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Australia lifted the ban on cloning
Science Events

Australia lifted the ban on cloning

The Australian Parliament has just lifted a ban on cloning human embryos for the purpose of stem cell research. The lifting of the ban has met with opposition from the A…

December 15, 2018
Nicaragua: Prohibit abortion in all cases
Science Events

Nicaragua: Prohibit abortion in all cases

With 52 votes in favor and no votes against, on October 26 the Nicaragua parliament passed a bill banning abortion even in the case of a life threatening mother.

December 15, 2018
100 leading intellectuals of the world public
Science Events

100 leading intellectuals of the world public

British magazine Prospect recently hosted a poll of 100 leading public intellectuals (Globalpublic intellectuals poll). They produced a list of 100 intellectuals in all…

December 15, 2018
'That' does not make her vote early
Medicine - Health

'That' does not make her vote early

Good news for husbands who are 'embargoed' by their wives when they are pregnant with their stomachs: sexual intercourse does not stimulate premature birth in pregnant w…

December 14, 2018
Open XML has not become an international standard
Computer science

Open XML has not become an international standard

According to the voting results published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on September 4, the standard format of Microsoft only won 53% of th…

December 13, 2018
The Open XML format struggles to wait for approval
Computer science

The Open XML format struggles to wait for approval

Technology developed by Microsoft for the 2007 Office application package and competing directly with the OpenDocument open standard (ODF) faces many challenges ahead of…

December 13, 2018
Can the domain .xxx be
Computer science

Can the domain .xxx be

ICANN is preparing to vote for a draft of the .xxx domain - the

December 13, 2018
Internet and presidential election
Computer science

Internet and presidential election

In the opinion of experts, the Internet will become a useful tool for presidential candidates in 2007. However, the presidential candidate cannot predict the number of p…

December 13, 2018
Journalist calls for banning robots
New technology

Journalist calls for banning robots

The letter appeared in the context of the UN's vote to agree to initiate formal discussions on the issue of automatic firearms including unmanned aerial vehicles, ta…

December 12, 2018