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Scientists glean lessons from stalled AIDS vaccine

PARIS, Oct. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — Merck and Co's failed AIDS vaccine may not have worked, but it probably did not raise the risk of infection either, doctors said Tuesday. ...  > full story

Stem cell transplants stalled blindness in rats

CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ...  > full story

Ex-U.S. government scientist arrested for attempted spying

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — A former U.S. government scientist was arrested on Monday for attempted espionage in an undercover operation with FBI agents posing as Israeli intelligence officers, the Justice Department said. ...  > full story

Bolivia pyramid archaeological makeover disappoints

TIWANAKU, Bolivia, Oct. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — Eager to attract more tourists, the town of Tiwanaku in the Bolivian Andes has spruced-up the ancient Akapana pyramid with adobe instead of stone, in what some experts are calling a renovation fiasco. ...  > full story

Scientists find trawl of 32 new planets

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2009 (Reuters) — European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system and said on Monday they believe their find means that 40 percent or more of Sun-like stars have such planets. ...  > full story

Mission finds bright ribbon at solar system border

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — A bright ribbon of hydrogen atoms marks the edge of the solar system, where the Sun's wind meets emissions from the rest of the galaxy, researchers reported on Thursday. ...  > full story

Study finds potential key to growing heart cells

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — Researchers looking for ways to turn stem cells into the types of heart cells they want said on Thursday they had found the key to making one important type in mice. ...  > full story

Placebo effect is in the spine as well as the mind

LONDON, Oct. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — It's not all in the mind -- the so-called placebo effect is real and reaches right down to the spine, German scientists said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Pharaonic-era sacred lake unearthed in Egypt

CAIRO, Oct. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — Archaeologists have unearthed the site of a pharaonic-era sacred lake in a temple to the Egyptian goddess Mut in the ruins of ancient Tanis, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 years: scientist

LONDON, Oct. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, raising sea levels and harming wildlife such as seals and polar bears, a leading British polar scientist said on Thursday. ...  > full story
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