Science Education & Policy

Redline's WiMAX Equipment Chosen By IDNet For First Nationwide WiMAX Network In Costa Rica

TORONTO, Canada, September 11 /PRNewswire/--- Redline's RedMAX(TM) Family of WiMAX Forum Certified(R) Products Will Provide IDNet Customers With Advanced Data and Internet Services Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 11 2008 - 1:31am

Alcatel-Lucent's Lands Tele Greenland's Submarine Cable Network In Nuuk, Greenland

PARIS, France and NUUK, Greenland, September 11 /PRNewswire/-- The Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) cable ship 'Ile de Sein'* landed today in Nuuk, the 2,100 km section (or trunk cable) of Tele Greenland's submarine cable netwo ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 11 2008 - 10:32am

Embryonic Stem Cell Regeneration Repairs Congenital Heart Defect

Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that stem cells can be used to regenerate heart tissue to treat dilated cardiomyopathy, a congenital defect, according to research published in Stem Cells. The study expands on the use of embryonic stem cells to ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2008 - 1:16pm

International Symposium Highlights B2B Cultures In A Digital World

WASHINGTON, September 11 /PRNewswire/--- SIIA & Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute to host stellar joint program benefiting IP Communities Across Europe and the U.S. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), in colla ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 11 2008 - 1:31pm

We'll Tell You A Science Secret- Sometimes People Intend To Pick Good Foods But Still Choose Bad Ones

Here's something you probably know. When asked, people say they would choose “good” snack rather than a “bad” one, and they probably mean it, but when the goodies arrive, they may just go ahead and get the bad one. In an article in the September/Octob ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2008 - 11:08pm

Evolution vs. creationism in the classroom: evolving student attitudes.

The August 2008 issue of Integrative and Comparative Biology has the following papers in a special section entitled Evolution vs. creationism in the classroom: evolving student attitudes. Teaching evolution: challenging religious preconceptions by Eric C. ...

Blog Post - T. Ryan Gregory - Oct 22 2008 - 10:38pm

Novel Abraham Centre Wins Approval

LONDON, September 12 /PRNewswire/-- There was jubilation from officials representing Dr Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) at a meeting of the Brent Planning Committee this week, where the local Council unanimously approved new plans for an GBP8m cultural ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 12 2008 - 12:32pm

Gok Wan Wants To Make Specs Chic With First 'National Glasses Day'

Children who wear glasses are being bullied at school, to the extent that some play truant to avoid playground taunts- and it's because of the glasses, not because some kids are just not cool, says Specsavers. Research commissioned by them to mark th ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2008 - 10:07am

Stop The God Talk

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Blog Post - Bente Lilja Bye - Oct 22 2008 - 10:38pm

Integrated Prevention Demonstration Campaign Launched In Western Kenya To Fight HIV, Malaria And Diarrhoeal Disease

KAKAMEGA, Kenya, September 15 /PRNewswire/--- Innovative Campaign Breaks Down Policy and Funding Barriers and Paves Way for Affordable and Efficient Approach A new approach to fighting malaria, diarrhoeal diseases and HIV was launched today in the Western ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 14 2008 - 11:31pm