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Open data for agriculture meeting focuses on global food security
Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is organizing the meeting on behalf of the United States for members of the G-8 and interested parties. I bet that...Tags: Science, Agriculture, Research, Summits, Science and Technology
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The red herring of human gene patents
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....
Tags: Herring, Erythropoietin, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
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Don't Hate on Zach Braff - Rage Against Kickstarter's Perry Chen
ReutersApr 27 (TheWrap.com) - I like Zach Braff. After a very successful theater career in Chicago I moved to L.A. in 2004 to take it to the next level. I took the first job in show business I could find, which ended only being an usher at the Arclight Cinema in...Tags: Celebrities, Music, Elections, Spider-Man (movie), San Diego Comic-Con International
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Broward students impress Obama with bicycle invention
What started out as a science assignment turned into a political science lesson on Monday, as two Northeast High students got President Barack Obama to try out their bicycle-powered invention. Obama "test drove" the project, created by about 30 students...Tags: American Red Cross, Students, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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E! adds six new series, announces a hefty development slate
Even with its prized dynasty -- the Kardashians -- procreating enough to supply E! with programming for years to come, the network continues to beef up its slate: It will add six new series and 10 specials in the coming months, with subjects ranging...Tags: Religion and Belief, Celebrities, Diane Warren, Soups, Eric Decker
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Head: Oakland Park students head to White House to showcase invention to President Obama
Two students from Oakland Park’s Northeast High traveled to the third annual White House Science Fair on Monday to showcase their Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam project to President Obama. According to a news release, the students were among...
Tags: University of Florida, Science, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Science and Technology
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Margaret Atwood connects across the lines
Atwood will appear at the Festival of Books in conversation with Michael Silverblatt at 11 a.m. on Saturday. More information: latimes.com/festivalofbooks If you want a sense of how Margaret Atwood operates, you could do a lot worse than to watch her...
Tags: Literature, Electronics, Science and Technology, Authors, Toronto (Canada)
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Prizing success in aerospace innovation
The future economic growth and competitiveness of the United States depends on our capacity to innovate. Many ideas have emerged from government, industry and academia regarding how best to inspire and support innovation. But nothing spurs creativity...
Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Transportation, Science, Teaching and Learning, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Supreme Court critical of patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices said Monday they were highly skeptical of the idea that a company or a scientist can hold a patent on human genes and prevent others from testing or using them. “What about the first person who found a...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry, Science, Justice and Rights, Medical Research
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Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable? The answer appeared to be "no" during Monday's oral arguments. The justices...
Tags: Sports, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Biology, Medical Specialization
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Supreme Court to consider validity of patents on genes
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will hear an appeal Monday from breast cancer patients and medical researchers who say the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made a mistake when it granted a Utah company an exclusive right to profit from testing genes...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Science, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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