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Olympus Closes Infrastructure Fund with $250 Million
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Private equity firm Olympus Capital has closed Asia Environmental Partners with $250 million in equity, according to VC Circle. The India- and China-focused fund primarily will invest in renewable energy
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US habitat rule threatens species - Premium content
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This article is part of Nature's premium content. News Conservationists call for change to Bush-era definition of 'endangered'. Daniel Cressey Conservation researchers in America are urging President
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DNA Molecules In Moss Open Door To New Biotechnology
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Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have now demonstrated that
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Experts map the body's bacteria
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Scientists have developed an atlas of the bacteria that live in different regions of the human body. Some of the microbes help keep us healthy by playing a key role in physiological functions. The University
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Gene discovery may help children with colitis
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(HealthDay News) â?? People with painful, chronic bowel conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis could see a glimmer of hope from new research. Scientists say they've spotted a genetic
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Wildlife filmmakers focusing on endangered cats
- 11/7/2009
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South African wildlife photographers and authors Dereck and Beverly Joubert have worked in some of Africa's most remote areas for more than 25 years, recording the life cycles and decline of some of Africa's
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Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette
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The tunnel in the Large Hadron Collider. Photo: CERN GENEVA : THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped
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New path for DNA damage from nano-particles: study
- 11/7/2009
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1:50 pm TWN, By Marlowe Hood, AFP PARIS -- Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective
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Bluefin tuna catch slashed
- 11/7/2009
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THE crisis for the prized southern bluefin tuna is worsening, forcing Australian fishers to slash their catch in an international cut-back. Recent attempts to stem decades of over-fishing of the rich
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Local DNA Lab Comes With Hefty Price Tag
- 11/7/2009
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The Beaufort County Sherriff's Office in South Carolina is pushing to open its own crime lab to bypass backlogs and restrictions on samples analyzed, but control comes at a price. The Sheriff's Office
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Bombings Place Unique Burden on Iraq's 1st DNA Lab
- 11/7/2009
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Physicians at the year-old DNA lab in Baghdad, the first in Iraq, have begun using science to solve new and old mysteries in a country where war and sectarian conflict have created legions of them. Since
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Studies 'overstate species risks'
- 11/6/2009
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Science and environment reporter, BBC News Some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, researchers have suggested. They said
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Bird breaks the LHC
- 11/6/2009
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The Large Hadron Colliders woes have taken a faintly comic turn after the huge particle accelerator got broken by a piece of bread dropped by a passing bird. The Large Hadron Collider (left) and its arch-nemesis
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