 US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a century. | |
 Shock at pump stems from high crude oil prices April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Next time you visit the gas station and fill your tank with $3.50 or more a gallon gasoline, reflect on this. Nine years ago you could have bought that same gas for 98 cents a gallon. What is going on? | |
New study shows race significant factor in death penalty cases May 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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New research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver, finds that in Harris County, TX the District Attorney (DA) was more likely to pursue the death penalty when the ... | |
Study finds increased fragmentation of TV news audiences along party lines April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Television news audiences are divided along party lines like never before, according to a new University of Georgia study that warns the trend may have damaging consequences for political discourse and democracy in America. | |
Study Suggests Why Parents Stricter With Older Children April 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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If you think your parents let your younger siblings get away with everything, you’re probably right. A new study from researchers at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland concludes that ... | |
DIAMOND to tackle UK nuclear waste issues May 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The long-term problem of how to manage and dispose of Britain’s nuclear waste is to be tackled by a UK consortium headed by the University of Leeds. | |
The sweet world of soil microbiology May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Using classroom, hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. Despite its importance, the diversity in soil microbes can conceptually be difficult to ... | |
Students to Test 'Tsunami Shelters' April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Their tsunami shelters are only made out of small wooden blocks and held together by toothpaste used for glue, but they also incorporate months of study with computer-aided design, learning about engineering principles, applying ... | |
Testosterone levels predict city traders' profitability April 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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When City traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered. | |
FDA begins major hiring initiative April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is starting a major hiring initiative designed to fill more than 1,300 public health positions. | |
Resolving international copyright April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Publishers commonly profit from the creative works of their freelance contributors not only in the traditional print format, but increasingly digitally through websites, databases, and multimedia output and through syndication ... | |
What Aristotle could teach your business April 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Public scandals, such as the Enron affair, the sub-prime mortgage problem, and the ensuing global credit crunch have led to dwindling confidence in the business world. A transatlantic study to be published in the International ... | |
Annual study finds Houstonians' attitudes sour toward immigration April 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Houstonians are increasingly concerned about immigration and its effects on the region, according to the latest annual Houston-Area Survey. This finding comes, however, as the same survey finds Latino immigrants are quickly ... | |
Attending religious services predictive of fidelity April 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals that attendance at religious services predicts marital fidelity. | |
New DNA testing bring free will into play April 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new generation of DNA testing gives a peek at biological and psychological traits allowing lawyers to question free will in U.S. criminal cases, experts say. | |
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