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US teenager crafts early detection tool for cancer
AFP, Published on 28/02/2013
» Jack Andraka catapulted from being a typical US teenager unaware of the pancreas to one with a cheap way to detect cancer in the organ before it turns deadly.
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TED Talks take wing online as enclave ends
AFP, Published on 03/03/2013
» As a week of mind-bending TED Conference talks ranging from animal necrophilia to fighting poverty ended Friday, inspiring presentations from the renowned gathering were spreading.
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In Venezuela, Twitter spreads official line, rumors
AFP, Published on 01/03/2013
» Addressing Venezuelans on state television, Vice President Nicolas Maduro pressed his thumb in the air as if typing on a smartphone, mocking the opposition for "saying absurdities" on Twitter.
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Google launches global science fair
AFP, Published on 31/01/2013
» Google on Wednesday launched a global science fair by inviting students around the world to present ideas that could change the world and perhaps become the next Ada Lovelace.
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IBM puts supercomputer to work on cancer
AFP, Published on 12/02/2013
» IBM is putting its Watson supercomputer to work fighting cancer, in what is described as the first commercial program of its kind to use "big data" to help patients with the disease.
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'Digital health' movement in focus at tech show
AFP, Published on 10/01/2013
» With an app, a game or a gadget, technology startups and major companies across all sectors are trying to tackle some of the thorniest problems in health and medicine.
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Twitter's year in review: elections, Olympics make a stir in 2012
AFP, Published on 12/12/2012
» Social networking site Twitter has published its year in review and some of its revelations, such as the most retweeted tweets or most debated subjects, may not come as much of a surprise, but others definitely will.
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Gel manicures
Muse, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 01/12/2012
» A manicure has benefits. A regular cut and polish keeps our nails tidy and clean, while many women feel that nicely manicured nails enhance their appearance.
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S.Africa using surveillance aircraft against poaching
AFP, Published on 04/12/2012
» Faced with a dizzying spike in the rate of rhino killings, South Africa announced on Tuesday it was deploying a reconnaissance aircraft to combat poaching.
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Big data, big deal
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/10/2012
» People are now quite familiar with cloud computing, but in the near future, we are going to hear more and more about "big data", given the fact that humans created more data in the last two years than throughout our entire history.
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