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| Most Americans and Scientists Tend to Disagree, Survey Finds
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 Regular Americans and their scientist counterparts think much differently about science-related issues, according to a new pair of surveys. The Pew Research Center, in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, asked 5,750 American citizens and scientists their opinions on a series of scientific topics. They found striking gaps between the two groups, particularly on issues related to biomedical science. Food is a major source of friction for the both camps. A full 57% of Americans think that consuming genetically modified foods is unsafe, but 88% of scientists say GMO foods are safe to eat. Pesticide use is another contentious issue: 68% of scientists think it's safe to eat foods grown with pesticides, while only 28% of lay Americans agree. When it comes to using animals in research, 89% of scientists give the practice the green light, but only 47% of Americans are ok with it—and 50% of Americans are against the use of animals in research. Non-scientist Americans were ...
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| Is Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) An Attractive Buyout Target For 2015?
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 Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YHOO) potential plans to spin off its 15% stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) could result in its core enterprise becoming an attractive takeover prospect according to a recent article published on The New York Times. The article cited a variety of analysts to ...
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| Murray's fiancee in f-bomb furore
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 WATCH: HOW'S your lip reading? At the Australian Open Andy Murray and fiancee Kim Sears were caught using some colourful language at Tomas Berdych. During the Australian Open, Andy Murray and fiancee Kim Sears were caught using some colourful language at semi final opponent, Tomas Berdych. The outbursts took place during a tense match between ...
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| US High Yield Bond Funds See $2.8B Investor Cash Inflow
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 Retail cash flow for U.S. high-yield bond funds ballooned to positive $2.8 billion in the week ended Jan. 28, according to Lipper. The inflow wipes out the $241 million outflow last week and is the largest one-week infusion in 12 weeks. The influence of the exchange-traded fund segment was steady, at [...]
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