Up to now virtual reality has proved cumbersome as a design tool, but European researchers…
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Prototype Test For Predicting Clinical Outcome For Melanoma Patients
Investigators have developed a test to predict whether a patient will progress rapidly from Stage…
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Maelstrom Quashes Jumping Genes
Scientists have known for decades that genes called transposons can jump around the genome in…
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Experiments Could Lead To New Treatments For Neuroblastoma
Based on cell-culture and animal experiments, researchers believe they’ve found a critical weakness in neuroblastoma…
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Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records In NASA-Tested Suit
Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month…
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For Customers, There’s No Need To Suffer in Silence
Have you been bumped from a flight? Belittled by a hotel clerk? Or stewed in…
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Microsoft ‘Surface’ Computer Has Touch of Future
Microsoft Corp. is putting its touchy-feely side to the test at the Sheraton Hotel. The…
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eBay Steps Up Its Asian-Expansion Plans
Electronic commerce giant eBay is stepping up overseas expansion efforts, making good on pledges that…
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Yahoo Selects New Board Members
Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel…
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Teen Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
A 19-year-old Cheyenne, Wyoming man pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom Wednesday in connection with…