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Biodiversity's Holy Grail Is In The Soil
Ancon, Panama (SPX) Jun 30, 2010
Why are tropical forests so biologically rich? Smithsonian researchers have new evidence that the answer to one of life's great unsolved mysteries lies underground, according to a study published in the journal, Nature.
"We've known for a long time that tree seedlings do not grow and survive well under their mothers or other adult trees of the same species," said Scott Mangan, postdoctoral ... more
Business ideas may be patentable, US Supreme Court says
Washington (AFP) June 28, 2010
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a business method can be patented, a significant ruling for software and biomedical industries, though the court did not issue a definition of which types of processes qualify.
Ruling on a case called Bilski v. Kappos, the high court rejected the notion of a single standard suggested by a lower court, and allowed that business processes may be patentabl ... more
Machines that understand us on the rise
New York (UPI) Jun 25, 2010
Devices that can understand people, using a technology known as speech recognition, are becoming a common feature of everyday life, researchers say.
From people telling their cellphones to dial a number to doctors using speech recognition software to record and transcribe patient visits, speech recognition is making inroads into all areas of human activity, The New York Times reported F ... more
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Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move
