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Posted 2008-04-30
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Ancient meteorite goes unsold in N.Y. as dung sells

NEW YORK, Apr. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-30
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Scientists find a quicker way to make antibodies

CHICAGO, Apr. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — A new process to extract and copy the essential elements of cells that make human antibodies has provided a shortcut to making targeted, infection-fighting proteins known as monoclonal antibodies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-30
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New type of stem cells coaxed into heart tissue

WASHINGTON, Apr. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — A new type of powerful stem cell made from ordinary skin cells has been coaxed into becoming three different types of heart and blood cells in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-30
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Swiss discoverer of LSD dies, aged 102

ZURICH, Apr. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, has died aged 102, the organization that republished his book on the mind-altering substance said. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-30
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South Korea's first astronaut rescued by startled nomads

SEOUL, Apr. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — South Korea's first astronaut said she and her fellow crew were rescued by startled nomads after their space capsule thudded far off course into the remote steppes of Central Asia earlier this month. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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Colossal squid examined by New Zealand scientists

WELLINGTON, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A colossal squid caught from deep Antarctic waters was defrosted on Wednesday by New Zealand scientists keen to discover more about the little-known giant predator. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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Drinking dulls the brain's response to threats

CHICAGO, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Drinking alcohol dulls the brain's ability to detect threats, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study that helps explain why people who are drunk cannot tell when the guy at the end of the bar is angling for a fight. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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New genes for osteoporosis may help guide treatment

LONDON, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers looking for genes that raise the risk of osteoporosis found seven different sequences associated with the bone-thinning disease, and one team found two that might predict the risk for 20 percent of people. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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Legless lizard found in Brazil may be new species

OSLO, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have discovered a legless lizard, a toad and a dwarf woodpecker among 14 species believed to be new to science in central Brazil, a wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-04-29
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Global consortium to hunt for cancer genes

LONDON, Apr. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists from around the world are joining forces to hunt for key genetic mutations involved in cancer. ... > full story