No Bio-Lab signs, opposing proposed bioterror lab in Butner
North Carolina apparently loses in bid for $450M biodefense lab
The federal government has recommended a site in Kansas for a new $450 million laboratory to study biological threats like anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease, congressional lawmakers and staff said Wednesday.
As nuclear winter approaches, will a job gossip site like 'FC' emerge?
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The tech industry, along with telecom and even life sciences/biotech, is headed for another nuclear winter. Will a Web site pop up to chronicle the latest layoffs, firing, shutdowns and other implosion news?
Let’s hope so. As the “dot-com” and telecom worlds went bust in 2000-2001, “F***d Company” became one of the Web’s most popular sites. While the name shouldn't be spoken or written in most places by most people, the term aptly described the site as posters...
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AgBiotech task force aims for convergence of N.C. biotech, farm sectors
By RICK SMITH, LTW Editor
'Growing North Carolina's AgBiotech Landscape' is good idea, NCSU economist says. But he warns that state faces growing competition and a tough funding environment. Project co-chair says N.C. could benefit in numerous ways.
European tech investors take a stake in e-mail marketing firm Silverpop
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Online retailers see surge on 'Cyber Monday'
IDC sees decline in US PC market next year
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Pozen, AstraZeneca say proposed pain reliever hits ‘primary endpoints’ in trials
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Interested in ‘crowdsourcing’? Check out UTest
By ANTHONY HA, VentureBeat
Massachusetts-based startup puts new spin on outsourced software testing.
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Surgery vs. medication for seizure treatment
By Allen Mask, M.D.
A new study shows that anti-seizure surgery may have significant benefits for patients suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy – the most common type of the seizure-causing condition.
UNC-CH scientists teach enzyme to make synthetic anticoagulant heparin in more varieties
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Tracking the 'wiggles': NCSU scientists present 'moving' theory behind bacterial decision-making
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John Yates, partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, outlines latest challenges to tech
Veteran tech attorney John Yates takes an in-depth look at protecting intellectual property, patent reform and raising capital in an economic downturn.
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Employer Labor Certification Filing using PERM – The possible results that await
By Jennifer G. Parser, Ward and Smith, P.A.
TechLaw: After an employer has followed the recruitment steps required by the Department of Labor to begin the process for obtaining permanent residence status for a foreign worker, the employer is ready to file the application for labor certification using PERM.
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Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?
By MALCOLM RITTER (AP Science Writer)
What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.
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