World environment ministers agree to work towards a legally binding, international treaty on mercury pollution.
Month: February 2009
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Internet Accelerates Results, as Facebook Saga Shows
One of the most commonly quoted phrases of the electronic age is author Marshall McLuhan’s…
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Palm Pre May Be a Sprint Exclusive Through 2009
Sprint Nextel has exclusive U.S. rights to sell Palm’s Pre smartphone until the end of…
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Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support For Suicide Attacks
While the relationship between religion and popular support for suicide attacks is a topic of…
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Two-step Chemical Process Turns Raw Biomass Into Biofuel
Taking a chemical approach, researchers have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in…
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Gene Mutation Increases Drug Toxicity, Rejection Risk In Pediatric Kidney Transplants
Screening for mutations in a gene that helps the body metabolize a kidney transplant anti-rejection…
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Dendritic Cells As New Player In Arteries And Heart Valves
In 1973, Ralph M. Steinman launched a new scientific discipline when he published his discovery…
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High-fat Diets Inflame Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels, Contribute To Heart Disease
A new study shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of…
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Coastal Wetlands In Eastern U.S. Disappearing
While the nation as a whole gained freshwater wetlands from 1998 to 2004, a new…
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Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerable To Attack
Security companies are warning of a vulnerability in two Adobe programs that could allow hackers…