As the world’s most popular social-networking site, Facebook has more data on us than any…
Month: May 2010
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Internet Filters Are OK, Says Wash. Supreme Court
Public libraries’ refusal to disable content-blocking Internet filters for adult patrons does not run afoul…
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Web Goes Truly Global with First Non-Latin URLs
Three Mideast countries have become the first to get Internet addresses entirely in non-Latin characters….
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Pay-for-performance programs may worsen medical disparities, study finds
Rewarding primary care physicians for providing better care to patients could end up widening medical…
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Bugging out: Researchers help track wayward pests through mapping
Tracking invasive pests around the world is the job of an international team of researchers,…
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New adult malnutrition strategies could improve diagnosis and treatment
A new consensus statement on adult malnutrition suggests classifying patients in three categories related to…
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Quality of a tomato depends more on temperature than on natural light
Researchers questioned the generally held belief that the quality of tomatoes depends primarily on their…
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How viruses manipulate host cells by means of molecular mimics
Viruses can hide from the immune system by using small RNAs to silence the expression…
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Biologists link gut microbial equilibrium to inflammatory bowel disease
We are not alone — even in our own bodies. The human gut houses 100…
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“Idol” creator Fuller marks iTunes milestone (Reuters)
Reuters – “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller on Monday marked a digital music milestone, and…