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Reprogrammed Cells Make Insulin From Scratch
Cells transformed inside a diabetic mouse become successful insulin-producers.
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Structures so green they give back to the environmentUSA - The first green buildings were the first buildings, period. Mud brick huts, a kind of early adobe, were built in Hierakonpolis, Egypt, almost 5,000 years ago. |
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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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Celebrities take up the cause of going greenOn Aug. 3, Planet Green, the new cable offshoot of the Discovery Channel, premiered "Battleground Earth," the first-ever eco-reality show to pit celebrities in a competition to out-green each other. |
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Flexible Nanoantenna Arrays Capture Solar EnergyIdaho National Labratory - Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources. |
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- Outpouring of affection for Kaiser, his owner
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- Battling California fires, inmates find a chance at better role
- Bill Gates will give away 99% of his $50,000,000,000
- Earth ‘not at risk’ from collider
- Quadriplegic woman embarks on solo sailing around UK
- Popular UN-backed Internet word game feeds Myanmar’s cyclone victims
- Totally Tubular Modern Prefab
- Rescued lions join African wildlife sanctuary
- Mysterious Strangers Pay For Everyone’s Expensive Fill-up At U.S. Gas Station
- Tree Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed
- Making of a Sports Legend: High School Track Star Wins State Team Title - All By Herself
- Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
- Saudi Arabia contributes $500M to U.N. food fund
- Flexible working ‘would benefit the environment’