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The ethical dilemma of vegetative states | Sheila McLean
New research shows that patients in vegetative states may have functioning minds. How should this affect their treatment?The suggestion that one in five people diagnosed as being in a vegetative state may have...
Falklands row aimed at rattling investors
STANLEY, Falkland Islands, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A developing Argentine-British row over the Falklands prospecting for oil and gas offshore may be part of a diplomatic strategy by Buenos...
Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster Worldwide for $225M
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. crossed off another chore on its housecleaning list Wednesday with the proposed sale of online help-wanted site HotJobs to rival Monster Worldwide Inc. for $225...
Electronic health records need better monitoring, experts urge
The push is on for health-care providers to make the switch to electronic health records but it is hard to tell how well these complex health information technology systems are...
Moon Tourism by 2020, Entrepreneurs Predict
Space industry executives hail new government funding for commercial spaceflight and counter critics who question it safety.
South Korea to boost green energy
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- South Korea expects to increase alternative energy spending by 52 percent in 2010, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
Have Blogs Become So, Um, 2009?
Study Finds Young People Losing Interest in Long-form Blogging As They Turn to Other Communication Channels
Tech mogul Dell snaps up Magnum archive
Computer mogul Michael Dell has purchased the print archive of the famed Magnum photo agency, the international co-operative of photographers that counts Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson among its founders.
US doing 'scientific research' to boost interrogations
An elite US interrogation unit will conduct "scientific research" to find better ways of questioning top suspected terrorists, US intelligence director Dennis Blair said Wednesday.
Cisco sees 'dramatic' sales improvement in 2Q
(AP) -- Cisco blew past its own forecast for the latest quarter, reporting its first sales increase in a year as it leaves the recession behind.
Google complaint highlights China-based hacking
(AP) -- Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the...
Stanford's robotic Audi to brave Pikes Peak without a driver (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Pikes Peak race of Colorado Springs began in 1916, drivers ascended the dusty switchbacks hoping their car would not overheat or fall apart before reaching the...
Nexus One gets touch and 3G capabilities
Google is ramping up its entry in the hotly competitive smartphone race by adding "pinch-to-zoom" multi-touch and 3G wireless broadband network capabilities to the Nexus One.
Yemen thwarts oil pipeline attack
SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Yemeni security forces announced they thwarted an insurgent attack on an oil pipeline located just 20 miles outside the capital city Sanaa.
Content is 'electronic emperor' says Murdoch
Buoyed by a box office hit in "Avatar" and better-than-expected profits, News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has predicted a rosy future for content companies such as his media and entertainment giant.
Freed from Time Warner, AOL Posts a Profit
Fisrt Time Reporting its Numbers Since Ending its Fizzled Marriage
Comcast 4Q profit up on revenue boost, tax gain
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. reported sharply higher fourth-quarter earnings, propelled mainly by a boost in broadband and phone revenue, and unveiled a new brand for its core cable TV...
Networking: Four ways to reinvent the Internet
The Internet is struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing demands placed on it. Katharine Gammon looks at ways to fix it.
Cyber-warfare 'is growing threat'
International Institute for Strategic Studies says cyber attacks could become weapon of choice in future conflictsCyber-warfare attacks on military infrastructure, government and communications systems, and financial markets pose a rapidly growing but little understood...
France backs ban on tuna exports
France backs calls for a ban on the global trade in bluefin tuna, the numbers of which have dwindled through overfishing.
Biodiversity law could stymie research
Tighter rules on accessing and developing genetic resources may be counterproductive for conservation.
Some renters want Santa Monica to further restrict smoking
Activists want to target secondhand smoke from private patios and balconies in multifamily complexes. That could put them at odds with a renters rights group. ...
Police want Backdoor to Private Web Data
Law Enforcement Agencies to Press for "National Web Interface" to Speed Data Sharing
Iran weighs bonds for oil development
TEHRAN, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Iranian lawmakers are considering whether to issue bonds to finance the oil industry as part of a budget proposal by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important milestone in the international quest to artificially produce insect silk.
AOL CEO turns down $1.5M 2009 bonus
(AP) -- AOL Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong has turned down a bonus of at least $1.5 million in 2009, the company reported in a filing Tuesday.
Secrets to superb malting barleys explored
Many favorite breakfast cereals, candies, beers, and other foods and beverages owe much of their smooth, delicious flavor to malt. Malting barleys--the source of that malt--are the focus of studies...
New Test Could Keep Spam Bots Out of Web Sites
A new visual recognition test easy for humans but hard for software to solve could offer a new source of “captchas” for online security and services.