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Story: Study Supports Stem Cell Origin Of Cancer - [Science Daily] Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) recently made significant strides toward settling a decades-old debate centering on the role played by stem cells in cancer development.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Story: Smart Appliances Have Minds of their Own - [Reuters] Jerry Brous's clothes dryer is smarter than yours. And his water heater has a mind of its own. So will yours, in about 10 years' time, say power industry experts. Based on boundaries set by Brous on a Web site his appliances shut down, turn on, or take a break when electricity prices or strain on the power grid are high.
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BUSINESS
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Story: Businesses Try to Outpace U.S. Regulators on Emissions - [International Herald Tribune] Ten major companies with operations across the U.S. economy — utilities, manufacturing, petroleum, chemicals and financial services — have banded together with leading environmental groups to call for a firm nationwide limit on carbon dioxide emissions that would lead to reductions of 10 to 30 percent over the next 15 years.
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SOCIETY
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Story: China Says Skewed Sex-Ratio Could Mean Instability - [Reuters] China will be home to 300 million more men than women by 2020, state media said, warning the gender imbalance, along with an aging population and rapid urbanization, could be destabilizing.
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GLOBAL POLITICS
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Story: Asia 'May Sideline UK Scientists' - [BBC] British science is in danger of being sidelined by Asian research within 10 years, a report has warned. UK think-tank Demos said China, India and South Korea were "innovation hotspots" and were shifting research dominance from west to east.
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ENVIRONMENT
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Story: Mapping Out Real Impact of Climate Change - [Scotsman] Swiss scientists used climate-modelling techniques to work out which areas will have the biggest increases and decreases in rainfall, and where the greatest temperature rises will occur. They then produced an aggregate map showing those parts of the Earth that will face the worst problems.
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THE FUTURE
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Story: Warming Could Cut China Grain Crops by Over a Third- [Reuters]Rising temperatures in China could slash grain production in the world's most populous country by over a third in the second half of this century, imperilling food security, the official Xinhua agency reported.
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