A series of well-orchestrated wireless phone-based phishing attacks against several financial institutions last week illustrates…
Month: March 2008
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Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure, Study Shows
Transcendental meditation is an effective treatment for controlling high blood pressure with the added benefit…
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Insecticide Combo Delivers Knockout Punch
A cocktail of insecticides containing a plant protein and a common insecticide may be more…
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Fight Against Obesity: Increase Cells’ Energy Consumption With Mitochondrial Uncoupling?
With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight…
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Majestic Lesser Flamingos Survive In Contaminated Indian Waters
Researchers are investigating the remarkable survival of birds in contaminated Indian waters. Ecologists are setting…
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Coolest Winter Since 2001 For U.S., Globe, According To NOAA Data
The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December…
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How Antibiotic Resistant Bugs Became Resistant To Penicillin, And How Penicillin Could Work Again
New research has uncovered exactly how the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae has become resistant to the…
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Exploring A ‘Lost’ City Of The Mycenaeans
Along an isolated, rocky stretch of Greek shoreline, researchers are unlocking the secrets of a…
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Red Hat Buys Amentra (PC World)
PC World – Red Hat has purchased Amentra, an IT consulting firm with open-source expertise,…
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Nasa’s chief talks new approach
Nasa boss Mike Griffin says his agency will do less Mars exploration in future and…