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class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/praise-for-genetic-disorders-database">Praise for genetic disorders database</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Nov 29, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">The president of the Human Genome Organisation has said a UAE-operated database that catalogues the region's genetic disorders was one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/praise-for-genetic-disorders-database" class="more">Read article <span>Praise for genetic disorders database</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/discussion/geo-engineering-may-stop-climate-change-but-is-it-wise">Geo-engineering may stop climate change but is it wise?</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Nov 14, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">There is growing interest in controversial techniques to make large-scale alterations to the atmosphere, land or oceans to counter the effects of global warming. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/discussion/geo-engineering-may-stop-climate-change-but-is-it-wise" class="more">Read article <span>Geo-engineering may stop climate change but is it wise?</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/uae-researchers-want-more-recognition">UAE researchers want more recognition</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Nov 6, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">Researchers complain of little international recognition for their research, citing lack of international indexing of regional publications, language barrier and a lack of a culture of offering papers. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/uae-researchers-want-more-recognition" class="more">Read article <span>UAE researchers want more recognition</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <div class="comment-count"> <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/uae-researchers-want-more-recognition#jumptocomments" title="1 comments">1</a> </div> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/1-001-inventions-could-visit-uae">1,001 Inventions could visit UAE</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Nov 1, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">The exhibition, which highlights the period when Islamic civilisation led the world in science and technology, could be staged here next year. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/1-001-inventions-could-visit-uae" class="more">Read article <span>1,001 Inventions could visit UAE</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/masdar-city-completion-pushed-back-but-total-cost-falls">Masdar City completion pushed back, but total cost falls</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Oct 10, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">Final completion of the $22bn Masdar CIty carbon neutral development has been delayed by up to nine years, though the project could cost up 15 per cent less to build. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/masdar-city-completion-pushed-back-but-total-cost-falls" class="more">Read article <span>Masdar City completion pushed back, but total cost falls</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/science-programme-aims-to-interest-students">Science programme aims to interest students</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Oct 5, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">A touring lab of chemistry sets, tadpole habitats, egg incubators and interactive fuel cell models will begin visiting Abu Dhabi schools next week. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/science-programme-aims-to-interest-students" class="more">Read article <span>Science programme aims to interest students</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/days-numbered-for-cell-phone-harassers">Days 'numbered' for cell phone harassers</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Sep 30, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">Young men who shout out phone numbers to passing women in public may soon get the attention of another source: Dubai Police. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/days-numbered-for-cell-phone-harassers" class="more">Read article <span>Days 'numbered' for cell phone harassers</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/zayed-university-to-host-cyber-crime-conference">Zayed University to host cyber-crime conference</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Sep 28, 2010</p> <div class="image"> </div> <p class="lede">The UAE has been investing in new labs and equipment for digital forensics. <a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/zayed-university-to-host-cyber-crime-conference" class="more">Read article <span>Zayed University to host cyber-crime conference</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> </div>   </div> <div class="channel-conversation clear"> <div class="grid-4 grid-nested-last"> </div> </div><br/> <div id="conversationid" class="channel-conversation clear"> <h2 class="clear"><span>The National <span>Conversation</span></span></h2> <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4 grid-nested-first"> <div class="extract"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/news/uae-news/science/middle-conversation-columnists-articles-list/superfrogs-lead-research-effort-against-infection">Lizard spit, cow pancreas and snake enzymes may not immediately spring to mind as the most palatable of nature's cures.</a></p> <p class="author"><a href=""><cite>National Editorial</cite></p></a> </blockquote> </div> <div class="extract"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/masdars-plan-for-smart-power">Researching smart power grids will definitely contribute to Abu Dhabi's sustainability goals. It is an important piece of the renewable energy puzzle, one that we are proud to be working on.</a></p> <p class="author"><a href=""><cite>Jacob Crandall</cite></p></a> </blockquote> </div> </div>   <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4"> <img style="margin-bottom: 20px;" src="/web/20110102023028im_/http://www.thenational.ae/staticfiles/images/portal/coming-soon1.jpg" alt="The National"> </div> <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4 grid-nested-last"> <div class="extract"> <img class="author-portrait" alt="" src="/web/20110102023028im_/http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/thenational/Authors/webRobertMatthews.jpg" width="200"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110102023028/http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/stephen-hawkings-insights-are-old-hat-to-physicists-so-why-do-they-provoke-such-furious-debate">Even before his latest best-seller hit the bookshops, the wheelchair-bound physicist had provoked worldwide debate about the deepest issues in science, 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