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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Research, Stanford University, Starbucks Corp., Health Treatments
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Judge rules in favor of JPL scientists disciplined for emails sent from work accounts
Scientists and engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory were unfairly disciplined for sending emails about a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving background checks at the agency, a judge has ruled. The ruling comes after the JPL employees...
Tags: NASA, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Employees, U.S. Supreme Court
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A planet-hunter's ode to Kepler, inspired by W.H. Auden
Though NASA’s Kepler spacecraft isn’t dead yet, a serious malfunction aboard the space telescope may mean its days of planet hunting have come to an untimely end. "I wouldn’t call Kepler down and out just yet," John Grunsfeld, the head...Tags: NASA, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Senate, Consumer Goods Industries, American Medical Association, Chemical Industry
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WWS student named Presidential Scholar
Wheaton resident Adam Erickson might be one of the only students anywhere to call a six-hour test "a fun time." But then, he scored a perfect 36 on the ACT, has Advanced Placement classes in everything but gym, is sixth in his class of 500 and plans...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Loyola University Chicago, Teaching and Learning, Students
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UTEP unveils plans for $25 million makeover
El Paso Times, TexasThe University of Texas at El Paso is undergoing such a transformative makeover that previous generations of Miners may not recognize the campus when the project is finished next year. University officials who unveiled the project's details on Wednesday...Tags: Psychology, Sun Bowl, Plant Openings, Philosophy, Medical Specialization
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Scientists create human stem cells through cloning
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: They transplanted genetic...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Genetics, Macular Degeneration, Chemical Industry
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FAU President Mary Jane Saunders resigns
Miami HeraldAfter months of controversy, Florida Atlantic University President Mary Jane Saunders has resigned -- though she'll still retain a job on campus and most of her salary. In a resignation letter submitted to the university late Tuesday, Saunders...Tags: Teachers, Florida Atlantic University, Sports, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Living Science Center receiving a major makeover
Fort Worth Star-TelegramBy the forces of nature and man, River Legacy Parks' woods and wetlands, the habitat for creatures finned, feathered and furry, are slowly reshaped season by season. But at the adjacent Living Science Center, little had changed since the well-used...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Nature Conservancy, Science and Technology
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ANALYSIS-Discount employee stock plans offer outsiders trading tips
ReutersBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - When investors unloaded their shares in Hewlett-Packard Co. last year, the computer giant's rank-and-file did the opposite. They bought nearly four times as much stock as they did in the previous year...Tags: Arizona State University, Research, Hologic Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre To Donate $70 Million to USC
VarietyMusic exec Jimmy Iovine and rap titan Dr. Dre are donating $70 million to the University of Southern California to endow a new arts, technology and business academy. The gift will establish the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts,...Tags: Electronics, Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Students
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Free Kiera Wilmot as Florida confuses scientific aspirations with criminal intent
“Free Kiera Wilmot.” Let me get this straight: A 16 year-old girl participating in her school’s science project gets arrested after she mixes toilet bowl cleaner and pieces of aluminum foil in a water bottle that explodes. Nothing...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Laws, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Polk County
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