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Ted Deutch, Ron Klein speak out against federal court ruling on stem cells
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsUpdated 12:05 p.m. U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Ron Klein, both Boca Raton Democrats, are speaking out on what they call the "urgent need" to lift a federal court injunction blocking federally backed embryonic stem cell research. They will be......Tags: Science, Family, Research, Florida, Medical Research
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Obama's Medals of Freedom: 'Change'
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated President Barack Obama, attempting to spotlight several "agents of change,'' today announced that he will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, on a cast of living and deceased figures...Tags: Leukemia, Drugs and Medicines, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Milk (movie)
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Bad Genetics Make Bad Drivers
KickingTiresAre people genetically predisposed to be bad drivers? Those are the findings of a recent study in the journal Cerebral Cortex, which is usually found on my nightstand. People with a certain gene variant performed more than 30% worse on......Tags: Science, University of California, CNN (tv network), Science and Technology, Biology
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Effort To Revive Passenger Pigeon Misspent
The Hartford CourantPractically everyone has heard of the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty," and knows how it ends: "All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again." Indeed, many natural systems, once broken, can never be put back together...Tags: Conservation, Values, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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Lincoln Park Zoo works to eradicate rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Huddled with his younger brother, the young man laughs easily, conspiratorially, at the commotion caused by the presence of curious foreigners in his family's modest compound outside this small village. But when you ask 19-...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lincoln Park Zoo, Vaccines, Biology
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The Belushis: Funny is in their bones
Jim Belushi is sitting with his son Robert and mulling the matter of genetics. "I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man," he says. "He just didn't know it. He was a naturally funny character, and when my brother and...
Tags: Stand-up Comedy, Comedy (genre), Jim Belushi, Entertainment, Biology
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Breaking the breast cancer code
How many children have you had, and did you wait until after 30 to have the first one? Do you have more than one drink a day? Did you get your period before you were 12? Do you exercise? Have a low-fat, high-fiber diet? Did you breast-feed? Do you work...Tags: Leukemia, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Mastectomy, Cancer
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New species of monkey discovered
Scientists are claiming they have discovered a new species of monkeyliving in the remote forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- an animal well-known to local hunters but until now, unknown to the outside world. In a paper published Wednesday...
Tags: Marine Science, Central Africa, Science, Environmental Issues, Government
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Study: NFL players at risk for Alzheimer's disease, ALS
Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicked off, a new study suggested that professional football players were three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Football, Alzheimer's Disease, Chicago Bears, Head Injuries
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The real diva
Last week, I wrote about the differences between dairy cows and beef cows while comparing the dairy cow to a diva. Beef cows are pretty low maintenance compared to their dairy cow sisters. Yes, the dairy cow does have a few things in common with a...Tags: Medical Specialization, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Health, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology
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The Perfect Breed of Dog
It’s been more than 15 years, but I can still see our beautiful yellow English Labrador retriever Jake running through the field behind our hospital, on a mission he knew all too well. Our daughter barely able to walk, had put Jake in a “...Tags: Science, Skin, Cancer, Allergies, Genetic Condition
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95th Rose Queen is picked in Pasadena
L.A. NOWVanessa Manjarrez, of Mayfield Senior School, was named the 95th Rose Queen for Tournament of Roses Parade at a ceremony in Pasadena Tuesday....
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