Just in case you thought the Mark Hurd melodrama at Hewlett-Packard had played itself out,…
Month: August 2010
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FileMaker Go Gives iPad a Strong, Sharp Number Cruncher
For managing personal information on the iPad, it’s hard to beat Bento, a database application…
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Diggs, Damn Diggs and Censorship: R.I.P. Linux?
It’s not often that wildfires spread from other parts of the blogosphere into the main…
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Hurd Follows Fiorina and Learns Karma Is a Bitch
I spent last week on Mark Hurd’s firing, er involuntary resignation, and watched the backstory…
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Adversity in childhood can increase risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, research shows
Early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened…
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Trojan Horse attack on native lupine: Tiny mice advance under of invasive beachgrass to feast on seeds of endangered plant
At Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, Calif., a fierce battle is taking place…
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Preclinical inquiry into one mutation sheds light on addiction and a birth defect
When a certain protein is mutated or missing, symptoms of the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome…
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Making sense of space dust: Researchers explore solar system’s origins
The chemical breakdown of minerals that may be lurking in space dust soon will be…
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Promising results of gene therapy to treat diseases of the eye
The easy accessibility of the eye and the established link between specific genetic defects and…
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Solution to beading-saliva mystery has practical purposes
Researchers have discovered precisely why strands of some fluids containing long molecules called polymers form…