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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Supreme Court wisdom on DNA

    From the Chicago Tribune
    America has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...

    Tags: Angelina Jolie, Chemical Industry, Clarence Thomas, Mastectomy, Science and Technology

    2. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough

    Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...

    Tags: University of Utah, Muhlenberg College, Angelina Jolie, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology

    The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time.
    The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, IBM, Swiss Confederation, University of California, Santa Barbara, Technology

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. The red herring of human gene patents

    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis
    The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....

    Tags: Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Technology, Biology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| S-S

  5. Head: Oakland Park students head to White House to showcase invention to President Obama

     
      Two students from Oakland Park’s Northeast High traveled to the third annual White House Science Fair on Monday to showcase their Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam project to President Obama.    According to a news release, the students were among...

    Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, University of Florida, Barack Obama

    6. Oct 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Head of Clean Energy Trust working to change world

    Amy Francetic was at a child's birthday party in 2004 when she decided it was time to leave Silicon Valley.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Amy Francetic was at a child's birthday party in 2004 when she decided it was time to leave Silicon Valley.    "I was sitting there listening to 6-year-olds talk about IPOs and whose house was bigger and how much a wedding dress cost," she said.    By...

    Tags: Wii, Interior Policy, Redbox, United Air Lines, Colleges and Universities

    7. Dec 8, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. At JPL, teens learn rocket science by crafting toilet paper catapults

    High school students have been known to sling a roll or two of toilet paper — but not many use catapults or compete with rocket scientists for the longest heave.
    High school students have been known to sling a roll or two of toilet paper — but not many use catapults or compete with rocket scientists for the longest heave. Yet that was the task Friday at the 15th annual Invention Challenge at Jet...

    Tags: Students, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Science and Technology

    8. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Congressional candidate profiles

    MEET THE CANDIDATES   When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...

    Tags: Stock Market, Renovation, Physical Disabilities, Barack Obama, Employment Opportunities

    9. Sep 27, 2011 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  9. UCSD researcher awarded National Medal of Science

    SAN DIEGO -- President Barack Obama Tuesday named a San Diego biomedical engineering professor as a recipient of the National Medal of Science.
    SAN DIEGO -- President Barack Obama Tuesday named a San Diego biomedical engineering professor as a recipient of the National Medal of Science. Shu Chien of UC San Diego is one of seven eminent researchers chosen for the annual honor, The White House...

    Tags: Biotechnology, Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Chemical Industry, Government

    10. Aug 4, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Paper-thin computers can be rolled up, stuffed in a pocket [Video]

    L.A. Times Tech Blog
    It's one invention that is sure to set science fiction fans all agog: a paper-thin computer that can be rolled up and stuffed in a pocket. Researchers at the Queens University Human Media Lab in Ontario, Canada, have developed a......
    11. Jan 7, 2011 |Story| AM News

  11. Basic science, invention, innovation

    Guest columnist
    The Obama administration claims the government can “create jobs” through technology, particularly green technology. The president argues that the technology is there, and all it needs is a “nudge” from the government. He does not...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Nuclear Power, Energy, Government

    12. Feb 18, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Ideas, Discoveries and Aeronautics at Lincolnwood’s Annual Science Fair

    TribLocal - Evanston
    In a packed gym last Thursday, February 10th, a record number of aspiring scientists and inventors took part in the annual Lincolnwood School Science Fair. …...
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