  __notoc__ {| style="float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 3em; margin-bottom: 2em" |- | style="border: 1px solid #000000; background-color: #fff5f5; padding: 10px" | ==deaths in november== <!-- please add scitech-related deaths only. at the start of a month, use: â¢ none reported so far --> â¢ none reported so far other recent deaths ==ongoing events==  ==upcoming events== * iatc exhibition, march, 2005, in chicago. ==notable events== november 2 - california votes yes for 3 billion in stem cell research ==related pages== â¢ 2004 in science â¢ 2003 in science â¢ 2002 in science â¢ 2001 in science â¢ 2000 in science other years in sci tech |} == november 25, 2004 == *a significant browser vulnerability was announced, affecting most popular web browsers on most popular platforms. the vulnerability affects the sun microsystems java plugin, and can be fixed by installing the latest version from sun here. (details) (the register) *the united kingdom communications regulator, ofcom, is to loosen control of the radio spectrum, allowing trading on the open market for the first time in 100 years. (bbc) == november 23, 2004 == *u.n. report: half of adults with hiv are women. (cnn health) == november 20, 2004 == *paleontologists have announced the discovery of fossil records near barcelona of an ape species which is believed to be the common ancestor of all apes. this species links chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and humans. (washington post) (guardian) *the swift satellite is launched into orbit to investigate gamma ray bursts (grb) and conduct an all-sky x-ray survey. (bbc) (cnn) *a study has shown that church air is harmful and likely to contain carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons when compared to roads travelled by 45,000 cars per day. it also found that church air contained pm10s, a type of air pollutant, up to 20 times the limit allowed by the european parliament. the scientists speculate that the source of the pollution is from
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