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Face transplant ‘double success’
Successful results from face transplants will speed progress towards more operations, say experts.
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Biodegradable Plastics Are Good for Atmosphere, Too
Biodegradable plastic has a hidden advantage: Producing it releases less CO2.
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Stem cells can be used to create limitless blood supplies: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Scientists from a US firm claim to have created a large number of red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, opening up the prospect of having a limitless supply of blood for transfusions.
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Hawaii Recycles Record 72 Percent of Beverage Containers
Hawaii has announced the results of its beverage container recycling efforts for the fiscal year 2008, and the state increased recycling by four percent to reach 72 percent recovery, an all-time high.
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Little robin from Gabon is world’s newest species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A red-breasted bird discovered by accident in the forests of Gabon is a new species, U.S. scientists said on Friday.
They have named the little bird the olive-backed forest robin, or Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, but say they know little about it yet.
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Pacific dives recover novel fish
Marine biologists being filmed for a BBC TV series see an astonishing 13 new fish species on an expedition in the Pacific.
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Eco-tower rising in Lower Manhattan to include hotel and meeting space
Developers recently broke ground on an Earth-friendly, $600 million mixed-use skyscraper in Lower Manhattan that will include condominiums, retail, a boutique hotel and meeting space. Located at 50 West Street, the 580,000-square-foot tower is expected to achieve LEED Gold certification when completed in 2011.
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Landmark cooperation deal signed between UN and Iraqi Government
The United Nations today signed a landmark agreement with the Government of Iraq which lays down a three-year blueprint for the world body�s work in reconstruction, development and humanitarian assistance.
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Georgia, Russia agree to peace plan: French leader
TBILISI (AFP) - Georgia and Russia have agreed to a peace plan brokered by France after Moscow ordered a halt to its military onslaught, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said here Wednesday.
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Auto Painting Goes Green
When Adam D. Haddad says painting at his Worcester auto body shop has gone green, it does not mean cars are done in the 40 shades of Ireland.
It means Accurate Collision at 1051 Millbury St. has switched to water-based paints from petroleum-based paints, making it one of the first shops in Massachusetts to be in compliance with new federal laws to cut down on air pollutants from auto painting and stripping.
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