Archive: 01/06/2008
Scientists restore walking after spinal cord injury
Spinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doctors believed that the only way for injured patients to walk again was to re-grow the long nerve ...
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Bald eagles settle in U.S. winter locales
Thousands of bald eagles have gathered in their wintering haunts along the Mississippi and other rivers in the central United States.
Biology /
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Parrot fever halts PetSmart bird sales
PetSmart has halted sales of birds at 775 of its stores after cockatiels at 23 of the U.S. retail chain's shops tested positive for parrot fever.
Jan 06, 2008 |
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NASA to speed up shuttle launch schedule
NASA officials in Washington plan to double the number of shuttle flights to hasten the completion of the International Space Station amid safety concerns.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 06, 2008 |
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Zoo polar bear cubs left to nature's fate
Three polar bear cubs at a German zoo were at risk of starvation after being rejected by their mother.
Biology /
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Scientists find key to avian flu in humans
MIT researchers have uncovered a critical difference between flu viruses that infect birds and humans, a discovery that could help scientists monitor the evolution of avian flu strains and aid in the development of vaccines ...
Jan 06, 2008 |
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