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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as firstA 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
"The new treatment is a world premiere because it concerns the first patient-specific implant in replacement of the entire lower jaw."
- Dr Jules Poukens from Hasselt University |
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Australians celebrate Mary’s baby newsSydney, Australia - The Sydney pub where Australian Princess Mary Donaldson met Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik is celebrating news the couple is expecting a second child. |
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Happy Birthday to You, You Live in a ZooAtlanta, Georgia, USA - Three-year-old Cooper Lund's rendition of "Happy Birthday" included lines about living in a zoo and looking like a monkey, but the birthday boy and girl weren't insulted. |
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New experimental house will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percentUniversity of Nottingham - The University of Nottingham is helping to battle climate change on the home front with the construction of a new experimental house on campus that will cut 'greenhouse gas' emissions by 60 per cent. |
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Former U.S. President Clinton Champions Mangrove Forest Recovery EffortsFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton lent his humanitarian heart to yet another cause: protecting the mangrove forests along the coastlines of countries affected by the 2004 tsunami, which he has made a special cause. |
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Free-hug man speaks outAustralia - The man behind the latest YouTube sensation has spoken out for the first time about his global cuddling controversy. |
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Tycoon sets out to save AfricaLondon, England, UK - Seated on a Versace sofa in his seven-storey Mayfair townhouse, Mo Ibrahim does not look like a man who spares much thought for the problems afflicting Africa. |
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Heroic Rescue In South LubbockLubbock, Texas, USA - A Lubbock man is being called a hero after a soggy rescue at Buster Long Park near the South Plains Mall. |
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Elephants Recognize Selves in Mirror, Study SaysAtlanta, Georgia, USA - Elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors, according to a new study. Humans, great apes, and dolphins are the only other animals known to possess this form of self-awareness. |
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Toddler Survives 50-Foot-FallKragujevac, Serbia - A two-year-old toddler allegedly fell from the fifth floor of a building in Serbia, but survived the accident without a scratch. |
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Mirror Test Implies Elephants Self-AwareIf you're Happy and you know it, pat your head. That, in a peanut shell, is how a 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror -- complex behavior observed in only a few other species. |
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Britain considering ‘green taxes’ to help combat climate changeLondon, England, UK - The British government may levy new "green taxes" to combat climate change, a newspaper reported Sunday. |
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New law in India to deter domestic violenceNew Delhi, India - A tough new law came into force Thursday in India aimed at curbing domestic violence where men who beat, threaten or yell at their wives or live-in girlfriends could be jailed or fined. |
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Photo Gallery: New Glowing Mushrooms Found in BrazilRibeira Valley Tourist State Park, Brazil - Like a black light poster come to life, a group of bioluminescent fungi collected from Ribeira Valley Tourist State Park near So Paulo, Brazil, emanates a soft green glow when the lights go out. |
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Laotian Immigrants Win $55M LotterySeattle, Washington, USA - A woman who grew up in a Laotian orphanage in the turbulent 1960s and '70s says she plans to donate part of a $55 million lottery jackpot she and her husband won to the people who raised her. |
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Used phones drive Third World wireless boomWith the number of cell phones in use worldwide hitting 2.5 billion and rising, recycled phones are playing a growing role in the spread of wireless communications across the developing world, where land lines can be costly or unavailable. |
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Experts crack cancer ‘gene codes’Scientists crack the entire genetic code of breast and colon cancers, offering new treatment hopes. |
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