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California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...
Tags: Ecosystems, Science, Environmental Issues, Research, Africa
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Scientists create human stem cells through cloning
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996:...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Education, Chemical Industry, Religion and Belief
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Lake Charlevoix Association fish shelters: If you build it, they will come
An angler Dan Mishler knows built a fish shelter in the waters of Lake Charlevoix in front of his house. Over the winter, said Mishler, who is the president of the Lake Charlevoix Association, the man was ice fishing over that shelter. In the early...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Sepsis, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Jolie surgery sets good example by careful weighing of risks -doctors
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning actress, but doctors say her choice is shared by many other women with a high...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, The New York Times, Science and Technology
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Benghazi
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CORRECTED-Neck-cams capture Alaska's bears foraging through city
Reuters(Corrects to add dropped zero in population of Anchorage to 300,000, in paragraph 2) By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 13 (Reuters) - The lives of urban-dwelling bears are chronicled in neck-cam video clips showing their trash-trawling, birdseed-...Tags: Science and Technology, Fire Island
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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Sickle Cell Disease, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 14
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre's legal team has a new co-...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Coach Incorporated, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Science and Technology, The Wall Street Journal
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Neck-cams capture Alaska's bears foraging through city
ReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The lives of urban-dwelling bears are chronicled in neck-cam video clips showing their trash-trawling, birdseed-raiding and bear-bonding antics as several of the burly creatures caroused through Alaska's biggest city. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Fire Island
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Do humans need mystery 'junk' DNA? This carnivorous plant doesn't
How’s this for spring cleaning? Scientists have discovered that a carnivorous plant deletes so much of its own junk DNA that it has hardly any left. The finding, published online in Nature, hints that such noncoding DNA may not be as important as...
Tags: Science, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Plant Openings, Science and Technology
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Moravian College graduates
Moravian College held graduation ceremonies 10 a.m. May 11. The ceremony concludes the 271st academic year at Moravian, America's sixth-oldest college. Moravian College President Christopher M. Thomforde conferred degrees to approximately 398 bachelor...Tags: Zionsville, Politics, Chester, Chemistry, Medical Specialization
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Winnetka students recognized for literary talent
When 16-year-old Josh Hoeflich was contemplating a topic for an essay for a summer class last year, he didn't have to look far for inspiration. The Glencoe teenager said he decided to write about his relationship with his older brother. "We've grown...
Tags: Truman Capote, Poetry, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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