SCIENCE
Top Story: Fragile X, Down Syndromes Linked To Faulty Brain Communication - [Medical News Today] The two most prevalent forms of genetic mental retardation, Fragile X and Down syndromes, may share a common cause, according to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. The problem, a crippled communication network in the brain, may also be associated with autism. Although the genetics of the disorders are very different, the end result for the brain seems to be the same.
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Top Story: Nanotechnology Offers Hope For Treating Spinal Cord Injuries, Diabetes, And Parkinson's Disease - [Science Daily] Dr. Samuel I. Stupp, director of the Institute of BioNanotechnology in Medicine at Northwestern University, is one of a new breed of scientists combining nanotechnology and biology to enable the body to heal itself -- and who are achieving amazing early results. Dr. Stupp's work suggests that nanotechnology can be used to mobilize the body's own healing abilities to repair or regenerate damaged cells.
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BUSINESS Top Story: How To Spy On Google - [Forbes] Is Google working on a phone? Seems likely, according to various reports. But there's no need to rely on the rumor mill to find out what Google is up to. Just head to the company's online job listings, where the company declares that it is "experimenting with a few wireless communications systems," adding that "we are building a small team of top-notch logic designers and analog designers aimed at nothing less than making the entire world's information accessible from anywhere for free."
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SOCIETY Top Story: U.S. Hogs Ate Contaminated Pet Food from China - [International Herald Tribune]
The ease with which an imported ingredient laced with industrial chemicals penetrated the pet food supply draws a "frighteningly easy" road map for would-be terrorists to strike the U.S. food supply, said Representative Janice Schakowsky, Democrat of Illinois. Her comments came during testimony that linked faulty federal oversight to recalls of tainted peanut butter, suspect spinach, and lethal pet food.
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GLOBAL POLITICS Top Story: New Wave of Multinationals Poses Competitive Threat to U.S. - [Intenational Herald Tribune] A new wave of foreign competitive pressure is beginning to ripple through the U.S. economy, from companies in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China. These companies are seeking to become world-spanning multinationals - just as Samsung Electronics emerged from South Korea and Toyota sprang from Japan in earlier phases of globalization.
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ENVIRONMENT Top Story: Taiwan Stung by Millions of Missing Bees - [Reuters] Taiwan's bee farmers are feeling the sting of lost business and possible crop danger after millions of the honey-making, plant-pollinating insects vanished during volatile weather, media and experts said.
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THE FUTURE Top Story: Robot Future Poses Hard Questions - [BBC] Scientists have expressed concern about the use of autonomous decision-making robots, particularly for military use. As they become more common, these machines could also have negative impacts on areas such as surveillance and elderly care, the roboticists warn.
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