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Mosquitoes making life miserable in Ohio
Aug 9 2006 8:19PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Maria Rodriguez-Winter has added another step to her morning walks this summer _ spraying on mosquito repellent. "They're just really, really thick," she said.
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Professor working on 'roofies' detector
Aug 9 2006 7:13PM (CT)
CRETE, Neb. (AP) - An assistant professor of chemistry is developing a tiny testing kit that women can carry in their purses and use to quickly detect date-rape drugs.
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Iranian doctors say they cloned a sheep
Aug 9 2006 7:07PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian doctors have overseen the country's first animal cloning _ a lamb that died minutes after birth _ and plan future experiments in genetics and stem cell research, a member of the team said Wednesday.
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British embryo test ruling renews debate
Aug 9 2006 7:06PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The decision in Britain to allow couples to screen embryos for genes that raise the risk of developing cancer highlights the vastly different practice in the U.S. and has revived calls for a global standard on the issue.
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Philippine volcano quiet, causing worry
Aug 9 2006 7:05PM (CT)
LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) - A volcano in the Philippines spewed ash Wednesday after the amount of gas coming from the crater dropped suddenly, worrying experts that something had blocked the flow of magma and could cause a bigger eruption.
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Bird flu monitoring expands nationally
Aug 9 2006 7:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government on Wednesday expanded its monitoring of wild migratory birds for a deadly bird flu virus to cover the entire nation and U.S. territories in the Pacific.
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Colorado-born lynx has twin kittens
Aug 9 2006 7:05PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A lynx born in Colorado has given birth to two kittens, a major milestone in the state's ambitious attempt to reintroduce the elusive cats, researchers said Tuesday.
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Feds agree to review rare Nev. butterfly
Aug 9 2006 7:04PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal officials agreed Tuesday to conduct a yearlong review of whether a rare Nevada butterfly at one of the largest sand dunes in the West should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
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Physicist James Van Allen dies at 91
Aug 9 2006 1:09PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Physicist James A. Van Allen, a leader in space exploration who discovered the radiation belts surrounding the Earth that now bear his name, died Wednesday. He was 91.
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