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Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas (EurekAlert!)

7 Oct 2008

( Oregon Health & Science University ) The National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health & Science University to aid in the discovery of new molecules and biofuels technology from marine mollusks for development in the Philippines.

S. Korea Poised to Lure Foreign Schools to Fezs (Yahoo! Asia News)

7 Oct 2008

SEOUL, Oct. 7 Asia Pulse - South Korea plans to spend 40 billion won (US$29.8 million) in 2009 to attract foreign schools and research institutes to the country's free economic zones (FEZ), officials said Tuesday.

Next-Gen Geothermal Power Heats Up $43M (Red Herring)

7 Oct 2008

Google-backed AltaRock and a host of startups, universities, and research institutes to receive funding for experimental “hot rock� geothermal technology.