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Fig wasps travel further than any other insect
Guardian.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
The tiny creatures can cover 100 miles in two days Fig wasps can travel at speeds of 17mph. Photograph: Robert F. Sisson/National Geographic/ At just 1.5mm in size, the fig wasp is easily missed. But Add Comment

Thousands flock to 'world's biggest animal sacrifice' in Nepal
China Post - 101 Minutes ago
KATHMANDU -- Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French

Nepal: Thousands flock to 'world's biggest animal sacrifice' Arab Times

Thousands flock to 'world's biggest animal sacrifice' (AFP) Yahoo! News

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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
People's Daily Online - 114 Minutes ago
A flesh model of the head of PancakeCroc (above) and its fossil lower jaw are seen in an image courtesy of National Geographic. PancakeCroc was a fish eater with a 3-foot-long, pancake-flat skull. It

Crocodile fossils found with boar-like tusks, pancake heads, other odd features Canada East

3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found Tri-City Herald Online

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Corn genome decoded
Farm Weekly - 4 Hours ago
A team of scientists led by The Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA, published the completed corn genome in the November 20 journal Science, an accomplishment that

Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete Prairie Farmer

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Biotech

Time to push for positive perspective on GM crops
The Scotsman - 3 Hours ago
ONE of the workers on my father's farm was a Polish ex- serviceman who struggled manfully with the English language. When he chose the wrong word or pronunciation, his work colleagues would mock him.

Time to push for positive perspective on GM crops The Scotsman

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Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete Prairie Farmer

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Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontier
Science Centric - 53 Minutes ago
14 GMT DON'T MSS A new type of stem s found in prostate may be involved in [9 Sep 2009] A new type of stem found in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate , according to a new study... Add Comment

Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions
Science Centric - 54 Minutes ago
Study reveals new genetic culprit in deadly skin cancer â?? [30 Aug 2009] â?? Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new group of genetic... Add Comment

Cancer

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
Denver Post - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTONLawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start

Mammogram Guidelines Spark Debate Over Health Bill 33 min ago WTOV 9

New federal guidelines on mammograms are about money, not health Carolina Journal Online

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Mammogram recommendation becoming pink-ribbon issue
USA Today - 3 Hours ago
Breast cancer campaigns have helped raise awareness about breast cancer, as well as money for research. But all those pink ribbons have given women an inflated fear of the disease and unrealistic expectations

New mammogram recommendation becomes pink-ribbon issue USA Today

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New mammogram guidelines cause uproar in U.S.
Xinhua News Agency - 24 Minutes ago
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- New breast cancer screening guidelines have caused uproar between scientists and health policy experts in the United States. The sweeping new guidelines released last Monday Add Comment

INSURANCE: Mammogram coverage won't change, companies say
USA Today - 3 Hours ago
Insurance companies contacted by USA TODAY say they will continue paying for annual mammograms amid widespread fears that new breast cancer screening guidelines from a federal task force could lead women Add Comment

Genetics

Gene clue to brain tumour growth
BBC - 3 Hours ago
Glioma is the most common form of brain tumour Scientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour. The mutation leads to hugely increased levels of Add Comment

The effect of ablation of the gene for H+-transporting NAD/NADP transhydrogenase
Bioscience Technology Online - 3 Hours ago
Monoclonal antibodies to the diphtheria toxin were produced without cross reactivity with the thermolabile toxin (LT) from Escherichia coli; ricin; choleraic toxin; the SeA, SeB, SeE, SeI, and SeG toxins Add Comment

Sequence-specific interaction of pyrimidine oligonucleotides with double-stranded
Bioscience Technology Online - 3 Hours ago
Monoclonal antibodies to the diphtheria toxin were produced without cross reactivity with the thermolabile toxin (LT) from Escherichia coli; ricin; choleraic toxin; the SeA, SeB, SeE, SeI, and SeG toxins Add Comment

Sequencing of corn genome opens door Brownfield

Corn Genome Sequencing Complete Prairie Farmer

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Healthcare

The Senate formally takes up a health care debate, and a CNN Hero works to put education
CNN - 5 Hours ago
Senate plan would cost $849 billion. It does contain the controversial 'public option,' which would be a health coverage system run by the government. But even Senate Majority leader Harry Reid says this

U.S. Senate Democrats at odds over health care Globe and Mail

Senate Health Care Vote Time

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Senate vote on health care bill likely to happen Saturday
Family Security Matters - 91 Minutes ago
The Obama administration has announced it will try 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9-11 Gitmo detainees in a civilian federal court in New York, allowing them the protections of the U.S.

Dems hint at health care bill compromises CNN

Health Care Reform Bill Clears 1st Senate Hurdle Christian Post

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Public option at center of debate
Washington Post - 81 Minutes ago
Despite the success in the test vote, the fragile consensus in the Democratic caucus will face its greatest test yet as the health-care debate moves to the Senate floor and (Nev.) struggles to stave off Add Comment

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
Wichita Eagle - 3 Hours ago
cast WEATHER ALERT WASHINGTON Democratic Sen. Dick Durb of Illois, the majority whip, says if debate goes to next year, passage of the health care bill becomes more complex. The Senate agreed on Saturday

Durbin says deadline looming for health carebill Richmond.com

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Medical

Swine flu vaccine effective, say experts
Sydney Morning Herald - 2 Hours ago
AFP Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said. Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring

E Cigarettes May Be More Effective Than Swine Flu Vaccine PR-USA.net

Mutated Swine Flu Virus Found in Norway Fox 50

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Mental health experts mobilize against troops' trauma
USA Today - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK Mental health experts who work with troops back from deployment talked this weekend about the latest efforts to treat disorders such as post-traumatic stress, efforts that are particularly relevant

Experts working to treat mental health of troops USA Today

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Mental health is 'Cinderella' of NHS
The Scotsman - 3 Hours ago
NEW treatments for common mental health problems such as depression have been held back by a lack of funding for research, an expert has warned. One in four people will experience a mental health condition

Mental health is 'Cinderella' of NHS The Scotsman

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Medicare paid $92 million for 2008 quality bonuses
American Medical News - 55 Minutes ago
The PQRI, operating for its first full year in 2008 after its six-month launch in 2007, gave physicians the chance to earn up to a 1.5% bonus on all their Medicare fees for the year by reporting quality Add Comment

Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharma industry asked to give inputs on NAMA negotiations in healthcare sector
PharmaBiz - 75 Minutes ago
With the Non-agricultural Market Access (NAMA) negotiations at the World Trade Organisation progressing further, India is preparing its response to the recommendations on the elimination of customs tariffs Add Comment

Pfizer buy nets Fort Dodge
Rural News - 95 Minutes ago
Animal medicine company Pfizer has taken over Wyeth, including its subsidiary Fort Dodge Animal Health. The company says its Fort Dodge acquisition allows it to â??greatly diversify its US portfolio and Add Comment

*XH Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharma (002317.SZ) to open online subscription on Dec.1
TMC Net - 2 Hours ago
(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- *XH Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharma (002317. SZ) to open online subscription on Dec.1 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] Add Comment

Research and Markets: Key Development Features of the Chinese Pharma Outsourcing
Yahoo! Canada - 99 Minutes ago
It has been well recognized that 2009 is a rough year to all types of industries worldwide. The financial crisis has significantly altered both pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries on global scale.

Research is key to development of agricultural sector, says Ashok The Hindu

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Public health

Timco Worldwide Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Large Seedless Watermelons Because
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
DAVIS, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Timco Worldwide Inc. is recalling a limited number of its Large Seedless Watermelons because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have Add Comment

Chinese pork 'safe to eat' despite A/H1N1 infection
SINA - 3 Hours ago
(Beijing Time) China Daily Health experts have assured consumers that Chinese pork is still safe despite reports of pigs being infected with the deadly A/H1N1 flu. Swine at a slaughterhouse in Heilongjiang

Pork 'safe to eat' despite infection found in pigs People's Daily Online

Pork 'safe to eat' despite infection CHINAdaily

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Cases of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 causing new concern
USA Today - 104 Minutes ago
The momentum of the H1N1 flu outbreak has fallen off, but flu activity is still high and Tamiflu-resistant virus may have begun to spread. USA TODAY'S Steve Sternberg asks experts for their perspective.

Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 raises concern USA Today

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E Cigarettes May Be More Effective Than Swine Flu Vaccine PR-USA.net

Mutated Swine Flu Virus Found in Norway Fox 50

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