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Biotech
Food Debate Spices Up U.S. Scientist Meeting
May
27, 2005
Critics
of biotech foods spoke of stomach lesions and dead lab rats while backers of the
technology cited increased crop production and hopes for healthier foods in a
debate before a group of U.S. scientists Thursday.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Egypt's
Academic Quarrels Are Limiting Research
May
27, 2005
Salama
A. Salama argues that Egyptian academics must stop their destructive
infighting or the country's scientific research will remain weak.
Source:
Al-Ahram Weekly
Mouse
Study Claims Plastics Pose Cancer Risk
May
27, 2005
A
chemical found in plastics may put women exposed to it at greater risk of
developing breast cancer, it seems. A study in mice has found that minute doses
of the oestrogen-like substance increase breast tissue development, and higher
density breast tissue is a risk factor for cancer.
Source:
Nature.com
Leprosy—Down
but Not Out
May
27, 2005
The
WHO declared in 2000 that leprosy is no longer a public health issue, but with
new cases appearing every year, the disease has yet to be eliminated in India,
reports Chandrika Nath.
Source:
SciDev.net
A
Dedicated Ariane 5 to Launch Jules Verne
May
27, 2005
Jules
Verne, the first Automated
Transfer Vehicle, will be launched next year by a specific version of Ariane 5
called the Ariane 5 Evolution Storable upper stage Automated Transfer Vehicle,
or A5 ES-ATV for short.
Source:
European Space Agency
Why
911 Callers Are Left Hanging
May
28, 2005
Companies
offering internet-based phone services have been given just 120 days to ensure
they provide access to the emergency services.
Source:
New Scientist
Base
Closings Leave Behind Large Swaths of Pollution
May
31, 2005
For
decades, the land around the Navy's oldest submarine base was a dumping ground
for whatever it needed to dispose of: sulfuric acid, torpedo fuel, waste oil and
incinerator ash.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Great
Lakes Soil Probed for Helpful Fungi
May
31, 2005
A
biologist from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is scouring the bottom of
Lake Michigan, looking not for clams, but for bacteria and fungi that develop
anti-bacterial chemicals that could be developed into life-saving drugs for
humans.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Bagle
Virus Peril in Empty E-Mail
June
1, 2005
Another
variant of the computer virus, Bagle, has quickly been making its way across the
net, say security experts.
Source:
BBC News
Fires
Rapidly Shrink Rainforest
June
1, 2005
Vast
tracts of land that used to be part of the Central American rainforest are being
burnt to create more space for livestock farming.
Source:
News24.com
Trust
Me, I’m Spraying You With Hormones
June
1, 2005
Giving
people a whiff of a key chemical can make them more inclined to trust strangers
with their cash, a new study reveals.
Source:
New Scientist
New
Breast Cancer Chemo Drug May Aid Survival
June
1, 2005
The
chemotherapy drug Taxotere may help women with breast cancer live longer while
keeping the disease at bay....
Source:
WebMD.com
Vaccine
Reduces Cases of Shingles
June
2, 2005
An
"extra strong" chickenpox vaccine has cut cases of shingles in adults,
US research has found.
Source:
BBC News
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