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U.S. to Place its Antiballistic Missile Defense System in Britain |
 ...small group of people protesting against Prime Minister's position submitted a letter to Mr. Blair in which they called for a meeting with him.
The letter said that it was the sixth visit of the protesters, who asked a meeting with their Prime Minister but he never gave them a few minutes of his time. It also said that people had several questions regarding the deaths of their children in Iraq and as the question linger... |
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Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs |
 ...e. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus.
The chief of Careggi hospital, Edoardo Majno, confessed that there has been a tragic human error. Doctors mentioned that the woman, although being HIV-positive, didn't know she was infected ... |
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DNA research approaches the origins of human beings |
 ...y person aware of the place where his or her ancestors come from.
The National Geographic Society together with IBM initiate a global project where more than 10,000 inhabitants will have their DNA tested to make up a huge database. Efforts of well-known scientists in geography and genetic medicine will reside in 10 world regions to find traces of human ancestry.
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Aggressive women - genes' fault |
 ...tions in the serotonin receptor 2C gene and aggressive behavior.
The research took place in Behavioral Physiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, where 550 women of European origin were tested to find genetic evidence for aggression. The scientific study included genetic analysis together with two psychological tests on anger and aggression. It showed that those women who had one or both variation in seroton... |
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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy |
| ...d to make a shocking conclusion on the harm of regular tobacco and alcohol.
A modern classification of drugs doesn't reflect the real situation on harmful substances. Thus more than 20 drugs were tested on their social and individual impact and results lead to revision of ABC system.
A team of 29 psychiatrists took part in the the study to classify all drugs into nine groups that were analyzed on the physical harm... |
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Men look at face, women look down there |
| ...fferent reactions for men and women , Center of Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) study says. Women show more interest and pay more attention to sexual acts and men focus on faces.
Women and men were tested on visual response to erotic photographs that depicted sexual act to make clear the nature of sexual urges and its influence on health. The tests were made using eye-tracking technology that show the visual focus on va... |
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Timeline of the events in Tallinn, Estonia |
 ...eeting with Angela Merkel, Germany's Councilor. Moscow stores boycott Estonian products. Estonian authorities say that the statue is sound and safe; earlier they said it had been broken to pieces. Protesters settle a small tent town in front of the Estonian embassy in Moscow. Finnish Prime-Minister supported the actions of the Estonian authorities. Every arrested was taken a blood sample for a DNA test. The situation in T... |
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Further escalation in the Estonian - Russian relationship |
| ...One of the major Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, reports that Moscow authorities have protested against Estonian policemen's actions on May 3rd. They have beaten the deputy of Moscow's department for external relations, Anatoly Sorokin, who was having an official visit to Estonian capital at that time.
Moscow's authorities have expressed their protests against these actions and claimed that everyone involved in this... |
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New students forced to take pregnancy tests |
| ...ester students.
The Beijing News said that in case a student with an abnormal result is found, the school's doctors will instantly report on this to the student board.
A part of students who tested positive left the college by themselves and others were asked to leave. According to the paper some had borrowed urine from their classmates in order to pass the tests with negative results.
One of the new students... |
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Robots Assist in Rescuing Disaster Victims |
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Urban search and rescue robots are tested at a special 'Disaster City' training facility according to specific disaster scenarios. The robots will help rescue people in collapsed buildings and train wrecks.
Scientists will test robot performance applying actual training scenarios for emergency responders. Test results are required for improving and developing new usage guides that allow to match specific kinds of robot... |
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Van Gogh's $25 Million Painting Is a Fake |
 ... Melbourne, Australia, say that the only artwork by Van Gogh found in the gallery is in fact a fake.
Gerard Vaughan, the director of the gallery, stated that a group of specialists from Amsterdam tested the Van Gogh painting, called "Head Of A Man" and their final word was that it was not painted by the famous Dutch Master.
Although claiming "Head Of A Man" was not a work of Van Gogh the specialists mentioned that... |
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Animal Crew Returns from Space |
 ...dy metabolism was affected by gravity.
Some of the researchers were developed by students from Voronej Medical University, Russia. For example, they elaborated an experiment were cockroaches were tested on their endurance and how their muscle tissue would be affected by gravity.
One of the interesting conceptions developed by young scientists was a study with butterflies. Researchers wanted to find out how will a b... |
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Pingdom Published Results of Google's Sites' Stability |
 ... regional sites were found in Israel (34 minutes), Turkey (40 minutes), Singapore and Taiwan (46 minutes), and Sweden (48 minutes).
Results of this survey surprised Google's chiefs, yet all of the tested sites have passed the milestone of 99,9%, which is the time when all of Google's sites and services were fully functional and available.
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Bionic Lens to Create Virtual Vision |
 ... can soon be used by computer games players to improve their motions and simply as a tiny device to check a person's health condition and transmit this data to a computer.
The lenses were already tested on rabbits who wore them for up to 20 minutes and no side effects had been noticed yet.
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Terawatt Laser Beam Shot in the Clouds Provokes Lightning Strike |
 ...In New Mexico, U.S., scientists tested a new ultra-high-power laser which provoked lightning. Scientists fired ultra-fast pulses from an extremely powerful laser thus sending several terawatts into the clouds to call down electrical discharges in storm clouds over the region.
The beams send from the laser made channels of ionized molecules, also known as "filaments." Before the lighting strikes earth the filaments lea... |
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