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Science NewsDon?t Let the Green Grass Fool You2008-02-11 05:30 - Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers. My Cortex Made Me Buy It 2008-02-10 06:01 - Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, it’s possible that we?ve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet. Working by Eavesdropping on DNA Doing Its Work 2008-02-10 06:01 - Pacific Bioscience’s sequencer lets the DNA chain grow continuously and records a movie of flashing lights. The Greener Side of Recession 2008-02-10 05:30 - Tongue planted firmly in cheek ? or maybe not ? Fion MacCloud of the British site Finance Markets recently offered ?10 Ways the Recession Can Help the Environment.? Safety Lapse Is Suggested in Fatal Blast at Test Site 2008-02-10 05:30 - The employees who were killed in a blast at a California spaceship company were not given effective training on the hazards in their work area, according to a new report. Appellate Panel Rejects E.P.A. Emission Limits 2008-02-10 05:30 - By ruling against limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, the panel agreed with those who said the law required tighter, more expensive controls. Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat 2008-02-09 05:30 - The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said. In Many Communities, It’s Not Easy Going Green 2008-02-08 06:01 - Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions. Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring 2008-02-08 05:30 - It is easy to dismiss Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us. Scientists Say Mummies? Lice Show Pre-Columbian Origins 2008-02-08 05:30 - The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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