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CBS and OMD Partner to Provide the Agency With Access to the Network's Television City Research Facility in Las Vegas

11/9/2009

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NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 CBS Vision, the research division of CBS Corporation, and media agency OMD, an Omnicom Media Group company, today announced a new research partnership that will allow OMD's clients access to the CBS Television City research facility housed in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The new venture, which marries the capabilities of CBS Visi... [Comments]

Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries

11/9/2009

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 SANTA CRUZ, CA--Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A recent study in the Gulf of California, for example, confirmed the validity of a key concept behind marine reserves--the idea that offspring produ... [Comments]

Wet ethanol production process yields more ethanol and more co-products

11/9/2009

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 URBANA Using a wet ethanol production method that begins by soaking corn kernels rather than grinding them, results in more gallons of ethanol and more usable co-products, giving ethanol producers a bigger bang for their buck by about 20 percent. "The conventional ethanol production method has fewer steps, but other than distillers dried grains with soluble, it doesn't have any other co-... [Comments]

Antarctica glacier retreat creates new carbon dioxide store

11/9/2009

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 Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This remarkable colonisation is having a beneficial impact on climate change. As the blooms die back phytoplankton sinks to the sea-bed where it can store carbon for thousands or millions of years... [Comments]

Biology Technology

Jonathan Moreno and Andrew Light Speak About Biotechnology and Global Warming at the National Press Club

11/9/2009

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 The Appignani Bioethics Center, a project of the American Humanist Association, held a panel discussion today at the National Press Club to examine controversial emerging technologies in biomedical sciences and climate change. The topics were framed by Jonathan Moreno and Andrew Light, both of the Center for American Progress, who considered th... [Comments]

Haft Group says Bullish Commodity Market Triggers Small and Micro-cap Upsurge

11/9/2009

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NEW YORK, Nov. 9 "Micro cap and small cap equities across the board, are struggling to receive more broker sponsorship and exposure as a 'buying window' opens and to take advantage of the upturn in commodity-driven stocks like gold, silver and other metals," states Herbert Haft, President of The Haft Group, Inc, Manhattan based investor relations firm with a focus on the mi... [Comments]

Yongye International Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2009 Results

11/9/2009

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BEIJING, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc.(Nasdaq: YONG ), ("Yongye or "the Company") a leading manufacturer, developerand distributor of Shengmingsu brand plant and animal nutrient products in thePeople's Republic of China (PRC), today announced that it will conduct aconference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (11:00 p.m. Beijing Time) on Monday,Nov... [Comments]

BioMed Realty Trust Receives Commitments to Expand Unsecured Line of Credit to $665 Million

11/9/2009

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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9 BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR ) announced today that the company has received commitments from lenders to increase the borrowing capacity on its unsecured line of credit by $65 million to an aggregate of $665 million, with no other changes to the terms of the facility. The weighted-average effective interest rate of the unsecured line of... [Comments]

Medicine News

Novartis to Acquire Majority Stake in Hard to Treat Diseases' (HTDS.PK) China Subsidiary H1N1 Vaccine Partner for US$125 Million

11/9/2009

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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS.PK) www.htdsmedical.com , announced today that Novartis, a US$41 billion international healthcare company, is acquiring an 85% stake in HTDS' H1N1 Vaccine partner, Zhejiang Tianyuan Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., for US$125 million. Novartis of Switzerland will begin a five-year, $1 billion China initiative with... [Comments]

Fitness.com.au Poll Finds 80% Blame Parents For Our Overweight Kids

11/9/2009

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Fast food chains are often blamed for the increasing rates of childhood obesity. A recent poll by Fitness.com.au however finds that 80% of people think that parents should shoulder the responsibility. (PRWEB) November 9, 2009 -- If you thought f... [Comments]Fitness.com.au Poll Finds 80% Blame Parents For Our Overweight Kids

Diabetes Prevention Is the Best Remedy, TOPS Medical Expert Says

11/9/2009

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Tomorrow may be too late when it comes to preventing or improving a diabetes condition, according to TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization. (Vocus) November 9, 2009 -- Tomorrow may be too late when it comes to preventing or improving a diabetes condition, according to TOPS Club, Inc. (Take O... [Comments]

Physicians for Human Rights Offers Training in Crime Scene Documentation

11/9/2009

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Course, to be Offered in April 2010, Provides First Responders with a Forensic Toolkit Cambridge, MA (Vocus) November 9, 2009 -- When Stefan Schmitt of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) first inspected a suspected mass grave at Dasht-e-Leili in... [Comments]Physicians for Human Rights Offers Training in Crime Scene Documentation

Medicine Technology

Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year and MISSION Skincare Co-Founder, Serena Williams, Teams Up with CVS/pharmacy to Launch National 'Active Lifestyle Skincare Destinations'

11/9/2009

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NEW YORK, Nov. 9 MISSION Skincare®, the innovative skincare company founded by tennis star Serena Williams, soccer professional Mia Hamm, and other world class athletes, will be launching "Active Lifestyle Skincare Destinations" in the beauty aisle of more than 5,000 CVS/pharmacy locations across the country beginning this week. Stocked with innovative lip, face, body... [Comments]

Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Past, Present and Future...A Fresh Look by Experts in the Field

11/9/2009

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WESTON, Mass., Nov. 9 Groundbreaking articles in current issues of Journal of Opioid Management, for the first time explore, in depth, the emergence of cannabinoid medicine, its challenges for health care providers and its potential benefits for patients. In these important articles, University of Washington authors, Sunil Aggarwal, PhD who is a member of the pres... [Comments]

Royal Institute of Technology Adopts OriGene Over-Expression Lysates in Human Proteome Atlas Program

11/9/2009

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ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 9 OriGene Technologies, Inc. today announced Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden has adopted its VERIFY Tagged Antigen(TM) (Over-expression Lysates) in the Human Protein Atlas program. This program is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and is set up to explore the human proteome systematically using Antibody-Based Proteomics. "Genera... [Comments]

Celling Technologies Signs Exclusive Agreement to Research and Develop Adipose Tissue Stem Cell Technology in Regenerative Medicine Institutes

11/9/2009

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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 Celling Technologies, a subsidiary of SpineSmith Partners, is collaborating with Tissue Genesis, Inc. to research potential applications for adipose tissue derived adult stem cells. SpineSmith acquired the global rights in spine for Tissue Genesis' adipose (fat) tissue derived stem cell technology in November of 2007. Replacing the prior arrangement,... [Comments]

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