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Adult stem cell study flawed, panel says
Feb 23 2007 10:34PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A scientific panel says a 2002 study that suggested adult stem cells might be as useful as embryonic ones was flawed and its conclusions may be wrong, a finding that raises questions about the promise of a less controversial source for stem cells.
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Chimps use spears to hunt bushbabies
Feb 23 2007 5:50PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Researchers have witnessed a chimpanzee skewering a lemur-like creature for supper, but it's unclear whether the spectacle was a bit of luck or an indication that chimps have a more advanced ability to hunt than was thought.
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Astronauts practice March countdown
Feb 23 2007 5:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The six crew members of space shuttle Atlantis strapped into the spacecraft and ran through a practice countdown Friday in preparation for the program's first launch of the year next month. "It went seamlessly," NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said.
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Astronauts practice March countdown
Feb 23 2007 5:48PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The six crew members of space shuttle Atlantis strapped into the spacecraft and ran through a practice countdown Friday in preparation for the program's first launch of the year next month. "It went seamlessly," NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said.
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1st Beaver spotted in NYC in 200 years
Feb 23 2007 9:57AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents have not been seen in the flesh here for as many as 200 years _ until this week.
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U.S., Russian astronauts go on spacewalk
Feb 23 2007 12:53AM (CT)
KOROLYOV, Russia (AP) - A U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut folded up a jutting antenna on a cargo ship docked to the international space station Thursday during an arduous spacewalk made tougher by a malfunction that raised the temperature in the Russian's suit.
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Girl, 6, killed by tiger at Chinese zoo
Feb 23 2007 12:51AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A six-year-old girl was bitten to death by a tiger at a south China zoo while posing for a picture with the animal, state media reported Friday.
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