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AstraZeneca closes in on site for new home in Cambridge
Reuters* Drugmaker eyes Cambridge Biomedical Campus - sources * Relocation centrepiece of new CEO's restructuring plan * New research centre and corporate HQ to cost some $500 mln By Ben Hirschler and Tom Bill LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is...Tags: Elizabeth II, Entertainment Events, MedImmune Inc., AstraZeneca Plc, Cambridge (England)
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Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app
ReutersBy Natasha Baker TORONTO, May 20 (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks. The Sonnet Project...Tags: Poetry, Sex and the City (movie), Movies, Brooklyn Bridge, William Shakespeare
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Jackson Lab Names Scientific Director For Farmington Location
The Hartford CourantA Harvard genetics expert has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center, the company announced Monday. Charles Lee, who starts Aug. 1, is currently director of the molecular...Tags: Autism, Harvard Medical School, Science, Education, Birth Defects
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You may be smart if you 'like' Mozart and curly fries on Facebook
Los Angeles TimesWhat do Facebook users who “like” Mozart, Morgan Freeman’s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to a new study. Meanwhile, those who like Facebook pages...Tags: ESPN2 (tv network), NASCAR, Kathy Griffin, Politics, Social Media
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Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGregory Cochran has always been drawn to puzzles. This one had been gnawing at him for several years: Why are European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? Tay-Sachs disease. Canavan disease. More than a dozen more. It offended Cochran's sense...Tags: Symptoms, University of Utah, Rutgers University, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Education
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FACTBOX-Five top host countries for Americans studying abroad
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. students enrolled in full-degree programs at universities outside the United States grew 4 percent to about 46,000 last year, according to a report by the Institute of International Education's Project Atlas. Shaving...Tags: Immigration, Australia, Teaching and Learning, London School of Economics, Science
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1215 GMT, May 08
ReutersMay 8 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let...Tags: Manchester United F.C., Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Government, Brussels (Belgium)
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Prominent British scientist boycotts top Israeli conference
ReutersJERUSALEM, May 8 (Reuters) - British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of an Israeli conference, joining an academic boycott of Israel to protest against its occupation of Palestinian lands, Cambridge University said on Wednesday. The...Tags: Tony Blair, Palestine, Shimon (music group), Israel, Bill Clinton
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MIDEAST MONEY-Abu Dhabi financial zone to challenge Dubai
Reuters* Abu Dhabi zone may compete with Dubai in all areas * Aims to recycle more of its own oil wealth * Dubai has entrenched position, flexible management * But Abu Dhabi has huge sovereign wealth fund * Two centres may also cooperate By Stanley Carvalho...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, United Arab Emirates, Banking, Realty, Legal Service
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Clinton's UCF speech highlights grad week in Central Florida
There's plenty to celebrate this week as thousands of students graduate from the University of Central Florida and area colleges. Former President Bill Clinton, who has praised UCF on national television, will speak Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at one of the...
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Songs of unheralded Nick Drake get a new airing four decades on
ReutersBy Jeremy Gaunt LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Nearly four decades after his death, British singer-songwriter Nick Drake has never been as popular. Tribute singers, car and cough syrup advertisements, radio and film documentaries, and word of mouth have...Tags: Radio, Music, Music Industry, Brad Pitt, Entertainment
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Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse
This post has been corrected, as noted belowHoneybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...Tags: Organic Foods, Disasters and Accidents, Honey, Columbia University, Lifestyle and Leisure
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