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Bacteria as logic boxes -- decision making switches may hold key to combat drug resistance
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005Bacteria are very capable of making decisions that require juggling various aspects of life, according to research presented today (Wednesday, 14 September 2005) at the Society for General Microbiology's 157th Meeting at Keele University, U...
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Preserving food by stopping bacteria blabbering
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005Understanding the language that bacteria use to communicate with each other may lead to new food preservation methods, according to Danish scientists at the Society for General Microbiology's 157th Meeting at Keele University, UK....
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Infrared snapshot will spot contaminated meat in seconds and prevent food poisoning
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005A new technique to spot contaminated meat in seconds instead of the hours currently needed could revolutionise the food processing industry and prevent thousands of cases of food poisoning every year, according to scientists speaking today ...
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Commission supports independent broadcasting to Belarus
EURACTIV 25/08/2005The international radio broadcaster Deutsche Welle will receive 138,000 euros from the Commission to air 'independent' programming to Belarus ...
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Study: 'Non' made better use of internet
EURACTIV 25/08/2005Websites advocating a 'No' vote in the 29 May 2005 French referendum on the EU Constitution were more numerous and formed a more tightly-knit network than those in favour of the Constitution, according to a study. ...
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UN director links natural disasters and climate change
EURACTIV 25/08/2005UNEP's Klaus Töpfer sees the forest fires in southern Europe and the floods in parts of central Europe as signs of climate change already in action. ...
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EinsteinFest at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005Perimeter Institute is home to a unique group of theoretical physicists from around the world, including many from Europe, who use their imaginations and mathematics to help forge new ideas about the ultimate nature of space, time and matte...
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New role for gene that counteracts formation of tumors
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005Scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) have achieved a new breakthrough in cancer research. The researchers, connected to Ghent University, have discovered the function of an important mediator involv...
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Thumbs up for child trust funds, but 18-year-olds urge controls on how money is spent
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005The Governments new Child Trust Fund, which helps children save a tax-free cash nest egg for their 18th birthday, has broad support from political parties, state departments, think tanks and pressure groups alike, according to new research ...
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Praise for The Ancestors Tale
AlphaGalileo 25/08/2005The Ancestors Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life...
