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News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating 'designer babies.' But an author of the study

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NC Biologist Names Trapdoor Spider After Neil Young - 4 Hours ago

You can call Neil Young the new spiderman. A biologist has named a newly discovered trapdoor spider after rock star Neil Young: Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. The musician is 'worthy of that honor' because

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New Clues To How Proteins Dissolve And Crystallize - 2 Hours ago

Hofmeister proceeded to rank 'salt-out' (destabilizing) ions versus 'salt-in' ions according to the magnitude of their effects. The resulting 'Hofmeister series' governs the strengths of ions in inducing

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Irwin's wife to fight mining of wildlife zone - 94 Minutes ago

SYDNEY: The widow of the Australian conservationist and entertainer Steve Irwin said on Monday she would fight to stop a wildlife zone dedicated to her husband being mined for bauxite. Terri Irwin said

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Engineering Researchers Automate Analysis Of Protein Patterns - 2 Hours ago

Newberg, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, described the automated protein pattern recognition tool and its underlying methods as important for identifying biomarkers that could be useful for

Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance - 92 Minutes ago

FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) British research into Steno, one the most recent 'superbugs' to claim lives, reveals that the bacterium has an incredible ability to resist antibiotics and other drugs,

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Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes - 91 Minutes ago

FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) A molecular-based approach to helping tomatoes fight a fungus that causes wilt has been identified by Dutch scientists. In agriculture, there's an ongoing battle against

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Tiny Magnets Provide Breakthrough in Gene Therapy for Cancer - 13 Hours ago

A groundbreaking cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumors has been developed. A new study shows that inserting these nanomagnets into cells carrying genes

Theory: fatter dinosaurs might have survived - 16 Hours ago

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- If dinosaurs had been fatter, they might still be around. That's the theory of a team of researchers at New York Medical College -- that a lack of heat-generating tissue