, has long sought to weaken Russia's grip over Caspian exports. Now the EU has succeeded in getting its nose under the Turkmen tent, and in Moscow Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller must be drowning his sorrows, as Russia provides about 40 percent of the EU's natural gas imports. On April 9 ... more Rockwell Collins Delivers 200,000th DAGR And 40,000th GPS Engine 
Coralville IA (SPX) Apr 22, 2008Rockwell Collins has announced it has delivered 200,000 Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receivers (DAGR) for use by U.S. and international warfighters, and has reached the 40,000 unit sales milestone for its Global Positioning System (GPS) engine for the U.S. Army's Ground Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM) program. The announcement took place at a recognition event ... more Locate Your Place In The Exciting Field Of GIS 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Apr 22, 2008In existence since 1962, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are really coming into their own today. And not just in your car's GPS system or your cell phone's tracking capabilities. GIS is finding applications throughout science, government, business, and industry, from regional and community planning, architecture, and transportation to public health, crime mapping, and national defense. ... more
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