Killer into cure -- using viruses to treat cancer 29/07/2005
The natural ability of viruses to infect and destroy cells is being used by scientists to kill cancerous tumours, according to an article in the August 2005 issue of Microbiology Today, the quarterly magazine of the Society for General Micr...
How Do We See What We See 29/07/2005
The method for impartial assessment of images informational significance and consequently the quality of video materials has been developed by researchers of the Institute of Cognitive Neurology (Modern University for the Humanities)....
Climate Is Regulated By Water 29/07/2005
Russian geographers under the guidance of Academician K. Ya. Kondratyev are convinced that the major regulator of the Earth climate is water in all three phase states: in the form of water vapour, hydrosphere and clouds, ice and snow. The r...
Russian Titanium 29/07/2005
Russia purchases titanium oxide abroad to use it for production of whitewash, paper, plastics and cosmetics, although titanium oxide deposits are sufficient in Russia. The problem is that Russia has not yet established the technology for ti...
Climate change over the last 2000 years -- what do we (really) know? 29/07/2005
In this warts and all panel discussion, a group of influential scientists will battle out the myths and realities of what we really know about temperature records since the time of Christ. The much debated "hockey stick" climate curve will ...
Sheffield Hallam to train thousands of nurses and midwives 29/07/2005
More than 2,000 nursing and midwifery students will benefit from new and innovative training in a £16m home for health at Sheffield Hallam University, after it secured a prestigious contract from the South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authori...
Surprise US-China climate pact meets with scepticism 29/07/2005
A group of six nations, including the US, China, India and Australia, have announced a surprise pact to fight climate change mainly based on technology transfers. The deal was cautiously welcomed by the EU....
Erdogan: signing of protocol will not mean recognition of Cyprus 28/07/2005
Turkey will not recognise Cyprus before there is a comprehensive peace settlement on the divided island, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in London....
EU opens debate on how to make cities 'greener' 28/07/2005
Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has launched consultations to define a strategy to 'green up' the EU's urban areas....
Commission tells France Télécom to share broadband internet 28/07/2005
The Commission has cleared an initiative of the French regulatory authorities that will oblige the country's incumbent telecom operator to give competitors access to internet infrastructure....
