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Act now to avert a global water crisis
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-25 1:21)
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We desperately need joined-up thinking by the world's leaders to secure future water supplies, say Charles Vörösmarty and Claudia Pahl-Wostl
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Rise of the autistic workforce
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-25 1:21)
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Major international companies are headhunting people with autism, recognising that their abilities can provide a competitive advantage (full text available to subscribers)
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Weinstein's theory of everything is probably nothing
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-25 0:28)
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Anybody who claims to have solved all the problems in physics should consult some physicists before making a big song and dance about it, says Andrew Pontzen
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Astrophile: Hobbyist stakeout solves dwarf star enigma
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-25 0:17)
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Amateur observations have bested the Hubble telescope, shoring up the leading explanation for the process that lights up the most common type of black hole
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Cellectis社、TALエフェクター・ヌクレアーゼの米特許2件が成立
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-5-25 0:00)
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フランスCellectis社は2013年5月16日、米特許商標局(USPTO)により同社のTAL-effector nucleases(「TALEN」)の米特許2件(特許番号8,440,431および8,440,432)が承認されたと発表した。Cellectis社は、顧客がゲノム・エンジニアリング・プロジェクトにTALEN製品を活用できるよう成立したこれら2件の新しい米特許をライセンス・アウトしていく。
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Saudis say Dutch patent on MERS virus hampers research
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-24 23:33)
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Testing for Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome has been frustrated, the Saudis say, by a patent granted to the Dutch discoverers of the new coronavirus
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Zoologger: The tiny insect with the massive sperm
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-24 22:47)
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A Malaysian ground louse has a unique mating habit that may illuminate how sex evolved: the males attach an unusual packet of sperm to the females' bodies
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Roaches have evolved to evade toxic traps
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-24 21:30)
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In the race for world domination, cockroaches have scored another point against Homo sapiens . Their weapons? A distaste for sugar and a helping hand from evolution
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Quantum dot displays make your TV brighter than ever
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-24 21:00)
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The first television screens that are laced with quantum dots can produce a far greater range of colours than any previous screens
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Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-24 20:18)
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The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how. By David Robson (full text available to subscribers)
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