Entomologists have used a tiny wasp to help nearly eradicate the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major…
Month: March 2008
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First Sex Chromosome Gene Involved In Meiosis And Male Infertility Identified
A team of veterinary researchers have identified a gene on the X chromosome, which when…
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Obesity Study Sheds Light On How Genetics Affect Risk And Onset Of Common Diseases
Scientists have detailed a major mechanism through which genetic factors contribute to major public health…
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Card Numbers Stolen During Authorization Process
A large East Coast supermarket chain is the latest victim of a major data breach,…
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Botnet Scams Inundate the Internet
Two days after actor Heath Ledger died, e-mails began moving across the Internet purportedly carrying…
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Student Claims to Have Cracked Smartcard Encryption
A University of Virginia graduate student and two fellow hackers say they have cracked the…
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Net Video Ads: Attention Vs. Annoyance
Frank Harper is well aware that all those free video clips on the Internet come…
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Apple’s Icarus Effect
Just as those living in shiny houses of self-righteous glass often end up surrounded by…
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Consensus Grows on Eventual Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
Microsoft’s offer to buy Yahoo will most likely succeed, but it may not be the…
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Yahoo Releases Rosy Forecast
Yahoo Inc. has released a rosy outlook for the next two years, hoping to give…