Study finds the effects of population aging have been exaggerated
Due to increasing life-spans and improved health many populations are 'aging' more slowly than conventional measures indicate.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2010
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Global health vs. global wealth: Looming choice for health firms in developing countries
The lure of greater profits elsewhere in the world may divert bio-pharmaceutical firms in developing countries from the creation and distribution of affordable drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for illnesses of local concern, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 9, 2010
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Researchers expand yeast's sugary diet to include plant fiber
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, researchers have taken genes from grass-eating fungi and stuffed them into yeast, creating strains that produce alcohol from tough plant material - cellulose - that normal ...
Biotechnology
Sep 9, 2010
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In order to save biodiversity, society’s behaviour must change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Leading conservationists warn that in order to save biodiversity, society's behaviour must change.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2010
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Main climate threat from CO2 sources yet to be built
Scientists have warned that avoiding dangerous climate change this century will require steep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. New energy-efficient or carbon-free technologies can help, but what about the power plants, cars, ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2010
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Bionic speech recognition
As speech recognition systems become more commonplace - on the computer desktop top, at the call centre and even in the car - it is increasingly important to ensure that the voice signal is as clear as possible before it ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 9, 2010
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Giant telescope to survey galaxies from Mexican volcano
A giant telescope, 50 meters (164 feet) across, will this year start unraveling mysteries of the birth and death of galaxies up to 14,000 light years away, from atop a Mexican volcano.
Astronomy
Sep 9, 2010
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Adobe shares soar on Apple announcement
Adobe shares soared on Thursday after Apple appeared to open the door for programs converted from Adobe's popular Flash video software to run on the iPhone and other Apple devices.
Business
Sep 9, 2010
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ARM unveils Cortex-A15 MPcore processor
ARM today introduced the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor that delivers a 5x performance improvement over today’s advanced smartphone processors, within a comparable energy footprint. In advanced infrastructure applications ...
Hardware
Sep 9, 2010
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Improving DNA analysis
DNA analysis is poised to experience a significant advancement thanks to the work of a Texas A&M University chemical engineer, who has discovered a way to achieve more effective separation of DNA fragments.
Biochemistry
Sep 9, 2010
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