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Group calls for stem cell research rules
Apr 26 2005 9:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More oversight is needed to ensure that research using stem cells culled from human embryos is done under strict ethical standards, a government advisory group said Tuesday in proposing national guidelines for the controversial field.
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Cassini finds organic material on Titan
Apr 26 2005 9:13PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A close flyby of Saturn's big moon Titan by the international Cassini spacecraft revealed an upper atmosphere brimming with complex organic material, a finding that could hold clues to how life arose on Earth, scientists said.
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New tornado radar system installed in Okla.
Apr 26 2005 6:10PM (CT)
CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - An experimental radar system aimed at giving meteorologists a clearer picture of a forming tornado is being installed in Chickasha, Rush Springs, Lawton and Cyril, according to a University of Oklahoma meteorology professor.
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Former AP aerospace writer Benedict dies
Apr 26 2005 5:20PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Howard Benedict, who chronicled the triumphs and tragedies of America's journey into space in three decades as the award-winning aerospace writer for The Associated Press, has died. He was 77.
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Mass. Senate approves stem cell bill
Apr 26 2005 4:41PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The state Senate overwhelmingly backed a stem cell research bill Tuesday and sent it to the House, where it could be debated as early as next week.
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Russian rocket lifts DirecTV satellite
Apr 26 2005 2:57PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian rocket blasted off from a floating Pacific Ocean platform Tuesday, carrying a DirecTV satellite into orbit, Sea Launch Co. said.
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Kansas board taking up evolution debate
Apr 26 2005 1:49PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Students in Lisa Volland's advanced biology class examine flowers, lemons and corn under the microscope, pondering how the plants evolved over time to improve their chances of survival.
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5 explorers retrace disputed Peary trek
Apr 26 2005 11:09AM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - A five-person team traveling with huskies and wooden sledges reached the North Pole on Tuesday, completing a 37-day trek that matched the time taken by American explorer Robert E. Peary for the same journey in 1909, according to a Web site tracking the team.
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Del. to use $6M grant to study ecosystem
Apr 26 2005 6:58AM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the latest milestone in Delaware's effort to establish a nationally recognized biotech industry, will be used to study the effect of microbes on the state's ecosystem, officials said Monday.
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