In the news this week... Seeing chromosomes in action China's next-generation Internet Expatriates in India Working in retirement Arab investments in China Legislating renewable power Hotels of the future

SCIENCE

Top Story: Using Multiphoton Microscopy to See Chromosomes in Action - [Newswise] Using multiphoton fluorescence microscopy, a technique pioneered at Cornell by physicist Watt W. Webb, researchers have for the first time been able to watch chromosomes change their form in order to activate their genes to synthesize key proteins in fruit fly cells. The advance could be a significant step toward understanding the basic processes that underlie gene expression.

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TECHNOLOGY

Top Story: China Rolls Out Next Generation Internet - [Yahoo News] The China Education and Research Network 2 has linked up 167 institutes and departments at 25 universities in 20 cities through the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), China Central Television reported. The new protocol can work at speeds of between 2.5 gigabytes to 10 gigabytes of information per second, 100 times faster than current Internet speeds, according to the report.

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BUSINESS

Top Story: India is Latest Stop for Young Executives - [Christian Science Monitor] Outside his office in this Delhi suburb of 1 million people, cows mill on roads with potholes that could be mistaken for meteor craters. It's late September, but the sun still broils this arid landscape at more than 90 degrees F., and a dust storm is turning the air to the consistency of sandpaper. Yet this young Belgian entrepreneur, fresh from business school, simply smiles. After all, he says, there is no place he would rather be than in India.

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SOCIETY

Top Story: Non-Retiring 'Retirees' Fastest-Growing Job Market Sector - [Yahoo News] Despite fierce competition by Baby Boomers, the number of Americans working into their 50s, 60s, 70s and even 80s is at a record high, according to news analysis of federal employment data. The surge in percentage of employed "retirees" will only continue, according to predictions, as the Baby Boomer generation heads towards retirement age, but doesn't plan to retire.

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GLOBAL POLITICS

Top Story: Kuwait to Buy Large Stake in IPO of Chinese Bank - [International Herald Tribune] Kuwait said Sunday that it would be among the top investors in Industrial & Commercial Bank of China as the oil-rich state seeks closer ties to China, the world's fastest-growing major economy. The state-owned Kuwait Investment Authority will buy shares in the bank valued at $720 million, according to the bank's prospectus, making it the largest single subscriber in what is expected to be the world's biggest initial public offering.

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ENVIRONMENT

Top Story: Renewable Energy Bill Becomes Law - [San Jose Mercury News] California's three major utilities, including Pacific Gas & Electric, will be required to provide 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal energy within four years under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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THE FUTURE

Top Story: Companies Envision Hotels of the Future - [USA Today] Think robotics, customized rooms and downloadable amenities. That's according to a project called the Hotel of Tomorrow. Participating companies — from Starwood Hotels, Starbucks and Whirlpool to firms specializing in architecture, electronics, bedding and lighting — brainstormed what the future holds for hotels.

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Audio Clip: Inside the World of Google - Part One, Part Two - [BBC] In less than a decade, Google has transformed itself from a Silicon Valley start-up to one of the richest media companies in the world.