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Kids’
Asthma Linked to Mothers’ Depression
June
10, 2005
A study suggests that allergy-based conditions and major depression may share a
common genetic cause that is passed from mother to child.
Source: New Scientist
World’s
Smallest Toothbrush Scrubs Capillaries Clean
June
12, 2005
Brushes made from carbon nanotubes can be used to sweep or paint the insides of
tubes finer than a human hair.
Source: New Scientist
A
Tale of Two Databases: India's R&D Dilemma
June
13, 2005
India is ideally placed to run a centralized system for collecting and compiling
R&D data — so why isn't it doing so, asks Rajesh Kochhar.
Source: SciDev.net
Indians
Near Jungle Highway Fear Pavement Will Destroy Their Way of Life
June
13, 2005
A senior official at the White House Council on Environmental Quality has
resigned, days after a newspaper reported he changed some government reports to
downplay links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.
Source: Environmental News Network
Italy
Bioethics Vote Falls on Low Turnout
June
13, 2005
A referendum on easing Italy's fertility law failed Monday, June 13, to reach
the necessary 50 percent turnout, invalidating the poll marked by a Roman
Catholic Church boycott call, according to initial results.
Source: IslamOnline.net
Ready
for Dinner on Mars?
June
13, 2005
'Martian bread and green tomato jam', 'Spirulina gnocchis' and 'Potato and
tomato mille-feuilles' are three delicious recipes that two French companies
have created for ESA and future space explorers to Mars and other planets.
Source: European Space Agency
Obesity
May Accelerate the Ageing Process
June
14, 2005
Being overweight is even more “ageing” than smoking, according to the
largest ever study of the “chromosomal clock” in human cells.
Source: New Scientist
We
Need to Reinvent the African University
June
14, 2005
Calestous Juma argues that addressing Africa's development challenges requires
the creation of a new generation of universities that focus on solving community
problems.
Source: SciDev.net
Sweden
Calls for World Ban on PFOS Chemical
June
15, 2005
Sweden will this week propose a global ban on a chemical which may cause liver
damage and is used by a number of industries including semiconductor makers, the
country's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.
Source: Environmental News Network
Drug
'Hope' for Range of Cancers
June
16, 2005
A drug that appears to fight a range of cancers at the same time has shown
promising early trial results.
Source: BBC News
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