SCIENCE
Top Story: The Ocean's Unforeseen Genomic Bounty - [Technology Review] Craig Venter sails his yacht around the world and returns with the genetic code for 6 million never-before-seen proteins.
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TECHNOLOGY
Top Story: Medicine's Next Big Thing: Better Blood - [News 14 Carolina] We're in a world of test-tube babies, artificial hearts, and even cloned animals. But when it comes to blood, we've been stuck in the dark ages. A way to disinfect blood or even replace it would transform the lives of millions of people, and it's just around the corner.
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BUSINESS
Top Story: New Pitch for Soda: It's Good for You - [International
Herald Tribune] That may strike some as an oxymoron. But for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it is a marketing opportunity. In coming months, both companies will introduce new carbonated drinks that are fortified with vitamins and minerals: Diet Coke Plus and Tava, which is PepsiCo's new offering.
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SOCIETY
Top Story: Robotic Age Poses Ethical Dilemma - [BBC]
An ethical code to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa, is being drawn up by South Korea. The Robot Ethics Charter will cover standards for users and manufacturers and will be released later in 2007.
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GLOBAL POLITICS
Top Story: Managing Globalization: Realizing Human Rights at a Distance - [International Herald Tribune] The International Herald Tribune's global economics columnist, Daniel Altman, recently moderated an online discussion between readers and Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights. Robinson now leads an initiative called Realizing Rights, which is dedicated to making globalization a more ethical and socially balanced process.
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ENVIRONMENT
Top Story: UN Outlines Global E-Waste Goals - [BBC] The UN has launched a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste. The private-public partnership hopes to create a global recycling standard, extend the life of products and improve the market for second-hand goods.
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THE FUTURE
Top Story: Nine Trends in Global Aging Present Challenges, Says U.S. Study - [Senior Journal] While the world has successfully learned to live longer, this longevity presents many new challenges that will require cooperative planning by the world's nations, says a new report, Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective, which was presented yesterday at the Summit on Global Aging, hosted by the U.S. State Department in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging.
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