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BRAC-1 and BRAC-2 decision: A courageous victory to benefit us all

2015-10-09 13:55:06| Biotech - Topix.net

Yvonne D'Arcy, who fought to have the breast cancer gene patent overturned, outside the Federal Court after it first ruled that mutations in the BRCA1 gene could be patented. Sometimes the bravery of one woman will stand the test of time for the good of all.

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Smaller New 3DS May Come to North America After All

2015-06-22 23:05:55| Electronics - Topix.net

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku that while the company didn't have any planned announcement for E3 regarding a North American release, Nintendo has "certainly taken note of all of the readers and consumers that expressed desire for the base model." Fils-Aime then discussed the company's thinking behind releasing only the XL model at first , saying, "We analyzed the results in Japan and saw the lion's share of the volume was on the XL model, and that's with no 2DS existing in the Japanese market.

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Corporate social responsibility doesn't pay after all

2015-06-22 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: When companies strive to do their bit for the environment and social causes as well as make a profit, this is referred to as corporate social responsibility (CSR). For around forty years, researchers all over the world have been studying the impact of CSR on corporate success. The majority of empirical studies conclude that CSR leads to greater financial success. Katja Rost, an UZH professor of sociology, now provides evidence that the positive correlation between CSR and corporate financial success...

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Sorry, skeptics: Global warming may not be so great for plant life after all

2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: Climate change is already a heavily charged issue, fraught with political tension. But complicating the mix are a slew of misconceptions about exactly how it will affect the planet and its inhabitants. One confusion involves plant growth. Some skeptics have argued that rising carbon dioxide levels could actually benefit agriculture, and in fact, research shows that rising temperatures and more carbon dioxide can be a boon to plants -- up to a point. But thats not the whole story, according to...

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