E-waste in trash prohibited in California
It is illegal in California to place most consumer electronics, such as computers and televisions, as well as fluorescent bulbs and batteries in the trash.
Feb 10, 2006
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No stem-cell misconduct by Pa. researcher
A University of Pittsburgh panel has ruled that a biologist committed no scientific misconduct involving fraudulent South Korean cloning research.
Feb 10, 2006
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UF researchers develop ways to keep the bloom on the rose
They may not be able to make love last, but a team of University of Florida researchers has figured out how to at least make the flowers go the distance.
Feb 10, 2006
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Researcher Finds Ancient Science and Math Are Timely
Two UC Davis researchers are cracking both the hieroglyphic code and cultural and mathematical understandings behind a 5,000-year calendar that is still used today in Mexico and Central America.
Feb 10, 2006
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Hydrogen bonds shown to play 'conserved' role in protein folding
By changing individual atoms in key places in proteins, Duke University chemists have found new evidence for the importance of comparatively weak "hydrogen bonds" in enabling stringlike proteins to fold into the maximally ...
Feb 10, 2006
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Making Sense of Plant Smells
A trip to the neighborhood florist is proof positive that flowers have an array of scents to pique our senses, but researchers are also investigating the myriad other functions of these aromas--known to scientists as "plant ...
Feb 10, 2006
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First RAVE data release offers clues to Milky Way evolution
An international team of astronomers released to the public the first data collected as part of the Radial Velocity Experiment, an ambitious spectroscopic survey aimed at measuring the speed, temperature, surface gravity ...
Feb 10, 2006
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International Space Station weekly report
After an almost six-hour spacewalk last week, the crew began the week with a little time off; then returned to science investigations, routine maintenance and equipment tests.
Feb 10, 2006
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Mobile remittance gains ground in the Philippines
Rod Durmiendo is a software developer in Manila, and like many Filipinos, he sends money back home to family members living outside of the capital. In Durmiendo's case, he sends money to his brother in the southern city of ...
Feb 10, 2006
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The men behind Vcast mobile music service
Verizon's new mobile music on demand Vcast service is a customized version of WiderThan's music platform.
Feb 10, 2006
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