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MIT to conduct internal probe in wake of Aaron Swartz's suicide
2013-01-13 23:34:27| CNET News.com
University president says MIT will launch an investigation of the school's role in the events that led up to the Internet activist taking his own life Friday. [Read more]
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Game developers urge balanced approach in Biden probe of violence
2013-01-10 19:11:42| CNET News.com
The International Game Developers Association will not seek to impede scientific study into links between games and real-world violence but asks that any new research also explore benefits of violent video games. [Read more]
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Scientists Awarded Grant to Probe Genetic Resistance for PRRS
2013-01-10 18:46:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Iowa State University A team of researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) has received a $3 million grant to study genetic resistance to the costliest disease threatening the pork industry and transfer this technology to the industry. The researchers, led by Jack Dekkers, an ISU professor of animal science, will seek to identify genes in pigs that make them less susceptible to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a viral disease that costs U.S. pork producers about $664 million a year. read more
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Chinese authorities probe Foxconn bribery charges
2013-01-10 05:04:40| CNET News.com
Consumer electronics maker says it brought in law enforcement authorities to investigate allegations of illegal payments by supply chain partners to Foxconn executives. [Read more]
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Foxconn faces China bribery probe
2013-01-10 02:51:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Foxconn, one of the world's biggest contract electronics maker, says it is being investigated by Chinese authorities over bribery allegations.
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