If the "Book of Science" were written by a kid it would start by answering some basic questions:

1) How was the universe started?

2) Why do girls put on make-up?

3) Where and when was science first used in the world?

Just as the world keeps spinning, so does the list of questions about science from kids, in this case, one seventh-grade science class taught by Kim Swayze who teaches middle-school science at E.V. Cain in Auburn, CA.

Her students questions reflect concepts and emotions that many other teachers have seen their students grappling with as well.

MELBOURNE, Australia, August 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Industry Leader Joins Atex to Drive Digital Publishing Growth, in Worlds' Greatest Developing Market

Atex is delighted to announce that Jean Paul Chauvet has joined Atex Media Command PTY, as Senior Vice President of Sales for its Asia Pacific Region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Most people probably think of change when they hear the word evolution, but some of evolution's most amazing molecular inventions have stuck around hundreds of millions, even billions of years. The complex protein machinery needed to express genes, metabolize energy sources, reproduce sexually, and lay out body plans has remained in place largely unchanged in spite of the tremendous variety we see in the living world. These constant core cellular processes are why biologists could crack the universal genetic code by experimenting with bacteria, and why we gain insight into cell division and cancer by studying yeast.

The big question, argue the authors of The Plausibility of Life, is not how evolution keeps inventing new genes - it's how evolution can produce so much variety when the basic processes change so little. Later in the book Kirschner and Gerhart are going to argue that these basic systems have persisted so long because they are versatile, that they posses features which make them well-suited to facilitating the biological diversity we see today. We'll come to that argument later; today we'll take a closer look at the core conserved molecular systems that carry out the most basic cellular functions.

SINGAPORE, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Singapore's Iswaran to Highlight Asia-Pacific's Rising Energy Role at October 20 Gathering of Energy Company Executives

Singapore's top official for trade and industry, S. Iswaran, is slated to keynote the acclaimed Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies rankings and Asia leadership recognition awards dinner and gala presentation on October 20 in Singapore.

COPENHAGEN, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab Reports Results for the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2008

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today results for the six month period ended June 30, 2008. During this period, Genmab reported the following results:

Genmab's revenues were DKK 277 million (USD 59 million) for the first half of 2008. In the same period of 2007, Genmab recognized revenues of DKK 280 million (USD 59 million).

ANTONY, France, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors, meeting today under the chairmanship of Albert Saporta, approved STALLERGENES' half year consolidated financial statements:

(EUR millions) 2007 HY1 2008 HY1 08/07 % of % of % sales sales change Sales 74.8 100.0 87.0 100.0 16 Cost of sales (16.9) (22.5) (19.9) (22.8) 18 Gross profit 57.9 77.5 67.1 77.2 16 General, administrative and selling (31.3) (41.9) (35.1) (40.3) 12 expenses Gross operating profit before R&D 26.6 35.6 32.1 36.8 21 R&D (11.2) (15.0) (13.7) (15.7) 22 EBIT 15.4 20.6 18.4 13.8 19 Net profit (Group share) 10.1 13.6 12.0 13.8 19 Net borrowings 9.3 4.2 (54)

Sales growth and financial position

BIELEFELD, Germany, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

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Schuco International KG will soon be sponsoring German golf pro Martin Kaymer. The motto of the sponsorship agreement is "Martin Kaymer and Schuco - teeing off for a successful future with Energy2".

BEIJING, August 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- For Each of the 51 Chinese Gold Medals, Haier Builds a Primary School in China

Haier, the world's fourth largest white goods manufacturer and the official white goods sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, will build 51 Olympic Hope primary schools in 25 provinces around China as part of the "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" program. 15 schools are to be built in Beichuan, the Sichuan county that was devastated by the May 12, 2008 earthquake.