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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:58:17 -0600 (CST)
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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:11:43 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Leading Engineers and Scientists Identify Advances that Could Improve Quality of Life Around the World
A diverse committee of experts from around the world, convened at the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced 14 grand challenges for engineering in the 21st century that, if met, would improve how we live.
"Tremendous advances in quality of life have come from improved technology in areas such as farming and manufacturing," said committee member and Google co-founder Larry Page. "If we focus our effort on the important grand challenges of our age, we ...
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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:14:32 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Scientists Say Tropics Are Next Emerging Disease Hotspot
Scientists Say Tropics Are Next Emerging Disease Hotspot
Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS or SARS could occur in any of a number of developing countries concentrated along the equator. They encourage increased surveillance to prevent the spread of a potential outbreak.
Using global databases and sophisticated computer models to analyze patterns of emerging diseases, the researchers -- from the Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM) at Wildlife Trust, N.Y., the Institute of ...
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