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Featured Research »
Fastest Growing Volcano Spotted In New Zealand
Scientists have found a submarine volcano in New Zealand waters that has undergone the fastest episode of collapse and growth ever recorded at a volcano.
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Health & Medicine »
Study: Lynch Syndrome Patients Carry Mutations That Increase Cancer Risk
Researchers have found that patients carrying genetic mutations that characterize Lynch syndrome face an increased risk of developing breast and pancreatic cancer.
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Academia »
The BookieMonster Reads You! Advancing Literacy Through Technology
New Zealand scientists have developed the “BookieMonster”, which uses computer-generated voices and speech-recognition to read text aloud to children, before asking them to read it back to the computer.
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Tech & Pharma »
Valeant Pharmaceuticals To Acquire iNova
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement to acquire iNova from Archer Capital, Ironbridge, and other minority management shareholders.
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Editorials »
Asia-Pacific: Putting Science Into Policy
Asia-Pacific countries need an organized, concerted effort to strengthen scientific input into decision-making, urges Crispin Maslog of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication.