A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may also retard the growth of fluid-filled cysts…
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New risk factor for developing breast cancer: DNA methylation modification to BRCA1 gene
Medical researchers have identified a new risk factor for developing breast cancer. The risk factor…
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Quantum computers easier to build: Can tolerate faulty or missing components, researchers say
Quantum computers should be much easier to build than previously thought, because they can still…
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Researchers Take Down Koobface Servers (PC World)
PC World – Security researchers, working with law enforcement and Internet service providers, have disrupted…
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Justin Bieber’s new song, “Pray”, debuts online (Reuters)
Reuters – “Pray,” the only new track on Justin Bieber’s forthcoming acoustic effort “My Worlds…
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Leaks Expose Rebirth of Microsoft Kin Not-So-Smartphone (PC World)
PC World – Two feature-challenged smartphones designed by Microsoft for younger mobile users look like…
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Google and Facebook rivalry takes centerstage (Reuters)
Reuters – The technology industry’s latest rivalry takes centerstage next week when Internet powers Google…
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Kyrgyzstan: Fast Melting Glaciers Threaten Biodiversity
Inter Press Service: Kyrgyzstan’s glaciers are receding at what scientists say is an alarming rate,…
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Film on climate change bad boy says ‘Cool It’ over panic
Agence France-Presse: Humanity has what it takes to adapt to global warming and there’s no…
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Rock-burning, sea-zapping geoengineering may help fight climate change
Asian News International: Rocks that suck carbon dioxide out of the air could be key…