Others have less rigid currencies but still intervene to stem what they regard as excessive upward pressure.
The scientists say that growing especially inviting plants could be a way for people to help stem what has been called a "catastrophic" decline in UK bumblebee populations.
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That's all good news and we are pleased that the actions that we took swiftly through the Recovery Act helped to stem what could have been a disastrous situation for the economy and we are starting to see stabilization and, indeed, some improvement.
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And I think if we don't stem the bleeding, what will happen is that millions of Americans will lose their homes in the next year.
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The railroad and telecom tycoon has confided to at least one associate that this is his way of doing something to stem the tide of what he sees as violence-and sex-soaked refuse spilling out of Hollywood.
We did a study where we looked at liberal misperceptions about President Bush's policy on embryonic stem cell research and what we found there was that they didn't listen to the correction, but there wasn't a backlash effect either.
The transplant appears to be effective, but doctors don't know exactly what type of stem cells are responsible for the change.
Colombian neuroscientist Ricardo Dolmetsch, on leave from Stanford, heads up another challenge: using stem cells to figure out what the brain is made of.
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No amount of STEM education funding could accomplish what the Apollo program did in terms of inspiring an entire generation with the wonder of technology.
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It will take creating new spaces in which young people learn more about the wide range of exciting STEM careers, and about what they must do to access those careers.
Isn't that exactly what we need to stem the tide of obesity?
Right now, unfortunately, barely more than one in 10 of all undergraduate students are enrolled in what we call the STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering and math -- areas that will be critical if America is going to compete for the jobs of the future.
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Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, who heads the committee, requested the names of the research groups who have human embryonic stem cell lines, information on where their research has been published, and details about proprietary rights and what ethical standards were used when the stem cells were derived.
What of the argument that stem cells harvested from adults offer plenty of opportunity for research?
Dalton is a leader in uncovering exactly what it is about embryonic stem cells that allows them to turn into any kind of tissue in the body.
What should Google do to stem the tide?
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Now, the federal government doesn't have complete control over that, but if our plan is effective, working with the Federal Reserve Bank, working with the FDIC, I think what we can do is stem the rate of foreclosure and we can start stabilizing housing values over time.
In some areas, such as genes, software and stem-cell research, the question of what qualifies for protection is controversial.
What is your administration doing to stem this loss of competitiveness?
So what are the diseases that all stem from inflammation?
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While Research In Motion promises a flurry of new product introductions in the months ahead, it is not easy to envision what they can do to easily stem the tide.
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He was also determined to use a stem-cell based approach: By marrying what he did in industry with what he wanted to do in pure research, to pursue drug discovery and small molecules.
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It is Sir Martin's role, however, that is of most interest, for he discovered what are now known as embryonic stem cells and thus opened a field of endeavour that has had political as well as medical ramifications.
We spoke about what Lego bricks have to do with STEM education, and how Cathy plans on inspiring the kids in her school laboratory to be the engineers of the future.
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The bigger question is what happens to all the NIH-funded embryonic stem cell research that is just getting started.
So what can be done to arrest the shortfall of STEM graduates?
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