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Beekeepers Work Hard For The Honey

Van Morrison sang about it, Peter Fonda starred in a movie about it, and people from all over the world will pay top dollar just to get some of it. It's tupelo honey, a honey so distinct, light and smooth that people describe ...

Other Sciences / Other

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Better ADHD screening is developed

U.S. researchers say they have improved screening techniques for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder among substance users.

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Motorola joins two India joint ventures

Motorola Tuesday announced two new joint ventures in India that will develop telecom and IT applications and solutions.

Technology / Business

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Spirit Clears Away Dust And Loads New Software

Beginning July 22 in the early hours of its 907th Martian day, or sol, Spirit began knitting together and testing all 200 pieces of new flight software that mission controllers transmitted to the rover in recent ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Immigration Continues to Fuel Growth in Western States and U.S.

Between the years 2000 and 2030, the populations of Arizona and Nevada are projected to double, with Nevada soon overtaking Utah to become the third most populous state in the Intermountain region. (At present Arizona ranks ...

Other Sciences / Other

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How can identical twins be genetically different?

They sleep together, eat together, and most people find it impossible to tell them apart. Identical twins who grow up together share just about everything, including their genes. But sometimes only one twin will have health ...

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Radiation-killed bacteria vaccine created

U.S. scientists say vaccines made with bacteria killed by gamma irradiation, rather than by heat or chemical inactivation, may be more effective.

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Mississippi sues pharmaceutical company

Mississippi has filed a legal action against Eli Lilly and Co. alleging a plan to defraud the state of millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements.

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Mississippi sues pharmaceutical company

Mississippi has filed a legal action against Eli Lilly and Co. alleging a plan to defraud the state of millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements.

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Scientists work toward a Chlamydia vaccine

U.S. scientists studying how the immune system responds to genital tract infections are using a mouse model to track immunity against Chlamydia.

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Study: Barking causes stress in dogs

U.S. veterinary scientists say the overwhelming noise of barking at the nation's animal shelters causes problems for both shelter employees and the dogs.

Biology /

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Vioxx appeal to go before New Jersey court

The New Jersey Supreme Court reportedly has agreed to hear Merck & Co.'s appeal of the class certification of a Vioxx lawsuit.

Technology / Business

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Danes warned not to eat beach mussels

Danish environmental experts are warning people about the danger of eating mussels collected on beaches or off the coast of Denmark.

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For FTC, e-commerce means managing 'mice'

Only on the Internet could a site hawking dancing hamster animations, accompanied by hamster-sung harmonies, be paid advertising royalties from corporate giants like Wal-Mart and American Express. But the future earning power ...

Technology / Internet

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In Brief: Mobile TV demand seen reaching 24 M by 2010

About 24 million people will be watching TV or video on their mobile phones by 2010, up from 7 million this year, a research group said Tuesday.

Technology / Business

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