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  • Study finds weed killer affects frogs sexually

    Reuters – Thu Dec 3, 12:36 pm ET  
    A frog floats in a pond in Farmingdale, New York in this June... Reuters

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The widely used weed killer atrazine affects the sexual development of frogs, raising questions about the effects of its use in the environment, the University of Ottawa said on Thursday. Full Story »

  • U.S. approves first "ethical" human stem cell lines

    Reuters – Wed Dec 2, 1:48 pm ET  
    Ampoules containing a medium for stem cell storage in a file... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March. Full Story »

  • Space station crew land safely in Kazakhstan

    Reuters – Tue Dec 1, 6:00 am ET  
    Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk rests in a vehicle after he... Reuters

    ARKALYK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Three astronauts landed safely in the frozen steppe of northern Kazakhstan on Tuesday after six months orbiting the world on the International Space Station. Full Story »

  • French scientists create skin fast from stem cells

    Reuters – Tue Dec 1, 7:38 am ET  

    PARIS (Reuters) - French scientists have found a way to create human skin rapidly from stem cells, a discovery that could save the lives of many burns victims who are vulnerable to infection and now wait weeks for a skin graft. Full Story »

  • "Big Bang" collider sets particle beam record

    Reuters – Mon Nov 30, 6:14 am ET  
    A view of the control center at CERN as they set a world record... Reuters

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The "Big Bang" experiment at CERN near Geneva scored a world record on Monday by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider, the research center announced. Full Story »

  • Space station crew return to Earth

    Reuters – Tue Dec 1, 2:32 am ET  

    KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth

    Reuters – Fri Nov 27, 10:22 am ET  
    The International Space Station is visible against the Earth's... Reuters

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, one of NASA's final supply runs before the shuttle fleet is retired next year. Full Story »

  • Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"

    Reuters – Wed Nov 25, 5:24 pm ET  

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups. Full Story »

  • Hormones, incentive, experience "make best traders"

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 7:37 pm ET  
    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November... Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists say a perfect combination of testosterone, experience and a hunger for a share of profits can produce financial traders who consistently outperform the market -- even during a crisis. Full Story »

  • Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions

    Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 11:52 am ET  
    Overview of the first element (L) of the huge magnet of the CMS... Reuters

    ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step toward discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday. Full Story »

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