UC Berkeley embroiled in computer software lawsuit

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UC Berkeley's computer science department assisted AT&T in the development of UNIX, which benefited the communications company financially. Some UC researchers are involved with Berkeley Software Design Inc, which offers similar software for PC users.

Prepackaged software, Cases, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, University of California, Berkeley, Unix Systems Laboratories Inc., Berkeley Software Design Inc.

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A close look at an active galaxy's engine

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Astronomers using the reverberation mapping technique are observing the galaxy NGC 5548's active galactic nucleus (AGN). The observational data support the theory that AGNs are powered by black holes.

Research, Observations, Black holes (Astronomy), Galactic nuclei

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Medicine: discovery of genes in pieces wins for two biologists

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Molecular biologists Richard Roberts and Phillip Sharp won the 1993 Nobel Prize for their independent work on the existence of protein coding and non-coding regions on genes.

Achievements and awards, Nobel prizes, Molecular biologists, 1993 AD, Roberts, Richard, Sharp, Phillip

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