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Science lingo for ordinary people

Science – A University of Cape Town Human Genetics workshop has devised a plan to create an Internet database to improve communication among scientists and with the public about important ethical and social issues relating to biotechnology and genetics in Africa.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:39pm

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Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm!

Science – Jeff Goodhartz is single and has no children. But he wanted to ensure the family name would live on after he's gone. So he paid $5,000 to have a newfound sea worm given the Goodhartz name, "goodhartzorum."

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:23pm

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Bird evolutionary tree given a shake by DNA study

Science – A new study -- the largest analysis of birds to date using modern genetic methods -- has turned up numerous surprising relationships that will force biologists to reevaluate much of what they thought they knew about avian evolution.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:21pm

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Canada`s first dual-use space telescope

Science – Canada is building the world's first dual-use USD 12-million space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:20pm

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Study: World Gets Happier

Science – Despite the anxieties of these times, happiness has been on the rise around the world in recent years, a new survey finds. The upbeat outlook is attributed to economic growth in previously poor countries, democratization of others, and rising social tolerance for women and minority groups.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:17pm

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Burger King launches "nutritionally balanced" Kids Meal.

Health & Fitness – The Miami, Florida-based Fast food restaurant operator Burger King Corp., on Monday morning, said it has introduced a new nutritionally balanced Kids Meal as part of its BK Positive Steps Nutrition Program.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:15pm

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Will smoking ban save lives?

Health & Fitness – More than 400 000 people in England have given up smoking as a result of the ban on lighting up in public places introduced in July, according to a study published on Monday.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:12pm

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Glaucoma could turn 8.4 million Asians blind by 2010

Health & Fitness – More than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from glaucoma by 2010 if they do not undergo timely treatment, a region-wide survey released on Monday showed.

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:10pm

Propeller Week In Review: June 27, 2008
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Propeller Week In Review: June 27, 2008

News – A spike in white supremacist activity caught the attention of the Propeller community this week. But so did stories about abstinence, defense spending, and the death of the late, great, and hilarious George Carlin.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:56am

Venus Williams joins sister in 4th round
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Venus Williams joins sister in 4th round

News – WIMBLEDON, England - One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:55am

Child prostitutes sell themselves on Craigslist
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Child prostitutes sell themselves on Craigslist

Love & Personals – For more than two years, undercover cops on the Sacramento Police Department's vice squad have been working one of the most draining beats: trying to crack down on online child prostitution.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:55am

Mo. sandbag levee fails, forcing evacuations
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Mo. sandbag levee fails, forcing evacuations

News – A makeshift sandbag levee holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday and authorities said part of the town was evacuated.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:55am

McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports
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McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports

Politics – Newsweek is set to publish a highly embarrassing report on Sen. John McCain, revealing that the McCains have failed to pay taxes on their beach-front condo in La Jolla, California, for the last four years and are currently in default, The Huffington Post has learned.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:55am

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Lawmakers urge CO2 cut targets for rich nations.

News – Lawmakers from G8 rich countries and five emerging economies including China agreed on Sunday that developed countries should pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 25-40 percent by 2020.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:44am

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Wisconsin flooding may mean pricier organic foods

Food – Richard de Wilde was still reeling from the more than $600,000 in damage that last summer's flooding did to his organic vegetable farm when new storms swept through this month, dumping rocks, gravel and silt on some acres, washing away fences and contaminating fields with runoff.

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Voted for on June 29, 2008 10:42am

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