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Science & Technology is an ever-changing landscape with a growing influence on our everyday life. As technology becomes more pervasive will its impact be positive or negative. How will the innovations of today lead to a better world? This is your opportunities to raise your issues and provide solutions.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

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LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

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Wheat genome work just at initial stage: scientists

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said on Tuesday.

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U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body.

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Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

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LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks.

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Thousands flee as long-sleepy Sumatra volcano erupts

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air.

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Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields.

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Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields.

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Pea sized frog found on Borneo island

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a frog the size of a pea, the smallest found in Asia, Africa or Europe, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.

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Colombia's Galeras erupts, evacuation ordered

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PASTO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's Galeras Volcano erupted on Wednesday, forcing authorities to order the evacuation of thousands, but only a few residents trickled from nearby villages to shelters, officials said.

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Scientists create liver cells from patients' skin

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LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created liver cells in a lab for the first time using reprogrammed cells from human skin, paving the way for the potential development of new treatments for liver diseases that kill thousands each year.

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