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Genome fanatics to post own DNA sequences on Web

A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information -- their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes -- all for the sake of research.
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Genome fanatics share their DNA sequences

A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information — their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes — all for the sake of research.
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Yahoo! News Children in Blended Families Still...

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- With few exceptions, stepchildren and those in other non-traditional families featuring the kids' biological mother spend as much...
08/04/08
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Voice of America US Panel Warns Nuclear, Biological...

Chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism  former Florida Senator Bob Graham warns a WMD, more likely a...
12/03/08
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Researchers have identified six new gene mutations linked to obesity and said on Sunday they point to ways the brain and nervous system control eating and metabolism.
12/14/08
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Researchers in China and the United States have identified mutations of two genes which appear to make ethnic Chinese more susceptible to lung cancer, they wrote in the journal...
12/22/08
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Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill on Monday that will direct $1 billion of state funds toward biotechnology over 10 years, aiming to fill a federal ...
06/16/08
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Engadget UK researchers give robot a...

It looks like a group of researchers from the University of Reading are making a solid run at the title of mad scientists of the year (in the best sense, of course), with...
08/13/08
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Genome fanatics to post own DNA sequences on Web

A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information - their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes - all for the sake of research.
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How NASA Might Find Rock-Eating Microbes on Mars (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Signs of life on Mars may be hiding under its rocks, or perhaps hiding inside those rocks. A new study offers a simplified technique for detecting biological and pre-biotic molecules that become trapped inside minerals.
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Yahoo! News The Reason More of Today's Scientists...

LiveScience.com - When Charles Darwin boarded the H.M.S. Beagle in 1831 as the ship's naturalist, he had only one challenge - to keep himself entertained for the next five...
08/08/08
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International Herald Tribune Discovery of extreme microbes on...

Bizarre microbes flourish in the most punishing environments on Earth from the bone-dry Atacama Desert in Chile to the boiling hot springs of Yellowstone National Park to the...
06/22/08
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International Herald Tribune Roche buys Canadian biotechnology...

Pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding on Wednesday announced plans to buy Arius Research Inc. of Canada for C$191 million (US$190.4) as the latest in a series of purchases of North...
07/23/08
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msnbc Elusive microbe fertilizes oceans

An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems.
11/14/08
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Newsweek Begley: Bring On the ‘Reality-...

It took a while to discern the guiding ideology behind the Bush administration's poisonous science policies. The real problem wasn't tax cuts and war spending, even though the...
11/05/08
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WRAL.com Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of...

Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the...
11/19/08
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NASA searches for rock-eating Mars microbes

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Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- With few exceptions, stepchildren and those in other non-traditional families featuring the kids' biological mother spend as much time with their parents as those in traditional families, new research finds.
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WRAL.com US biologists: 3 common pesticides...

Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that harm salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don't reach streams,...
11/19/08
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Los Angeles Times Scientists map out woolly mammoth DNA

The project marks the first time a prehistoric creature's genetic code has been deciphered. The breakthrough could someday be used to bring back extinct species. ...
11/20/08
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Newsweek Begley: How We Should Fix Biomedical...

Scientists call the gulf between a biomedical discovery and new treatment 'the valley of death.'
11/01/08
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Single-cell organisms are found rolling along the ocean floor, leaving animal-like tracks that researchers had thought could be made only by complex creatures. ...
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WRAL.com Government recommends Kansas for...

The federal government has recommended a site in Kansas for a new $450 million laboratory to study biological threats like anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease, officials said...
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The Department of Homeland Security reportedly has picked Kansas to house the lab that will focus on biological and agricultural research, but supporters of putting the lab near...
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THE WHITE HOUSE - Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons...

Today, President Bush was briefed on the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism report on U.S. progress against the threat...
12/03/08
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WRAL.com Safety a problem for new generation...

Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs that treat several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on...
10/21/08
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