Feb 28, 2006
Posted at 3:30 pm by David Bradley
For those of you who didn’t know, ChemWeb’s “The Alchemist” was given a new lease of life by chemical searching company Chemindustry.com some time ago now. In fact, I’ve just compiled issue 38 of the “new” chemistry news round-up. It’s live today and covers a diverse range of chemical matter including an expose on how soil-eating microbes can be engineered to produce biodegradable plastics, more revelations on benzene in soft drinks, and the scandal surrounding …
Posted at 1:24 pm by David Bradley
Did you know that all US firms have to keep all records, including e-mails and other electronic records for at least five years under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002? Moreover, if your company is in healthcare, then you also have to hang on to a variety of emails and documents, such as contracts, policy and procedure documents, patient communications, authorizations and consumer complaints for six years! You can find out more and how to manage …
Feb 27, 2006
Posted at 10:00 pm by David Bradley
Hunger for protein and salt, and a fear of cannibalism, drives the
mass migration of Mormon crickets across western North America, says Stephen Simpson of the University of Sydney, Australia. Mormon cricket swarms, sometimes millions strong covering more than 50 miles in a season. They destroy vegetation in their path and are a severe hazard to drivers.
Locust plagues of Biblical proportions have been with mankind, since, well, Biblical …
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