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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: Biology, Cambridge (England), Prostate Cancer, Science and Technology, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
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The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.
"I don't think there were any newspaper articles about it or anything...Tags: National Government, NASA, Kyoto (Japan), The Pope, Weather
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AstraZeneca closes in on site for new home in Cambridge
Reuters* Drugmaker eyes Cambridge Biomedical Campus - sources * Relocation centrepiece of new CEO's restructuring plan * New research centre and corporate HQ to cost some $500 mln By Ben Hirschler and Tom Bill LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is...Tags: Biology, Cambridge (England), Science and Technology, Nobel Prize Awards, Elizabeth II
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Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app
ReutersBy Natasha Baker TORONTO, May 20 (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks. The Sonnet Project...Tags: United Kingdom, Celebrities, Sex and the City (movie), Apple iPhone, Brooklyn Bridge
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Biology, Science, Science and Technology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Harvard Medical School
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You may be smart if you 'like' Mozart and curly fries on Facebook
Los Angeles TimesWhat do Facebook users who “like” Mozart, Morgan Freeman’s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to a new study. Meanwhile, those who like Facebook pages...Tags: Kathy Griffin, Media Industry, Minority Groups, Social Media, NASCAR
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Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGregory Cochran has always been drawn to puzzles. This one had been gnawing at him for several years: Why are European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? Tay-Sachs disease. Canavan disease. More than a dozen more. It offended Cochran's sense...Tags: Social Issues, Science and Technology, Applied Physics, Malaria, Sickle Cell Disease
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FACTBOX-Five top host countries for Americans studying abroad
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. students enrolled in full-degree programs at universities outside the United States grew 4 percent to about 46,000 last year, according to a report by the Institute of International Education's Project Atlas. Shaving...Tags: Engineering, Students, Employment, Career and Workplace, Science
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1215 GMT, May 08
ReutersMay 8 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let...Tags: National Government, Theft, Brussels (Belgium), U.S. Department of Defense, Politics
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Prominent British scientist boycotts top Israeli conference
ReutersJERUSALEM, May 8 (Reuters) - British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of an Israeli conference, joining an academic boycott of Israel to protest against its occupation of Palestinian lands, Cambridge University said on Wednesday. The...Tags: Palestine, Shimon (music group), Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Israel
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MIDEAST MONEY-Abu Dhabi financial zone to challenge Dubai
Reuters* Abu Dhabi zone may compete with Dubai in all areas * Aims to recycle more of its own oil wealth * Dubai has entrenched position, flexible management * But Abu Dhabi has huge sovereign wealth fund * Two centres may also cooperate By Stanley Carvalho...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, United Arab Emirates, Petroleum Industry, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Legal Service
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