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Antiretroviral Drugs Can Prevent HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men, Study Shows

Stem Cells from Amniotic Fluid: Reprogrammed Amniotic Fluid Cells Can Generate All Types of Body Cells

Early Universe Was a Liquid, Nuclei Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider Show

Brightest ever 'starburst' spotted in space after two huge galaxies collide

Revolutionary stem cells treatment that could cure blindness to be tested on humans for the first time

The glue made from genetically-modified bacteria that can knit cracks in concrete back together

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Mind Is a Frequent, but Not Happy, Wanderer: People Spend Nearly Half Their Waking Hours Thinking About What Isn’t Going on Around Them

New Forms of Highly Efficient, Flexible Nanogenerator Technology

Decisions Made by Communities of Bacteria Trump Game Theory

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Help Us Review Google Maps for Bikes

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper Into Universe

Deceptive Model: Stem Cells of Humans and Mice Differ More Strongly Than Suspected

Quantum Dots Spotlight DNA-Repair Proteins in Motion

Boost for Technology: Huge Step Toward Mass Production of Coveted Form of Carbon

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UPDATE 1-Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer: Studies map entire genomes of two cancers

Synthetic platelets quickly stem bleeding: Synthetic blood platelets injected into patients at the scene of a traumatic injury can speed up blood clotting and stem internal bleeding, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

Stem-Cell Activators Switch Function, Repress Mature Cells

Injured Vet Receives Transplanted Pancreas Grown From a Few Cells

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Rocket Booster: Let The Private Sector Help NASA

Deep Sea Worms Release Glow-Bombs When Disturbed

Scientists make bendable, transparent LEDs—without organics

Life Expectancy Still Heading Higher
U.S. Life Expectancy Rose By More Than a Year From 1997 to 2007

Porn studios denounced for not requiring condoms

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NASA studies unusual foam loss from shuttle tank

Senate Confirms New NASA Administrator

How spaceflight sparks spinoffs: Enriched baby formula, athletic fabrics, GPS systems all tied to NASA

The 12 Moonwalkers: Where Are They Now? On 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11's Launch, Looking Back at the Lunar Astronauts

Buzz Aldrin, First Man (to Pee) on the Moon, Sounds Off

Scientists yesterday announced they are to add a 'super heavy' element, called Copernicium, to the table.

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SpaceX achieved another milestone for private space travel on Monday by carrying a satellite into orbit. It's hoped that the commercial operation may eventually be capable of carrying astronauts and cargo to the international space station, helping to fill the void after the U.S. shuttles go out of service. SpaceX may also pave the way for space tourism.

A Pseudo-Trip to Mars Ends, Bringing a Real One Closer

NASA aiming for Wednesday shuttle launch, try 6

Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age

UK health booklet's message: Teen sex can be fun

Now they teach you in school that you should be having at least one orgasm a day, and that sex can be fun and safe. Wish someone taught that to me when I was in school!

Swearing can make you feel better, lessen pain

New wonder material, one-atom thick, has scientists abuzz

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MOSCOW, June 6 (UPI) -- Two astronauts on the International Space Station tested new Russian-made suits during five hours of work on the docking system, station officials said.

Revealed: The fossil treasure chest that was home to 'missing link' Ida

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NASA retargets Atlantis launch for May 11

'Green jobs' at heart of Obama's Earth Day push on energy

Geocities to close after 15 years of aesthetic "awesomeness"
Geocities was created in 1994 as an easy way for people to create a Web presence. Fifteen years later, Yahoo has decided to close the doors on the iconic webpage service. Ars reminisces upon the good times of Geocities.

I loved geocities! my page is at geocities.com/teenslutsxxx

The world's first electric car... built by a British inventor in 1884

Scientists create super strong spider silk... using metal

Seeing red: The cloned puppy that glows in the dark

The dogs are transgenic animals, which means their genetic code has been deliberately modified rather than mutating naturally.

-> This is not an issue, because all of these genes already exist in the first place.

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What if you had a special kind of fat in your body that burned calories instead of storing them -- and it could be activated simply by spending time in the cold? According to three preliminary studies published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, you probably do.

In search of Lithium: The battle for the 3rd element

Men look away: Oral sex REALLY does cause some throat cancers

no news is good news

Male circumcision, already shown to reduce the incidence of H.I.V. infection in men, also reduces transmission of both herpes simplex virus Type 2 and human papilloma virus, a new study has found.

I have nothing nice to say about circumcision. It ruins lives, myself included.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas science teachers will no longer be required to teach weaknesses of scientific theory, including evolution, under new curriculum standards tentatively adopted by the State Board of Education on Thursday.

The whole world has nothing nothing nice to say about tex-ass... myself especially. I think it's where people go to rebecome monkeys.

Sting Operation Exposes Gaps in Oversight of Human Experiments

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prosthetic eye camera

The plastic that repairs itself in the sun within half an hour

Astronauts forced to take refuge in escape pod after International Space Station comes under attack from junk

Nasa shuttle launch delayed due to 'potentially catastrophic gas leak'

I'll never forget the project that I did in 4th grade, in 1994, about space garbage...

Artificial life could be created ‘within five years’, researchers claimed.

Laboratories across the world are closing in on a second genesis - an achievement that would be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time.

I'm seriously on the edge of my seat when it comes to synthetic lyfe... It really is one of the main things left to do... that and the life in other areas of the universe... and the equation for the universe...

Army of robots inspected at defence exhibition

It's such a tragedy that one of the main reasons robotic technology evolves is because of the large portion of money shuffled into defense spending... world peace would be cheaper for everyone.

Scientists develop mobile phone battery that can be charged in just 10 seconds

Politicians have failed to take on board the severe consequences of failing to cut world carbon emissions, according to Nicholas Stern, the economist commissioned by Gordon Brown to analyse the impact of climate change.

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Saturn's largest moon has 'active ice volcanoes'

-> never heard of cryovolcanoes before! :)

Scientists discover the gene that makes some drinkers violent

Make room for the remarkable folding car which takes up a quarter of a single parking space

Step aside, keyboards, laptops, and 9-to-5 jobs. A survey of more than 1,000 Internet activists, journalists, and technologists released Sunday speculates that by 2012, those quaint relics of 20th century life will fade away.

The mobile phone will become the primary means of Internet access across the globe, and DRM will be well on its way out the door by 2020, according to a survey of Internet leaders, activists, and analysts.

UPDATE 1-Genzyme says FDA OKs stem cell transplant drug

Couples are 'madly in love 20 years after they first meet'

Fabric can wipe away toxic chemicals: study

Rich, poor in dispute over rainforest cash

-> last 2 are kind of old, it's from 12/4, but I've always been interested in material science, basically for the construction of super light yet fashionable space suits...