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Unregulated internet not an option: Conroy - iTWire Leaving the online world as an unregulated distribution medium actually "weakens all that is good about the internet," Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Sydney Institute in a detailed defence of the Rudd Government's digital policy agenda. via itwire.com Internet filter not censorship: Conroy Senator Conroy said ISP level filtering alone was not enough to help fight child pornography or keep...
April, 17 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Print Email Share Stem cell expert confident of diabetes cure Posted 3 hours 16 minutes ago The head of the world's richest stem cell research fund says he expects to see a cure for diabetes in little more than a decade. Professor Alan Trounson has highlighted research that has transformed human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes in mice. He says the technique could work equally with humans. "I do think...
February, 19 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Health officials are probing the case of a Chicago plague researcher who died after contracting a rare infection which may have been caused by a weakened laboratory strain of deadly bacteria. An autopsy found the bacteria in the blood of Malcolm Casadaban, who died shortly after he was admitted to hospital on September 13, university officials said. The weakened laboratory strain is not known to cause illness in healthy adults and has been used as a vaccine to protect against...
September, 21 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
THE Tasmanian football player who flashed his penis on live television has been suspended indefinitely. The Mercury reports Clarence player Tim Orchard, 22, offered no excuse or defence over the incident, which saw footage of his penis go out live on ABC TV on Saturday afternoon. His club told him he must also undertake community service if he wants to play again and handed down a four-part ruling stating that: He will not play in any home and away games...
June, 22 2009 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves