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Five-door sports car
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The five-door hatchback market in Canada has exploded post fuel crisis. More and more consumers are trading in their thirsty SUVs for wallet-conscious transportation. Perhaps the best looking of these new entries to the...
One step closer to curing the common cold
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Broad spectrum antibiotic drugs such as penicillin have saved countless lives via the eradication of bacterial infections. Unfortunately, we are still forced to suffer through the common cold each year because there are no...
Supercharge your studying
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As the new school year begins and many of us are undoubtedly considering a plethora of semi-legal options to improve our studying, consider first these less risky alternatives. The options included below are suggestions...
Lukacs loses court battle
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University of Manitoba math professor Gabor Lukacs has lost his battle against
the university in a case that put the U of M under international spotlight.
In a written statement released Thursday, Court of Queen's Bench...
Zoological investigations
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I hereby nominate the African crested rat, Lophiomys imhausi, for entry into the Most Badass Mammals in the World Hall of Fame. Here’s why: when these reckless rodents are faced with a ravenous predator...
Patents
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Patents, while at first glance seem to be rather dry and unremarkable, are invariably affecting everything that you do, especially when it comes to technology — but some are beginning to suggest that patents...
P.U.T.
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A few weeks ago, Stuart Hughes’ T-Rex bone, diamond and gold encrusted iPad 2 was all over science and tech news sections and blogs, blowing people away with the US$ 8 million price tag...
