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Latest Space Tourist Gets His Money's Worth
The world's latest space tourist said he's gotten his money's worth on Monday.
Saudi supercomputer lures researchers
A new science and technology university in Saudi Arabia will house one of the world's largest supercomputers and it is helping lure top researchers to the conservative desert state.
Opinion: Your DNA - dirty deeds done dirt cheap?
With personalised DNA sequencing becoming an affordable reality, Dr Roger Kalla questions the policies and laws in place to cope with this new brave world.
Mike Dubron: a firefighter who created a cancer support network
Mike Dubron Santa Clarita, 45, a firefighter paramedic with the air operations section, L.A. County Fire Department.
Sparse plug-ins for electric cars spark creativity
(AP) -- Owning an electric vehicle requires more than global-cooling ambitions. It takes guile, planning, sharp vision, a silver tongue - and a 50-foot extension cord. Steve Bernheim knows...
Dubai opens Mideast's largest annual IT show
The Middle East's largest information technology event, Gitex Technology Week 2008, opened Sunday in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.
White House rivals offer tweaks for troubled US health care
The United States is the only rich industrial nation with no universal health care -- and whoever wins the race for the White House, it's likely to stay that way,...
Intelligent Programs Protect Your Computer Environment
Scientists have developed a system capable of detecting computer intrusions and automatically deciding the best response.
Social networking sites told to warn users of weak privacy controls
Social networking websites were urged Friday to warn users about the low level of protection given to their profiles at a Council of Europe-organised conference on the issue.
Ecuador: new constitution bans GMO and biotechnology
The new Ecuadorian Constitution has declared the country GMO free and will enforce strict rules to regulate the use and development of modern biotechnologies.
FDA opening offices in China, India
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is opening offices in China, India, Europe and Latin America in a bid to improve product safety.
VIDEO: Poaching in Kenya Worsens
The slumping tourism industry in Kenya is having a negative impact on efforts to fight poaching in the country's scenic Maasai Mara.
Former director of UCLA's Willed Body Program pleads guilty to cadaver scheme
Henry Reid was indicted by a grand jury in May on charges of selling body parts to a businessman who resold them to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital research companies. ...
Ignoring forest dwellers' rights will be costly, report predicts
Deforestation plans will fail unless habitation rights are considered.
Iraq's PM slams top US soldier over Iran comments
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister said in remarks aired Friday that the top U.S. commander in Iraq "risked his position" by alleging Iran was trying...
Tulane University Gets $400,000 Grant for Global Health Education
Tulane University uses $400,000 grant to create new Global Health Education program.
Canadian traditions: Hockey, double doubles ... and video games?
Video games - now a billion-dollar staple of Canada's high-technology industry - began a quarter century ago in the homes of a few young entrepreneurs.
Italian scientists assail pope's dig on 'easy money' research
Italian scientists Friday reacted angrily to Pope Benedict XVI's assertion that researchers are tempted by "easy money" at a time when universities and research institutes face budget cuts.
EU seeks tougher rules on illegal logging
The European Commission on Friday proposed tighter rules against illegal logging aimed at fighting climate change and protecting forests across the world.
Healthy Foods more Expensive than Junk Foods
(PhysOrg.com) -- Healthy foods are rising in price faster than their less healthy alternatives. This is the finding of research published in the October issue of Australian and New Zealand...
N.L. turns to ad campaign to give its side in nurses dispute
The provincial government has countered stepped-up efforts by the nurses union to end a bargaining impasse, announcing a public advertising campaign so people in Newfoundland and Labrador can "have an...
Facebook seeking music deal: report
Facebook is looking to add music services to its social networking site and is discussing deals with several parties to counter a recent offering from rival MySpace, according to a...
Russian Prime Minister Tracks Dog from Space
Prime Minister Putin tests a GPS-like collar on his dog Koni.
Islamic countries to get own science citation index
An Islamic Citation Centre is to be set up by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to promote research excellence in the region.
Smell Of Smoke Does Not Trigger Relapse In Quitters, New Research Shows
Research into tobacco dependence has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any more likely to relapse than those who find it...
Medical Textbooks Use White, Heterosexual Men As A 'Universal Model'
Images of white men predominate in western anatomy textbooks, which present them as a "universal model" of the human being. This is the main conclusion of a study that has...
CRTC delays ruling on Bell's throttling
Bell Canada Inc. will continue throttling the internet speeds of its smaller competitors for at least another few weeks as the CRTC has again delayed its decision on whether the...
Big Chinese dairies discuss fate of company at heart of scandal
Five of China's major dairy companies met in Beijing on Friday to discuss the fate of the company at the centre of the country's tainted milk scandal.