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New 3-D Test Method For Biomaterials ‘Flat Out’ Faster
Researchers report on a novel, 3-D screening method for analyzing interactions between cells and new…
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Enterovirus In China: Latest Outbreak Of Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Hits Mainly Children, Kills 20
As of April 29 a total of 1884 cases including 20 deaths of hand, foot…
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Elderly Heart Patients With ICD Devices Live Longer After Heart Failure, Study Shows
Elderly patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure who receive implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention of…
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Searching The Heavens For Pulsars And Supermassive Black Holes
A new space mission, due to launch this month, is going to shed light on…
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Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find
Drug abusers who used a computer-assisted training program in addition to receiving traditional counseling stayed…
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Asia fears lost decade, unrest from food price shock
Reuters: Soaring food prices may throw millions of Asians back into poverty, undo a decade…
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Don’t be deceived, there’s no such thing as ‘clean coal’
Salt Lake Tribune: Let’s be real: “Clean coal” is a marketing slogan not a technological…
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Malaysian palm oil struggles to promote ‘green’ image
Agence France-Presse: Malaysia is promoting its controversial palm oil industry as a model of eco-friendliness,…
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N. California surging ahead on solar power
San Diego Union-Tribune: When California launched the nation’s biggest solar incentive program at the beginning…