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Massive Project Reveals Shortcomings Of Modern Genome Analysis Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 08, 2007 
The sequencing and comparison of 12 fruit fly genomes -- the result of a massive collaboration of hundreds of scientists from more than 100 institutions in 16 countries -- has thrust forward researchers' understanding of fruit flies, a popular animal model in science. But even human genome biologists may want to take note: The project also has revealed considerable flaws in the way they identify ... read more
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Russian New-Generation Fighter Plane Set 2012 Deadline
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 05, 2007Russia's new-generation fighter plane, currently being jointly developed with India, will make its maiden flight no later than in 2012, a senior Air Force official said on Tuesday. Russia and India signed an agreement on cooperation in the development and production of an advanced multi-purpose fighter aircraft on October 18. "The deadlines have been set - it [the fighter] must take to the skies ... more Dinosaur Deaths Outsourced To India 
Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 30, 2007A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption t ... more China Says US Missile Shield Threatens Global Stability 
Harbin, China (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007The placement of U.S. missile defenses in Europe will not ease global security concerns but will undermine the global strategic balance, the Chinese foreign minister said Wednesday. Washington insists that the deployment of a radar in the Czech Republic and a missile interceptor base in Poland will protect the U.S. and its NATO allies from potential missile attacks coming from Iran or North Kore ... more Fault Movement Continues Since 2004 Asian Tsunami 
Logan UT (SPX) Oct 23, 2007Researchers say ongoing uplift following the 2004 Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, which triggered massive tsunamis the day after Christmas, is caused by continuing slip on the quake fault. "Parts of the Andaman Islands subsided, or rose, by up to a yard during the earthquake," said Utah State University geophysicist Tony Lowry who, along with colleagues in Tennessee, Colorado and India, has mo ... more Policymakers Urged To Address Concerns About US Science And Technology Workforce 
Washibgton DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2007Amidst growing uneasiness around the United States' ability to compete with India, China and other nations, the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology has issued a report on the state of the nation's STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce and the policy implications surrounding it. The report, Policy and the STEM Workforce System, calls on policymakers t ... more |
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Bloomington IN (SPX) Oct 08, 2007Though we may not care to admit it, what other people think about something can affect what we think about it. This is how critics become influential and why our parents' opinions about our life choices continue to matter, long after we've moved out. But what kind of opinions have the most effect" An important new study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that negative opinions cause the ... more India Mulls New Satellite For Cheaper Mobile Phone Link 
New Delhi, India (XNA) Oct 04, 2007India is planning to launch a satellite capable of providing direct communication links to mobile handsets in three years, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Tuesday. The move aims at making satellite phone usage cheaper and accessible to the remotest parts of the country, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) declared Monday. "We plan to provide satellite connectivity using a speci ... more China To Share Disaster Forecasting Information With Developing Countries 
Beijing, China (XNA) Oct 04, 2007China is willing to share its capabilities in disaster forecasting with developing countries to improve their ability to handle natural disasters, a minister said on Monday. The recent tsunami that occurred in the Indian Sea has highlighted a need for cooperation in monitoring and forecasting earthquakes, floods, typhoons and other disasters that hit developing countries, Li Xueju, Minister of C ... more European Agency Offers To Take Indians For A Space Ride 
New Delhi, India (DPA) Oct 03, 2007Any Indian who can cough up about 283,881 dollars can button up for a sub-orbital ride around the Earth 2012 onwards, the European space company, EADS Astrium, said Friday at the International Astronautical Congress in India's southern city Hyderabad. EADS Astrium is the space subsidiary of the French-Spanish-German consortium EADS. "For a sum of 200,000 euros one can take a space ride in ... more |
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (XNA) Sep 20, 2007Malaysia's Smart Satellite teleport has played a role in the tsunami warning recently by providing vital information to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Malaysian Smart Digital Communications Bhd president and chief executive officer Khairuddin Abdul Rahman said Monday. The information was later shared with their Indonesian counterpart as well as the Malaysian Meteorological Department, he ... more Landfill Mining 
Chennai, India (SPX) Sep 19, 2007Retrieving material for composting from open dumps across the developing world could reduce the environmental impact of growing mountains of waste, according to researchers in India, writing today in the Inderscience publication, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. These days we in the developing world are encouraged to compost our garden and kitchen waste. ... more Indian Institute Of Space Science And Technology (IIST) Inaugurated 
Thiruvananthapuram, India (SPX) Sep 17, 2007Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), an institute of excellence being established with the objective of offering high quality education in space science and technology to meet the demands of Indian Space Programme, was inaugurated by Dr G Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO, today (September 14, 2007) at Thiruvananthapuram. Dr B N Suresh, Director, IIST, Prof D Samchandran ... more HARDY Rice: Less Water, More Food 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 17, 2007An international team of scientists has produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Professor Andy Pereira at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) has been working with colleagues in India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Mexico and The Netherlands to identify, characterize and make use of a gene known as HARDY that improves key features ... more
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