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Eugenics and its secret following

Now we have a longevity problem especial in third world countries where populations are growing and people are living longer. In the world prosperous western nations have the problem of funding their old people,...

Georgia cuts access to Russian websites, TV news

"By Niko Mchedlishvili TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and websites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow. Georgia's Interior Ministry said the action was not anti-democratic, but Russian...

Bees Lose Buzz When Sick

A study done by British researchers shows that bees can get sick and recover after the immune system actively fights off viruses or parasites. Researchers said on Wednesday that bumblebees can get ill and seems to...

Attack of Human Rights Groups on Web

Escalating computer viruses, data-stealing Trojan horses and other malicious software are plaguing many human rights groups these days, and many of these software are being routed from China. The sophistication of...

Instructor teaches students how to code viruses

A California computer instructor is teaching students how to code and think like a hacker, much to the chagrin of computer anti-virus companies. He says he hopes to shake up the internet security sector by teaching...

Asprox computer virus infects key government and consumer websites

More alarming news on the loss of personal details from Government internet sites are unfolding..."Eastern European hackers are suspected of placing the Asprox virus on more than a thousand British websites, including those run by the NHS and a local council, in the past two...

Call for closure of Namru-2 in Indonesia increasing

""This laboratory has been in Indonesia without a permit for over 40 years for research of diseases. Various types of viruses from Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia had been studied in this laboratory," she said.The minister suspected that the results of the research work may...

Why Would a Virus Look at Kiddie Porn?

Michael Fiola, a 53-year-old state employee was set free of child-pornography charges by a Massachusetts court, It was alleged that he had accessed the illegal material at work, but an extensive forensic investigation of his computer revealed that viruses and other malicious...

Canadian Teen Science Whiz Makes Flu-Diagnosing Molecule

'BioGENEius' sounds like exactly the right term for 17-year old Maria Merziotis."A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections.Maria...

Yahoo search to 'battle spyware'

Yahoo is introducing new technology to its search engine which willwarn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses,spyware and spam."Browser exploits: Sites that can harm a user's computer or...

Dirty 30: Happy Birthday, Spam

Thirty years of spam. Yes, that makes spam older than most email applications. Sort of crushes your spirit, doesn't it? Indeed, here at NowPublic, we get our share of spam, in the form of articles, comments, private...

Essential Steps to Secure your Computer

"A Little Bit of History There are ways to secure your computer from virus attacks, spyware and stuffs but what are the most efficient and effective ways to do it? I believe, it very much relies on the users themselves rather than the sharing of information or the internet....

Seasonal flu starts in Asia: study

"Seasonal flu starts in Asia: studyWashington (ANTARA News) - Viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia migrate around the world and "seed" outbreaks of the most common strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2), a study released Wednesday found."The ultimate goal of our...

Seasonal flu starts in Asia -- study

Next time you go down with that nasty flu--hopefully not the H5N1 strain--think about the thousands of kilometers those viruses (what ever happenedto 'virii'?) have traveled to get to your system. " Viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia migrate around the...

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