The economic downturn made funding harder to come by for many capital-intensive biotechnology companies, prompting some to outsource drug development and other services they might otherwise have kept in house. The result has been a boost for a cottage industry of service providers that for years has made money by working through challenges that are largely unique to life sciences companies. Rockville-based Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, for example, unveiled a 72,000-square-foot facility Friday where its researchers plan to help other firms develop new drugs. The 50-year-old business counts 100 staff members and plans to add 30 more at the new site. Read full article > >

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Biotech consultants find fertile ground in the D.C. area

The hits keep coming. Kristin Davis-the self-proclaimed former madam famous for allegedly supplying escorts to former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer-says Dominique Strauss-Kahn also used her services. Strauss-Kahn, who was head of the International…

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Madam: Strauss-Kahn Paid for Sex

Several gaming news outlets are reporting that Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset system has a weakness that makes it vulnerable to hackers. The company installed the new system after reinstating some of the services targeted in an online attack that caused a 26-day outage and a massive data breach of two of its networks. Nyleveia.com , a gaming site, reported that it has demonstrated that hackers will be able to reset a PSN users’ password using only an account’s current e-mail address and the account holder’s date of birth — both pieces of information believed to have been taken in the original breach. Read full article > >

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Reports: Sony PlayStation Network still vulnerable to attack

Several gaming news outlets are reporting that Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset system has a weakness that makes it vulnerable to hackers. The company installed the new system after reinstating some of the services targeted in an online attack that caused a 26-day outage and a massive data breach of two of its networks. Nyleveia.com , a gaming site, reported that it has demonstrated that hackers will be able to reset a PSN users’ password using only an account’s current e-mail address and the account holder’s date of birth — both pieces of information believed to have been taken in the original breach. Read full article > >

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Reports: Sony PlayStation Network still vulnerable to attack

Sony CEO Howard Stringer says he cannot guarantee the security of his company’s videogame network. The company shut down many of the services of its PlayStation Network when a security breach compromised the personal information of more than 100…

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Sony Can’t Guarantee PlayStation Network Security

The CIA has told two Senate committees that their members will be allowed to see post-mortem photos of Osama bin Laden, if they wish. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services committee have been invited to make…

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The CIA has told two Senate committees that their members will be allowed to see post-mortem photos of Osama bin Laden, if they wish. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services committee have been invited to make…

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Some Senators See bin Laden Photos

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing next week on the crisis in Libya

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Senate Armed Services Committee to hold hearing on Libya next week

Players are beginning to learn how expensive it is to obtain the services they enjoyed when they had access to team facilities and personnel.

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NFL players begin to pay their own training expenses

British-born astronaut Piers Sellers is appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours List for his services to science.

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Honour for British-born astronaut

The 2011 New Year Honours have been announced and among those recognised is actress Sheila Hancock who will be presented her CBE for her services to drama.

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CBE Honour for Sheila Hancock

Joseph Pettey is the owner of Pettey Oilfield Services Inc., and the 2003 Virginia Oil and Gas Festival Man of the Year. Thomas E. Stewart is a third-generation driller who lobbies the government on behalf of energy companies. Both sit on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, which is increasingly positioning itself as an authority on drilling-related issues like hydraulic fracturing. read more

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Some Appointees to Oil and Gas Commission Are Industry Execs, Lobbyists

PayPal will no longer work with WikiLeaks since it violates their company policy, the money-exchange service announced Friday. A PayPal blog post said that their clients cannot use their services for “any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate…

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Leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are expected to speak Friday as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds its second day of hearings on the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy.

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Top brass discuss ‘don’t ask’

MPs hear how schools could struggle to maintain the services they offer now in the wake of spending cuts.

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Schools ‘struggle to stand still’