Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife
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(AP) -- Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife.
UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells
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A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem ...
New orangutan population found in Indonesia
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(AP) -- Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia - perhaps as many as 2,000 - giving a rare boost to one of the world's most critically ...
Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers
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(AP) -- University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.
New insights into progressive hearing loss
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In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is associated with progressive hearing loss. The new gene - called a microRNA - is a tiny fragment ...
New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells
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A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, say researchers at the Stanford University ...
Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links
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(AP) -- Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
Most koalas in Japan carry leukemia virus: report
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Nearly 90 percent of koalas in Japanese zoos are infected with a virus believed to cause leukemia in the marsupials, a report said.
For cancer cells, genetics alone is poor indicator for drug response (w/Video)
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In certain respects, cells are less like machines and more like people. True, they have lots of components, but they also have lots of personality. For example, when specific groups of people are studied in ...
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