Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMO) announced today an exclusive worldwide collaboration and license agreement focused on the development of therapeutics for hemoglobinopathies, inherited conditions that ...
Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
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A common problem at Pearl Harbor, biofouling affects harbors around the world. It's the process by which barnacles, muscles, oysters, and tubeworms accumulate on the bottom of boats and other surfaces. Now researchers at the University of ...
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Animal ag and soybeans have a relationship that goes back generations. That relationship will continue in 2014 as the soy checkoff supports some innovative work of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the USA Poultry and Egg Export ...
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The announcement of the 12-month contract is the latest in a trend which has seen a growing portion of the industry move away from spot trading and instead develop long term collaborations, and advancing the circular-economy model. These ...
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Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) today announced a new 10-year plan to capitalize on the world's growing appetite for healthier oils and protein. Terry Youzwa, Chairman of the CCC Board of Directors, said the plan is aimed at increasing ...
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China, the world's fourth-largest natural gas consuming country, is stepping up efforts to boost its shale gas output, offering more favorable policies and a sound business environment to shale gas developers, a senior industry official ...
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GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE:GE), has formed its third partnership with a Vess Oil Corp. affiliate to purchase oil reserves in East Texas for $108 million. The partnership is acquiring approximately 13,000 net acres and ...
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Range Resources Limited ("Range" or "the Company") would like to draw attention to the announcement released today by Citation Resources Limited (ASX: CTR) with respect to the Company’s interest in Guatemala with the following ...
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On January 9, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steel producer Baotou Iron and Steel (Baogang Group) announced that its rail and beam plant achieved a total output of 1.2651 million mt of steel rails in 2013, exceeding the production target for ...
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Infinity's first portable wireless speaker incorporates Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, AirPlay, AirPlay Direct, DLNA, and nearfield communications (NFC). Related Harman came to International CES to "resuscitate" the Infinity audio brand ...
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Two drugs in combination might be better than one when it comes to helping hardcore smokers quit, at least in the short term, a new study suggests. The drugs -- varenicline (sold under the brand name Chantix) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) ...
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In 2013, haze continued to shroud most part of China, including inhabitable cities such as Hangzhou and Nanjing. The market for dust masks and air purifiers is booming in those cities because the places has been shrouded for several days in ...
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Two new low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESRLow Equivalent Series Resistance) polymer capacitors from Panasonic are now available at RS. The company advises its POSCAP and OS-CON devices? are ideal for digital and telecommunications ...
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