News briefs:June 30, 2005

Thursday, June 30, 2005 Contents 1 Bodies found at crash site of US helicopter in Afghanistan 2 Flash floods hit Australia’s eastern coast 3 Undercover investigation into protests planned for July’s G8 summit 4 Rwandan businessmen sentenced for War Crimes 5 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announces cooperation between KDE Group and Wikimedia 6 OhmyNews forum […]
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Interview with Derek Begley, Regional Council candidate for Wards 9 & 10 in Brampton, Canada

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Derek Begley, asking them to answer common questions sent in […]
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Japanese researchers create smell sensor using genetically engineered frog eggs

Sunday, August 29, 2010 A University of Tokyo group of researchers, led by bioengineer Shoji Takeuchi, has made an electronic sensor capable of smelling gases. The sensor uses genetically engineered frog cells. Since previous sensors were not very accurate, the scientist decided to try a biological approach. The invention was revealed in a US scientific […]
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