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328 articles from THURSDAY 14.6.2012

• THURSDAY 14. JUNE, 2012
• 03:24 Twitter widens window to links in tweets

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  Twitter added Wednesday to the array of online content people could preview in messages without having to click on links included in tweets.  

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• 03:22 VIDEO: Sri Lanka debates elephant capture

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  A debate is under way in Sri Lanka over how to tackle an acute shortage of elephants used in religious ceremonies.  

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• 02:11 Online hoax creator apologizes at hearing

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  A young Queens County woman apologized for the pain she caused by assuming a fake identity in an online romance.

   

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• 02:08 Shell shelves Brazil biofuel plan

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  A biofuel venture set up by Shell in Brazil is to give up plans to buy sugar cane grown illegally in ancestral indigenous lands.  

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• 01:50 Ten-year-old gets lab-grown vein

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  A 10-year-old girl has had a major blood vessel in her body replaced with one grown in the laboratory, Swedish doctors report.  

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• 01:46 Pollutant turns fly-traps veggie

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  Predator plants may cut back on flies if they can access key nutrients elsewhere, researchers say.  

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• 01:44 Potential Ebola treatment shows promise, Winnipeg lab says

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  Canadian researchers are reporting a potential advance in the treatment of Ebola virus infection, one of the most deadly pathogens known to humankind.

   

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• 01:33 Rio hears call for sustainability

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  Scientists worldwide join forces to demand tougher action on consumption and population at next week's Rio+20 summit.  

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• 01:24 Increased use of hand held devices may call for new photo guidelines

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  Viewing Facebook and Flickr photos on a smart phone are becoming common practice. But according to a recently published Journal of Vision study, pictures on the small screen often appear distorted. Vision scientists found that perceptual distortions occur because picture takers do not take their viewing distance into account.  

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• 01:24 New drug-screening method yields long-sought anti-HIV compounds

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  Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have used a powerful new chemical-screening method to find compounds that inhibit the activity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS. Unlike existing anti-HIV drugs, the compounds bind to a protein called "nucelocapsid," which is unlikely to mutate into drug-resistant forms.  

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• 01:24 New technology set to 'revolutionize' the identification of disaster victims

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  Forensics across the world will be better equipped to identify the age of people who die in natural disasters.  

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• 01:24 Next-generation sequencing technology opens doors to discoveries

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  Discoveries unfathomable only a few years ago are reality today at the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service with the acquisition of next-generation sequencing technology on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, said the director of the service.  

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• 01:24 NIST launches new website to educate industry about alternatives to mercury thermometers

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  As part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in the environment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new website to help industry scientists and engineers decide the best temperature measurement alternative for their purposes. The website also includes information about myths pertaining to mercury and temperature measurement and how to safely package and recycle mercury-containing products.  

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• 01:24 Researchers discover the African cichlid's noisy courtship ritual

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  African cichlids enjoy an alien, exotic courtship routine. A dominant male attracts choice females to his territory by dancing seductively. If the female is sufficiently impressed, she lays her eggs and immediately collects them in her mouth, where the male fertilizes them. And, in some species, every once in a while, a lower-ranking male will dart into the scene and try to fertilize a few eggs before the dominant male knows what's happened.  

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• 01:24 Tackle rising population, consumption: science academies

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  The world's science academies on Thursday warned the upcoming Rio Summit that Earth faced a dangerous double whammy posed by voracious consumption and a population explosion.  

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• 01:24 Virtual sailing gives competitors the edge

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  Simulating weather and water conditions before a race could give sailors the advantage they need to win, new research reveals.  

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• 01:03 Girl, 10, has vein made from her own stem cells successfully transplanted

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• 00:51 Prehistoric animal tracks found near Hay River, N.W.T.

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  A paleontologist has confirmed that a prehistoric animal left tracks across a rock ledge by Alexandra Falls near Hay River, N.W.T.

   

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• 00:40 'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries

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  Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called "no-sleep energy bugs," which can entirely drain batteries while the phones are not in use.  

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• 00:40 Pathway for origin of most common form of brain and spinal cord tumor identified

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  Researchers say they have discovered one of the most important cellular mechanisms driving the growth and progression of meningioma, the most common form of brain and spinal cord tumor. A report on the discovery could lead the way to the discovery of better drugs to attack these crippling tumors, the scientists say.  

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• 00:40 Pitcher plant uses rain drops to capture prey

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  During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directly into the fluid-filled pitcher, new research has found.  

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• 00:40 Tracking MRSA in real time: Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing

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  Researchers have demonstrated that next-generation genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infection control and patient management. The team recreated an MRSA outbreak that occurred in a neonatal ward and analyzed it using genome sequencing as if in real time. Next-generation genome sequencing provides precise information in a fast turnaround time, and could make a clear distinction between MRSA isolates in a way that was not previously possible.  

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• 00:38 Chinese meditation prompts double positive punch in brain white matter

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  Scientists studying the Chinese mindfulness meditation known as integrative body-mind training have confirmed and expanded on changes in structural efficiency of white matter in the brain that can be related to positive behavioral changes in subjects practicing the technique for a month and a minimum of 11 hours total.  

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• 00:38 Key enzyme plays roles as both friend and foe to cancer

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  A molecule thought to limit cell proliferation also helps cancer cells survive during initial tumor formation and when the wayward cells spread to other organs in the body, researchers have found.  

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• 00:35 Kinetic Creatures Are Cardboard Robots Kids Can Build

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  Some combinations of material and machine just don't sound right, such as a wooden airplane the size of a jetliner (the Spruce Goose) or an airship full of extremely flammable gas (the Hindenburg). Until recently, you might have added "cardboard robot" to the list.  

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