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Bush?s Greenhouse Gas Plan Throws Europe Off Guard President Bush?s vaguely worded proposal has muddied what had been shaping up as a black-and-white showdown between Europe and the United States. Bush Proposes Goals on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Such an agreement would be a major shift for a White House that has resisted setting firm limits on emissions. Genome of DNA Discoverer Is Deciphered The sequencing of James D. Watson?s genome could be the gateway to an era of personalized genomic medicine. The Energy Challenge: Where Now, for the Wind? The staying power of wind energy companies is dependent on tax benefits from the capricious hands of lawmakers in Congress. Detroit Finds Agreement on the Need to Be Green Labor and management in the auto industry agreed that Detroit must act to reduce its vehicles? impact on the environment. NASA Leader: Who Says Warming Is a Problem? The head of NASA said he was not sure global warming was a problem and added that it would be ?arrogant? to assume the world?s climate should not change in the future.
Japan threat to exit whaling body Japan fails to ease an international ban on commercial whaling, leading it to warn it may leave the IWC. Nasa names shuttle launch date After a long delay, the Atlantis orbiter is given a launch date for its next mission. Boost to artery block treatment Scientists report new developments in the use of stents, which stop blockages in coronary arteries. UN welcomes Bush's climate plans A leading UN climate official welcomes US President George Bush's new climate change imitative. Consumers 'back BSE feed ban' Britons would reject the lifting of an EU ban on feeding animal remains to livestock, a parliamentary committee chairman says. Upright walking 'began in trees' The ancestors of humans began walking upright while they were still living in trees, a theory suggests.
Soils Offer New Hope As Carbon Sink The huge potential of agricultural soils to reduce greenhouse gases and increase production at the same time has been reinforced by new research findings. Trials of agrichar -- a product hailed as a savior of Australia's carbon-depleted soils and the environment -- have doubled and, in one case, tripled crop growth when applied at the rate of 10 tons per hectare. Agrichar is a black carbon byproduct of a process called pyrolysis. TB Test Offers Patients Quicker And Easier Diagnosis A new test for diagnosing TB offers a quick and simple alternative to existing three-day methods, according to a new article. The study shows that the test, which involves taking three sputum samples from a patient over the course of one day, is just as effective as other more invasive and complicated testing methods, which take three days. Physicists Devise Viable Design For Spin-Based Electronics Physicists have proposed a design for a semiconductor computer circuit based on the spin of electrons. They say the device would be more scalable and have greater computational capacity than conventional silicon circuits. The "spintronic"--or spin-based electronic--device would extend the scope of conventional electronics by encoding information with the magnetic--or spin--state of electrons, in addition to the charge of the electrons. The researchers used a novel geometry to overcome the weakness of the magnetic signal, the current limitation to developing spintronics in silicon semiconductors. Endocrine Researchers To Discuss Gene That May Be Linked To Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Researchers will discuss a gene that appears to play a role in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome, the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive-age women, at upcoming meetings. Physicist Says Testing Technique For Gravitomagnetic Field Is Ineffective A major focus on the study of Einstein's theory of general relativity has been on confirming the existence of the gravitomagnetic field, as well as gravitational waves. A physicist recently argued in a paper that the interpretation of the results of Lunar Laser Ranging, which is being used to detect the gravitomagnetic field, is incorrect because LLR is not currently sensitive to gravitomagnetism and not effective in measuring it. | 
