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Renewable Accounts: Narrowing the scope of bioproducts
In my last column, I shared the standard definitions of biomass, bioproducts, bioenergy and biofuels. You may recall that the definition of bioproducts is extremely broad because it encompasses all products made with living material: food, feed, fiber,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Energy Resources, Biofuels, Synthetics and Plastics
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Breast Cancer, American Medical Association, Science, Biology, Biotechnology Industry
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Carmakers quibble over the obvious: Hands-free is not risk-free
It's always amazing that we need academic studies to state the obvious, such as the one in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology a few years ago finding that people are happier during weekends. No less amazing, though, is the knee-jerk...
Tags: Minor League Baseball, Business, Beverage Industry, Transportation, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Even babies prefer the underdog, psychologists say
The human brain may be wired to sympathize with the underdog. Even if the underdog is a yellow square being chased by a blue circle, and the brain has been checking out the outside world for only 10 months. A Japanese research team found that 16 of 20...
Tags: Human Interest, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: Conservation, Humane Society of the United States, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Lincoln Park Zoo, Science
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Hands-free not necessarily risk-free, says AAA
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsNew technology in vehicles that help keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, are now being said to be more dangerous than talking on a hand-held phone. It's all because of "cognitive distractions" according to a AAA study. "There is a...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Minor League Baseball, AAA, Manufacturing and Engineering, University of Utah
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Guillaume prepares for retirement
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Alfred Guillaume is stepping down from his role as a college administrator, but he has no plans to step away from his involvement in the community. He’ll continue his work serving on the boards of the South Bend Symphony, WVPE, Saint...Tags: Indiana University South Bend, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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Wim de Wit to step down at Getty Research Institute
After 20 years at the Getty Research Institute, Wim de Wit, the head of the architecture and contemporary art offerings there and co-curator of the current Pacific Standard Time Presents initiative on modern architecture in Los Angeles, is leaving the...
Tags: Arts, Oprah Winfrey, Arts and Culture, The Getty, Architecture
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Long-banned chemicals found in pregnant mothers' blood
As a reminder of just how persistent some toxic chemicals can be, a Johns Hopkins-led research team reports finding traces of long-banned DDT and PCBs along with other contaminants in the blood of 50 pregnant women checked from Baltimore and its suburbs. ...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, Mining
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Best bets for the week
American English free concert Using identical instruments the legendary group used, American English reproduces the vocal style and harmonies of the Beatles. Not only will the band bring back memories for those who were there, but they also will bring...Tags: Authors, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Arts and Culture, Libraries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Column: Time to end imposed ignorance of guns
A revealing thing happened in the grief-filled days that followed the massacre of helpless children and their teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Virtually every conversation about gun control, about any possible remedy for gun...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Lobbying, Safety of Citizens, National Rifle Association of America
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U. of C. to link up with marine lab
Add one more laboratory to the list of world-class facilities to be overseen by the University of Chicago. The internationally renowned Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., will be brought under the university's financial and...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Education, Science, Teaching and Learning
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