Articles filed under Science
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Scientists plan controversial lab-made bird fluAug 07, 2013 2:08 pm - WASHINGTON — Scientists who sparked an outcry by creating easier-to-spread versions of the bird flu for research purposes want to try such experiments again using a worr...
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Evidence suggests new bird flu spreads person to personAug 06, 2013 6:53 pm - LONDON — Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a new bird flu strain is sometimes able to spread from person to person, but they are emphasizing ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 1 year on MarsAug 05, 2013 9:17 am - LOS ANGELES — Mount Sharp has beckoned Curiosity since the NASA rover made its grand entrance on Mars exactly a year ago, dangling from nylon cables to a safe landing. ...
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Five dead after Legionnaires' outbreak at Ohio retirement centerAug 03, 2013 3:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health officials say Ohio's largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has killed five people and sickened 39 others at a retirement community since July...
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Once rare stomach illness becoming more widespreadAug 03, 2013 2:06 pm - WASHINGTON — Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn’t yield any answers. Convinc...
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Mississippi law requires cord blood from some teen momsAug 02, 2013 3:55 pm - JACKSON, Miss. — If a girl younger than 16 gives birth and won’t name the father, a new Mississippi law — likely the first of its kind in the country — says authorities ...
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117-year-old telescope returns to U of IAug 01, 2013 4:29 pm - URBANA — The University of Illinois’ 117-year-old observatory telescope is being reinstalled this week after a summer of restoration and a close call on its cross-countr...
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Ball State president: Intelligent design not scienceJul 31, 2013 5:36 pm - Creation science and intelligent design are religion and not appropriate content for science courses at a public university such as Ball State University because it viol...
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Mexico keeps constant eye on Popocatepetl volcanoJul 31, 2013 9:19 am - MEXICO CITY — In a clean, hushed room in the south of Mexico City, cameras, computer screens and scrawling needles track the symptoms of a special patient, as they have ...
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Northwestern settles cancer research fraud claimJul 30, 2013 4:02 pm - Federal prosecutors in Chicago have announced Northwestern University has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle a whistle-blower’s lawsuit involving alleged cancer r...