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| European Commission adopts Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research European Commission: Europe is in the vanguard of the emerging field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N), a developing field of science with the potential for major positive impact economically, socially and environmentally. Nevertheless, knowledge gaps remain about the impact of these technologies on human health and the environment, as well as issues relating to ethics and the respect of fundamental rights. This is why the Commission is today recommending to the Member States to adopt a Code of Conduct to govern research in this field. nanoforum.org |
Digging that Maya blue [Subscriber Only] The unusual pigment Maya blue was probably made over an incense fire as part of a ceremony honoring the rain god Chaak, a new analysis of a pot reveals. sciencenews.org |
Russian Scientists Honored for Exploration of Arctic Seabed The standard view of Arctic life is changing after a team led by Russian scientists plunged through the ice around the North Pole to the ocean bottom in twin submersibles. nytimes.com |
Germs in Soil Find Antibiotics Tasty WASHINGTON (AP) -- Antibiotics for breakfast? The drugs are supposed to kill bacteria, not feed them. Yet Harvard researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition.... hosted.ap.org |
Embryonic stem cells coaxed into key heart cells WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists say they have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming three of the major cell types in the human heart, and they improved cardiac function when transplanted into mice. feeds.reuters.com |