GOTHENBURG, Sweden, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enhanced Features and New Licensing Possibilities in Combination With a New Design Offer Users and Administrators New Levels of Operational Excellence

Ascom Wireless Solutions today announces the launch of a new generation of IP-DECT handsets to be used in key business segments such as hospitals, industries, offices, retail and secure establishment.

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DORSET, England, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dorset County Hospital screens elective and Orthopaedic admissions patients in only 75 minutes using Cepheid's advanced Xpert(TM) MRSA technology

KVISTGARD, Denmark, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first nine months of 2008 Bavarian Nordic generated revenue of DKK 45 million and recorded a loss before tax of DKK 195 million. The expectations for the financial result for the full year 2008 are maintained at revenues in the level of DKK 180 million, and a pre-tax loss in the level of DKK 225 million. The main part of the revenue comprises of a milestone payment under the RFP-3 contract, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2008. As of 30 September 2008 the Group's net free liquidity was DKK 782 million.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Find out what's Clevver at www.blinkx.com

blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with Clevver (http://www.clevver.com), a Beverly Hills-based streaming video entertainment Web site. Dozens of clips from Clevver TV, the company's online television series, will be more easily accessible than ever before at http://www.blinkx.com, with more shows being added each month. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against Clevver's video, and will share resulting advertising revenue with Clevver.

HOUSTON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today reported revenues increased more than 50 percent to US$71.5 million during the third quarter of 2008 reflecting sales volumes of 8,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day. This compares to revenues of US$47.2 million for the same period in 2007. The company reported net income to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2008 of US$75.5 million or US$0.36 per diluted share as compared to a net loss of US$11.7 million or US$0.09 per diluted share for the same period in 2007. Discretionary cash flow for the period grew to US$30.1 million as compared to US$27.2 million reported in the third quarter of 2007.

Any time science  terms become colloquial, it leads to problems.    How often does someone make a speculation and call it a 'theory'?   Cars supposedly 'evolve' if their advertising is true.    And 'junk DNA' means 'useless' if you ask many outside biology.   

But 'junk' DNA does not mean 'no value' and a new paper published in Genome Research on Nov. 4 reaffirm that.  Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) report that what was previously believed to be "junk" DNA is one of the important ingredients distinguishing humans from other species.

In Optimizing The University - Why We Need a New Educational Model For A New Century I laid out some of the issues facing post-secondary science education and how changing student demographics and modern faculty responsibilities have exacerbated the challenges of adapting science education to fill the educational demands of modern society. I also discussed how the new knowledge gained from advanced assessment techniques have shown us the extent of the shortcomings.  

It seems that our brain can correct speech errors in the same way that it controls other forms of behavior, say Niels Schiller and Lesya Ganushchak, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) researchers in Leiden who made this discovery while studying how the brain reacts to verbal errors. This research can contribute to improvements in the treatment of people who have problems with speaking or in understanding language. 

The Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience) and the University of Hamburg have collaborated on the development of composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices. 

Semiconductor nanocrystals, also called quantum dots, exhibit outstanding optical properties compared to organic dyes commonly used in research today.

In the near future it will be possible to customize the food we eat  based on the genetic profile of the individual. Dutch researcher Amber Ronteltap suggests that the consumer market is not yet ready for this so-called nutrigenomics. Ronteltap concludes that many obstacles must be overcome before products based on nutrigenomics become a reality. 

Nutrigenomics is a discipline that investigates the correlation between nutrients and the human genome. This area of science can contribute to public health and disease prevention by providing individuals with advice on specific adaptations in their nutrient regime. This form of personalised nutrition joins the bandwagon of broader marketing trends to develop products more tailored to the individual.