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Slashdot - Sat Nov 21, 12:02 am ET
Bourdain writes with news out of the University of Arkansas, where researchers are looking for ways to combat counterfeit RFID tags. Passive tags typically wait for a reader to transmit a signal of the appropriate strength and frequency before sending their own transmission. The scientists found that the amount of power required to trigger this varies quite a bit from one tag to the next ...
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Spin - Thu Nov 19, 12:25 pm ET
Courtney Love bids $120,000 in an auction to win a date with former president Bill Clinton . Sadly, she loses… to Condoleezza Rice. [ NYMag ] KISS want to rock with you in the afterlife, and Electric Six want to help with your next orgasm -- as evidenced in the list of Most Ridiculous Band Merch Ever. [ Mog ] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a rap battle, says break dancing and hip ...
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Del Rio News-Herald - Sat Nov 21, 1:25 am ET
This coming weekend is why I’m an advocate of cloning. We’ve got two major sporting events taking place in two different parts of the state and both are deserving of attention.
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The Pine Log - Thu Nov 12, 5:34 pm ET
Dr. Charles R. Long, of Texas A&M, will deliver the 27th annual J.H. Burr Jr. Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Miller Science Building, Room 137. SFA began presenting the lecture in 1982 in honor of a past professor, J.H. Burr Jr. This will be the first year that SFA has welcomed Long as a presenter.
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Science Daily - Wed Nov 18, 11:25 pm ET
Engineering researchers have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of individual tags rather than information stored on them, will prevent the production of counterfeit tags and thus greatly enhance both security and privacy for government agencies, businesses and ...
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The Saginaw News - Sun Nov 15, 7:26 pm ET
A suspect in a credit card cloning scheme has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Antoine D. Barnett awaits sentencing at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in U.S. District Court in Bay City.
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ScienceBlogs - Tue Nov 17, 9:29 am ET
Sunday night, the Patriots lost a heartbreaker to the Colts 35-34. The talk of the sports world yesterday was Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on fouth-and-two on his own 28 yard line when he was up by six with just over two minutes to play. They didn't get the first down, and turned the ball back over to the Colts, who went on to score a touchdown and win the game. Yesterday's discussion ...
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The Wilmington Star-News - Sat Nov 14, 3:49 pm ET
By Larry Schramm StarNews Correspondent I don't understand cloning. And I find it easy to be against something I don't understand. Cher, my wife, suggested that it might help if I would look up the definition in her old reliable Webster's Improved Dictionary, copyright 1955, but unfortunately “cloning” isn't in it.
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Yankton Press & Dakotan - Fri Nov 13, 12:07 pm ET
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State lawmakers who brokered a compromise between abortion opponents and University of Nebraska researchers on embryonic stem cell research say the deal does not prohibit either side from lobbying the Board of Regents.
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KSFY Sioux Falls - Fri Nov 13, 12:18 am ET
New developments in the fight over whether embryonic stem cell research should be legal in South Dakota. Today a south dakota group called "The Coalition for Cures Not Cloning" held a press conference saying they are ready for a fight to make sure this issue does not get put back on a ballot.
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Rapid City Journal - Thu Nov 12, 9:59 pm ET
The newly formed Coalition for Cures Not Cloning is urging people not to sign a petition that would allow embryonic stem cell research in South Dakota, calling the petition misleading.
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KOTA Rapid City - Thu Nov 12, 7:18 pm ET
A proposed measure for the 2010 ballot would allow cloning and embryonic stem cell research in South Dakota. A newly formed group is launching a pre-emptive strike.
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KELO Sioux Falls - Thu Nov 12, 6:03 pm ET
A South Dakota group Coalition for Cures Not Cloning is speaking out against embryonic stem cell research.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Thu Nov 12, 3:47 am ET
There are a lot of smart people at Cal, and you've got to figure the gene-splicing, cloning and teleportation experts could help the Bears with their problems inside. Starting center Markhuri Sanders-Frison goes about 275 pounds, but is only 6-foot-7. His...
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The Memphis Flyer - Thu Nov 12, 6:03 am ET
by Chris Davis Good Hair Attention, mad scientists and all others with an interest in cloning Elvis: The BBC is reporting that Homer Gill Gilleland, the hairdresser once charged with keeping Presley's mane black and shiny, is putting a hunk of hair up for auction on Saturday, November 14th. The hair, which has been appraised at around $416, comes with a certificate of authenticity. Faking It ...