Antibiotic resistance is not just genetic
Genetic resistance to antibiotics is not the only trick bacteria use to resist eradication– they also have a second defence strategy known as persistence that can kick in.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2011
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Carbon taxes are the answer to the stalled climate negotiations
For global warming policy, the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen Summit) was a major disappointment. Designed to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012, the Summit concluded ...
Environment
Jan 5, 2011
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Sabre ramps up online travel battle with American
(AP) -- American Airlines was already in a fight with two relatively small online ticket sellers when on Wednesday it found itself in the ring with an 800-pound gorilla.
Internet
Jan 5, 2011
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Microsoft CEO takes CES stage amid tablet crush
(AP) -- One year ago, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at the tech industry's premier gadget show to showcase a Windows tablet computer to an audience that had yet to meet the iPad.
Business
Jan 5, 2011
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Consumer Electronics Show to tout Web-connected TVs
It's about to get a lot harder to turn off the TV. A torrent of television-ready gadgets will hit the store shelves this year, including dozens of phones and tablet computers that will allow viewers to watch movies and TV ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 5, 2011
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Phones providers aim to replace wallets, IDs
For many people, smart phones are almost as indispensable as wallets. And soon, your smart phone could replace your wallet. A collection of the biggest wireless carriers, handset makers and software developers are putting ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 5, 2011
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Consumers prefer products with few, and mostly matching, colors
Most people like to play it safe when combining colors for an article of clothing or outfit, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2011
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The generality of surface vanadium oxide phases in mixed oxide catalysts
In the spirit of the physicist's pursuit of a 'theory of everything,' Israel E. Wachs, the G. Whitney Snyder Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, has published a paper entitled "The generality of surface ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2011
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Better indoor air starts with minerals
One of the sources of emission for pollutants in living spaces are particleboards glued with adhesives that contain formaldehyde. There is a new method that will now provide another way to reduce these vapors. The trick can ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2011
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Review: Watching live TV on the go, for free
(AP) -- Here in the U.S., consumers have grown used to gadgets that do just about everything: surf the Web, check e-mail, play games, download music and even relay driving directions.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 5, 2011
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