A UNESCO panel of scientists, philosophers, lawyers and government ministers called Monday for a halt to genetic "editing" of the human germline, warning of the danger of tampering with hereditary traits that could lead to ...
Biotechnology
Oct 5, 2015
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Customer credit and debit card numbers may have been stolen at seven Trump hotels after its payment systems were hacked for over a year.
Security
Oct 5, 2015
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In 2017 a private moon landing could make news. If the mission is successful, said GeekWire, Moon Express could become the first privately backed venture to achieve a soft lunar landing.
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows that a technology used in thousands of laboratories, called gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), fundamentally alters the samples it analyzes.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 5, 2015
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Scientists estimate that we are losing species at 1,000-times the natural background rate.
Ecology
Oct 5, 2015
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Past research as well as conventional wisdom about the use of humor by leaders suggests that positive humor should result in happier subordinates who are satisfied with their jobs. Conventional wisdom also suggests that leaders ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2015
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Rats exposed to frequent physical, social, and predatory stress during adolescence solved problems and foraged more efficiently under high-threat conditions in adulthood compared with rats that developed without stress, according ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2015
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Google's new parent company hit the stock market on Monday with an inked credo to "Do the right thing"—a spin on the founding principle "Don't be evil."
Business
Oct 5, 2015
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Operators of nuclear power plants worldwide are "struggling" to adapt to the increasing and potentially dangerous threat of cyber attacks, a report warned Monday.
Security
Oct 5, 2015
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Good news for the Leslie Knopes, Lisa Simpsons and other civic-minded strivers of the world: New research from a University of Illinois expert in social network analysis indicates that people who participate in voluntary ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2015
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