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Largest genetic sequencing study of human disease completed
A global team of scientists has completed the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases. The exact cause of these diseases - autoimmune thyroid disease, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes- is unknown, but is believed to be a complex combination of genetic and environmental ...
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UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2013 150 Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality ...
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Pearson overhauls business structure to target growth markets
, buffeted by a string of managerial changes and slowing growth, unveiled a further shake-up on Thursday that it said would take some time to implement.Shares in the educational publisher and owner of the Financial Times dropped in reaction to the news as analysts said there were risks that the reorganisation, which increases its focus on emerging markets and digital products, would drag on ...
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General Electric considering IPO for finance business - CEO
is considering spinning off parts of its financial arm, GE Capital, through an initial public offering as part of its plan to reduce the size of the business, Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said."The capital markets are very receptive to IPOs," Immelt said at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Florida on Wednesday. "I think you basically have as good a setting as you ...
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Terrafugia goes where Ford feared to tread
Ford performed a serious feasibility study for a flying car and concluded such a product was technically feasible, economically manufacturable and had significant realistic markets with ambulance, police and emergency services, as well as luxury transportation. However, the US federal aviation administration ruled existing air traffic control couldn't cope with the volume of traffic Ford ...
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Ask Ali How to be a star turn at business presentations
Dear Ali: I recently held a presentation at one of our business meetings and for some reason, some of my Arab colleagues appeared to be bored by what I was talking about. Could you advise me what I did ...
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German brewers warn fracking could hurt beer industry
File photo of a waitress using a whistle to free her way while carrying ten of the traditional one-litre "Masskrug" beer mugs at the opening day of the Munich Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, September 22, 2012. (KAI ...
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Video European business falters eyes on ECB
The downturn across euro zone businesses has eased slightly but a dearth of new orders offers little hope for the second quarter. As ECB boss Mario Draghi prepares for a keynote speech in London many are asking whether it's time to do more than cut interest rates? Kirsty Basset ...
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Not just state-sponsored China’s hacking culture thrives in corporate criminal worlds
People walk past 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, Feb. 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of U.S. hacking. (Carlos ...
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U.K. Economy Dodges Recession In Q1 On Inventories
economy avoided recession in the first quarter as initially estimated, but the detailed breakdown of gross domestic product highlighted major contribution coming only from built up stocks of companies.Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent sequentially in the first quarter, offsetting the last quarter's 0.3 percent fall, second estimates from the Office for National Statistics showed ...
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DR Congo UN World Bank chiefs voice support for peace effort
Kinshasa, May 23 : In the first visit of its kind, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled ...
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South Australia car industry workers urged to plan futures after Fords announcement
THE automotive components industry in South Australia and the 10,000-plus workers it employs have three years to plan for a more secure future, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says. While Ford's announcement marked a "black day for the Australian automotive industry", knee-jerk reactions were best avoided, AMWU's SA secretary John Camillo said. "For the ...
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Holden pleads for help as Ford closes shop in Australia
HOLDEN says it still plans to build cars in Adelaide until at least 2022 but warns "swift action" is needed from political leaders to ensure the Australian auto industry remains viable. The partial reassurance follows Ford's bombshell announcement that it will stop making cars at its two Victorian plants from 2016, ending 90 years of manufacturing in Australia. Holden vowed to ...
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Gatton School of Business among nations 10 most popular
The University of Kentucky's Gatton School of Business and Economics is ranked among the 10 most popular business schools in the country.U.S. New and World Report recently ranked business schools by their "yield" rate, the number of students who choose to go to a school after being accepted. The top school, the School of Business at University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled 90.4 ...
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OP-ED A Global Goal on Gender Equality Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment
– Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women's rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have sparked public outrage and demands to tackle these horrific ...
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Remittances Buoy Up Myanmar’s Economy
She has been on her feet in this laundromat in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai since seven in the morning and had been hoping to call it a day when two more customers walked in. She is not in a position to turn anyone away: ';I need the money. My family needs me to work," she tells IPS, her voice tinged with desperation as she begins yet another load. Six do-it-yourself washing ...
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FTSE falls sharply from record high as global panic causes share sell-off
The FTSE 100's surge towards all-time highs was brought to a spectacular halt today as panicking investors dumped shares in a global ...
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Boeing 787s entry to China cleared
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China.The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses the original type ...
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In China No Monetary Stimulus Weakening Economy
Down it goes Investors have learned two things since 2008; don't fight the Fed is one of them. The other is to invest in stimulus. Big stimulus. None of this tax break stuff to one or two sectors. We are talking bazillions thrown at the entire economy coupled with market friendly monetary policy. China has done nothing of the sort since 2010. And as a result, the market has shunned ...
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Pandoras Earnings Can The Mobile Business Tune In Big Growth
Pandora will release its Q1 fiscal 2014 earnings on May 23. We expect improved mobile monetization even though the pressure on desktop monetization will continue due to the shift in ad ...
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Infectious Computer Worms Are Sucking Energy and Money From Companies
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Official Signature - Reversed Websafe Colors (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The electric grid is a target. And it is a fat one. It is the vehicle by which electricity flows and it is therefore a critical economic asset. After all, keeping the lights on and maintaining commerce are fundamentals that preserve lifestyles and well-being. It's estimated that a ...
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Five Simple PR Tips For Your New Business
paid vs. earned media isn't very high on the list of most new business owners. Most entrepreneurs can't afford to spend limited assets on paid signage, TV commercials, or press release syndication. Nor can they afford the annual retainer charged by most PR firms. And while social media sites ...
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Civil aviation industry sees 100 b yuan revenue
/enpproperty--> The Chinese government released on May 23 the first long-term State-level development plan of the civil aviation industry. The operating revenue of the Chinese civil aviation industry will exceed 100 billion yuan ($16.3 billion) by 2020, and China-made aircraft will comprise over 5 percent of the newly increased market share in China by then, according to the plan, released ...
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Germany is Most Popular Country in the World
Europe's largest economy Germany, which has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling euro zone countries, has topped a poll as the world's most popular country. The survey carried out for the BBC, polled 26,000 people in 25 countries, and asked them to rate 16 countries and the European Union, as a whole, on whether their influence on the world was mainly positive or ...
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Amazon hunts more market share takes its Appstore and Kindle Fire tablets global
On Thursday, Amazon announces that the Kindle Fire HD tablets, in 7-inch and 8.9-inch trim, are now available for pre-order through its website in more than 170 countries and regions worldwide. Previously, the US e-commerce company only ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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