Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric…
Month: April 2009
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Prenatal Exposure To Hong Kong Flu Associated With Reduced Intelligence In Adulthood
The Hong Kong flu pandemic was responsible for more than 700,000 deaths worldwide in the…
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Mars Rover Spirit Healthy, But Computer Reboots Raise Concerns
The team operating NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is examining data received from Spirit in…
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Liver Disease: It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking, According To Researchers
Where there is life there is hope and it is never too late to stop…
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‘Two-handed’ Marine Microbes Point To New Method For Isolating Harmful Forms Of Chemicals
Scientists studying how marine bacteria move have discovered that a sharp variation in water current…
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Gene Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy Shows Promise Beyond Safety
Researchers have cleared a safety hurdle in efforts to develop a gene therapy for a…
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All Octopuses Are Venomous: Could Lead To Drug Discovery
Once thought to be only the realm of the blue-ringed octopus, researchers have now shown…
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US DOJ requests more time for Microsoft oversight (AP)
AP – The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to extend its watch over…
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Intel Rivals Gang up to Make Mobile Chips (PC World)
PC World – A host of chip makers, including IBM, on Thursday announced a partnership…
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Creating a Public Nuisance with Insecure Web Sites
Thousands of Web sites that were cited last year for harboring security flaws that could…