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Science loses ground as nation's greatest achievement, still seen as positive by public
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans who see science as the nation's greatest achievement is down sharply, even as the public continues to hold scientists in high regard. A new Pew Research Center poll indicates that 27 percent of Americans say...Tags: International Organizations, United States, European Union, Medicines, Barack Obama
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Melbourne's Modus Operandi Inc. lands DARPA research deal for high-speed data-mining
Sentinel Staff WriterMelbourne-based Modus Operandi Inc. has received a defense research contract worth nearly $100,000 to develop advanced data-mining software for military tactical operations, the company said Thursday. The software system would be designed to perform...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Mining, Metal and Mineral
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British scientists tout human sperm creation
LONDON -- British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children. The technique could in 10 years allow researchers to use...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Human Body, University of Cambridge
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State paying for egg donors stokes debate
ridgely.ochs@newsday.comWhile researchers applaud the move, New York State's decision to use public money to pay women who donate their eggs for stem cell research is stoking debate among ethicists and critics who suggest it's an inappropriate way to spend tax dollars. New...Tags: Diseases, New York, Stony Brook University, Medical Research, Eliot Spitzer
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Stem cells and their uses
What are stem cells? They are foundation "undifferentiated" cells for every organ and tissue. They have the ability to develop into specialized cells that carry out a specific function. In many tissues they serve as an internal repair system, dividing...Tags: George Bush, Diseases, New York, Barack Obama, National Government
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Study: Smoking cessation harder for women
The Hartford CourantWomen appear to have a tougher time quitting smoking than men, according to researchers at Women's Health Research at Yale. While the percentage of men who have given up cigarettes between 1965 and 2006 was 54.5 percent, the rate of decline among women...Tags: Diseases, United States, Behavioral Conditions, Women's Health, Women's Health
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EVMS leads the way in medical research, technology in Hampton Roads
247-4741The nation's first "test-tube baby" was conceived in Norfolk at the Eastern Virginia Medical School's Jones Institute. In the 28 years since that medical breakthrough, EVMS continues to lead the way in research in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular...Tags: United States, Diseases, Invention and Innovation, Virginia, NASA
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Researchers hope tiny parasite can help protect Midwestern soybeans from destructive insects
Associated Press WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids. The question for university researchers across the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Wisconsin, Plant Openings, Minnesota, David Wright
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Scientists hope tiny insect can help save soybeans
Associated Press WriterAn insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation's soybean crop from aphids. The question for university researchers across the Midwest is whether the tiny Asian...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Wisconsin, Plant Openings, Minnesota, David Wright
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British scientists claim to create human sperm, but other scientists question the data
LONDON (AP) — British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.
The technique could in 10 years allow...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, New York, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Human Body
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Genome project leader is selected to head NIH
Dr. Francis S. Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government's efforts to map the human genome and wrote a now-famous book presenting scientific evidence for a belief in God, will be nominated to head...Tags: United States, Virginia, Medicines, Heads of State, National Government
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Government and science: President Barack Obama taps top geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health
Tribune NewspapersDr. Francis Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government's efforts to map the human genome and wrote a book presenting scientific evidence for a belief in God, will be nominated to head the National...Tags: North Carolina, Virginia, Barack Obama, Heads of State, Medical Research
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