Drug firm files for financial collapse
www.fijitimes.com

KALOBIOS Pharmaceuticals Inc, a biotechnology company that fired CEO Martin Shkreli earlier this month after his arrest on charges of securities fraud, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday. The filing comes weeks after KaloBios received financing …

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H1N1 in Costa Rica: FAQ
thecostaricanews.com

The potentially deadly strain of influenza A has reached Costa Rica half a decade after the global pandemic supposedly ended. There's been a lot of hype in the recent weeks about H1N1 making a comeback in Costa Rica, but what's really happening?

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Car insurers paid out £2.41bn less last year than they did in 2010
www.thisismoney.co.uk

Figures released by the Association of British Insurers show motor insurers paid out £2.41billion less in 2014 than they did in 2010 after Aviva referred to increasing whiplash injury claims as a 'fraud pandemic'. Personal injury lawyers Thompson …

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It snowed almost every day in Steamboat in December
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Around town you can see huge piles of snow covering everything from sidewalks to Sasquatch statutes. Matt Renoux and Sasquatch. (Photo: Matt Renoux/KUSA). The Steamboat ski area says they saw more than 100 inches of snow in December. that's more …

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This Week: Editing Our DNA – the CRISPR revolution
www.cbc.ca

The "science breakthrough of the year", according to Science magazine, is a new tool for editing the human genome, known as CRISPR. The technique allows scientists to make very precise edits in DNA, making it possible to eliminate hereditary diseases, …

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Scaling DNA production in 2016
nextbigfuture.com

Twist isn't selling its machine but rather its DNA manufacturing services, which are aimed at researchers and startups seeking new genetic modifications that might prove useful. In 2015 the company began production runs for select customers; 2016 will …

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Could bizarre skulls with 'non-human' DNA be proof of aliens on Earth?
www.express.co.uk

They have pounded on the findings of alleged DNA tests on the skulls that showed they had not come from homo sapiens, because other examples of cranial deformation did not alter the size, weight or cranial volume, as seen in the Paracas skulls …

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Lawmakers push bill mandating state destroy DNA samples
www.jsonline.com

Madison — The state Department of Justice would have to destroy DNA samples taken from suspects who are ultimately found not guilty under a bill a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to move through the Legislature. Wisconsin law requires police …

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Financial Armageddon Approaches: U.S. Banks Have $247 Trillion of Exposure to …
www.charismanews.com

That amount of money is more than 13 times the size of the U.S. national debt, and it is a ticking time bomb that could set off financial Armageddon at any moment. Globally, the notional value of all outstanding derivatives contracts is a staggering …

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How to Beat Uber Surge Pricing on New Year's Eve in Chicago
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Or, as many woozy rideshare passengers will come to know it as – Surge Price Armageddon. Tonight, Uber will complete millions of rides around the world. And as a result of this demand, the cost per ride will skyrocket. But, given the number of high …

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