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Universal Tests Selling Music Sans Copyright Technology
Without abandoning its support for copyright protection technology, the world's largest music merchant will experiment with DRM-free music until the end of the year, just to see how things go. [Unlikely] Rich's-Macy's Christmas tree snaps in half
It was briefly beginning to look a lot like Christmas. A 75-foot Christmas tree snapped in half Sunday as workers were preparing it for Atlanta's traditional Thanksgiving Day lighting ceremony at Rich's-Macy's store. Minnesota Author Biographies Project: Eugene McCarthy
Brief biographical note and list of selected publications by former U.S. senator Eugene Joseph McCarthy, who was also a "professor, author, and poet."Includes a list of 10 books by McCarthy, such as "Ground Fog and Night: Poems,""The Limits of Power; America's Role in the World,"and "A Political Bestiary."Also includes a list of sources used to prepare the author entry. From the Minnesota Historical Society. Who Qualifies for Help, What Qualifies as Subprime?
Questions and answers related to the "'fast-track' [mortgage] interest-rate freeze"announced by the Bush administration in December 2007. Discusses the subset of borrowers covered by the agreement, how to find out if you have a subprime loan, who qualifies for a rate freeze, and related questions. Includes links to an article with more details about the mortgage plan. From Real Estate Journal, a Wall Street Journal website. Immune System Can Drive Cancers Into Dormant State
Researchers have shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it. Scientists have been working for years to use the immune system to eradicate cancers. The new findings prove an alternate to this approach exists: When the cancer can't be killed with immune attacks, it may be possible to find ways to use the immune system to contain it. Cross-species Transplant In Rhesus Macaques Is Step Toward Diabetes Cu
With an eye on curing diabetes, scientists have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells destined to produce insulin into diabetic macaque monkeys -- all without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection. UBC Prof's Research Challenges Prevailing Theory Of How New Species Ev
A research team lead by University of British Columbia zoology assistant professor Darren Irwin is the first in the world to demonstrate a genetic gradient--or path of gradually changing genetic traits--between two distinct species that have been isolated by distance. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Sa
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides information about "the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk. The recalls on the list are mainly Class I [reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to product will cause serious adverse health consequences]."Products include food, drugs, and medical devices. Users may sign up for alerts to stay current. Effective New Biodiversity Data Access Portal
A new internet tool has been launched by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The new GBIF Data Portal is an Internet gateway to more than 130 million data records provided by 200-plus institutions scattered over 30 countries around the world. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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