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·Science budget to be spared from cuts
Britain's science budget is to be protected as the sector is vital to the country's prosperity, says Lord Mandelson
·'Century of biology' takes time to bear fruit
It is clear now that 21st-century bioscience has not delivered clinical and other results as quickly as some optimists – or hype-merchants – had expected
·Science briefing: Biofuel breakthrough
Researchers have found a two-step chemical conversion process that turns waste biomass efficiently into liquid hydrocarbons, which in turn could fuel vehicle or jet engines
·Gene study raises health fears for IVF babies
Babies conceived using assisted reproductive technologies may suffer higher rates of obesity or diabetes than others because some of their genes function differently, says research
·MPs urge NHS to stop funding homeopathy
The National Health Service should stop funding homeopathy and the medicinesregulator should no longer license its products, a group of MPs recommended. The Commons' science and technology committee said the evidence showed it was not effective
·Public losing faith in science
Science as a whole has suffered from recentattacks on climate research, admits the head of the senior US scientific body, and says researchers need to be more open about their findings
·Science briefing: Tracking cancer changes
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new way to follow cancer-related changes in the genome, called Personalised Analysis of Rearranged Ends
·Genome of balding Arctic ancestor decoded
Danish scientists deduce some of the personal characteristics of a young man, who died in Greenland 4,000 years ago, using the latest ultra-sensitive DNA sequencing technology
·Skin cells turned directly into neurons
Scientists announce 'a huge step forward' with research that turned skin into nerve cells without any intermediate step, providing plentiful supply for treating degenerative brain diseases
·Survival stories demonstrate resilience limits
The extraordinary resilience of some human beings in the face of extreme adversity has been demonstrated again in Haiti, with more than 120 people rescued after spending days under collapsed buildings
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·Why MBAs are Going East
Unprecedented growth, good salaries, and the ability to make an impact faster make Asia the new B-school promised land
·With Jobs Scarce, MBAs Create Their Own
Entrepreneurship is hot in B-schools, as a tough job market prods MBAs to start their own businesses
·Grads' Backup Plans: As Careers Wither, Dreams Beckon
With jobs scarce, many graduates are ditching career plans for other options, like joining the Peace Corps or climbing mountain—or anything that pays the bills
·Business Schools Revamp the Application
The MBA application is starting to change, with the GRE gaining ground on the GMAT, earlier deadlines, and some schools experimenting with audio and video
·To Land Grads Jobs, B-Schools Get Creative
With jobs scarce, many graduates are ditching career plans for other options, like joining the Peace Corps or climbing mountain—or anything that pays the bills
·The Complete Ranking
·Best Undergraduate B-Schools 2010
The 2010 ranking includes a number of surprises: Notre Dame ascends to No. 1, unseating the University of Virginia from the top spot, while Wharton, Michigan, and Brigham Young all lose ground to competitors
·Chat Transcript: Undergraduate Ranking
Bloomberg BusinessWeek editors field questions about the fifth annual ranking of the nation's top undergraduate business programs
·Management Education on the Fly
Teaching management divorced from on-the-job experience has produced a generation of bad managers, a McGill professor argues. There's a better way
·How We Ranked the Schools
Student satisfaction, jobs, and academic quality all help determine which business programs come out on top
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·VIDEO: New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens Its Gay To Smoke
·VIDEO: Parkinson criticizes House smoking bill as fraud
Gov. Mark Parkinson on Friday said he would veto a House bill that would ban smoking in indoor public places but allow numerous exemptions.Parkinson called House Bill 2642 a ridiculous piece of public policy that is nothing but a fraud.
·How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be? 30 Million People Wonder
WASHINGTON--Wishing to dispose of the empty plastic container, and failing to spot a recycling bin nearby, an estimated 30 million Americans asked themselves Monday how bad throwing away a single bottle of water could really be."Its fine, its fine," thought Maine native Sheila Hodge, echoing the exact sentiments of Chicago-area resident Phillip Ragowski, recent Florida transplant Margaret Lowery, and Kansas City bu ...
·Obama Tells Nation Hes Going Out For Cigarettes: Ill Be Right Back Claims Commander In Chief
WASHINGTON--During a nationally televised address Tuesday, a visibly tired and worn President Obama informed the country that he was going out for a pack of cigarettes and would be back in 10 minutes or so.At press time, it was already getting dark and he had not yet returned."My fellow Americans, a year ago I was elected to the office of president of the United States," Obama said. "With that responsibility comes a ...
·AUDIO: Secondhand Smoke Linked To Secondhand Coolness
·The Rutabaga- Pillory Place: Council augments restaurant smoking ban
Reacting to public dissatisfaction with the light fine that accompanies the new restaurant smoking ban, just $25, Charlottesville City Council voted yesterday to begin a pilot ordinance of placing a pillory in Central Place on the Downtown Mall for those caught lighting up in Downtown restaurants. Anti-smoking advocates applauded the move as a necessary first step in getting the public to take seriously the threat ...
·Shaffer: Smokers are people, too
Everybody blames the smokers. One little fire in Branford and the hegemonic, white-lunged majority hurls hatred at a threatened and dwindling, black-lunged minority. The comments on the News Web site disturb me. One poster, an anonymous coward, even used the slur hipster. Thathurt.Then things got worse. Last week, Julie Kunrath SPH 11 lashed out in a fumophobic column ( Making our Campus Tobacco Free, Oct. 28). ...
·STATSHOT: How Are We Quitting Smoking?
12%Stealing mothers Nicorettes instead of her Camels18%Pissing off connection in Cell Block 811%Nicotine body grease20%Cold Turkey, tomorrow
·VIDEO: Red State Update: No smoking on the battlefield! : Jackie and Dunlap imagine the reasons why a recent study suggested...
·SCHMIDT: Smoking addiction: An unfortunate case
I am a very classy cigarette case. My caramel ostrich-skin leather surrounded by a gold border opens sideways to show 8 cigarettes on each side. Very 1940s -- Rick might have used it to offer Ilsa a smoke in "Casablanca." Now I just sit in a drawer.I never thought it would come to this. My owner loved to smoke. She had it with morning coffee; while driving to work; at work when she thought she couldnt handle the str ...
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·Lendl Goes Golfing
Former tennis star Ivan Lendl has become obsessed with golf--both his own game and the abilities of his seriously talented daughters.
·Top College Sports Towns
These places are fun on game day, but also offer great quality of life the other six days of the week.
·Sports' Biggest Chumps
These teams failed miserably in their attempts to defend their championships.
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