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April 01, 2013

Researchers successfully map fountain of youth
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Apr 01, 2013
In collaboration with an international research team, University of Copenhagen researchers have for the first time mapped telomerase, an enzyme which has a kind of rejuvenating effect on normal cell ageing. The findings have just been published in Nature Genetics and are a step forward in the fight against cancer. Mapping the cellular fountain of youth - telomerase. This is one of the results of a major research project involving more than 1,000 researchers worldwide, four years of hard work, DKK ... read more

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China to launch high-res Earth-observation satellite China will launch the first satellite for its high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency revealed Thursday. Examinations of the satellite and its carrier rocket ... more		Outside View: Transboundary rivers treaty Washington's global footprint, particularly since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. diplomacy, frequently accompanied by military forces, has been greatly expanded in new regions, from North Africa through the Middle East to Central Asia. ... more		Breakthrough process converts CO2 and electricity into protein-rich food Floating solar panels could advance US energy goals Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasma		Pakistani women face road blocks to vote With Pakistan facing landmark general elections May 11, cultural bars on women voting are so entrenched in conservative parts of the country that thousands of women are unlikely to vote, interviews show. ... more
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Half of Indonesians at risk of landslides: official More than half of Indonesia's population live in areas at risk of landslides, an official said Thursday, with traditional farming methods blamed for the widespread vulnerability. ... more		Argentine growers face crippling tax hikes Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is headed for another confrontation with farmers after the government announced hefty increases in taxes on grain exporters. ... more		Kyiv says Ukraine missiles hit army radars in Russia Planet expands high-resolution imaging with Pelican-2 and SuperDoves NKorea warns of responding 'more intensively' to US drills with South Korea, Japan		Snow impact on Wales farmers 'urgent' The Welsh government says dealing with the effects of a devastating March snowstorm on livestock farmers has been elevated to an "urgent priority." ... more
				Canada pulls out of UN drought convention Canada said Thursday it is pulling out of a UN convention that fights drought, mostly in Africa, becoming the only nation to walk away from a pact that Ottawa says is a waste of money. ... more		WWF says Chinese 'river pig' close to extinction China's wild finless porpoises are heading toward extinction, a conservation group said Thursday, with the dolphin-like animals now rarer than the giant panda. ... more

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Tibetan envoy says China can end immolations

EU condemns Russia rights crackdown

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China 'two-child policy' town shows scope for reform

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China jails 20 in restive Xinjiang region

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China lashes out at US technology restrictions

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