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Progress Made On Alzheimer’sScientists believe they have isolated a protein responsible for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on recent research advances that are improving both treatment and diagnosis of the disease. |
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Huge Wildlife Migration Discovered in AfricaSudan - More than a million animals, including elephants, buffaloes, ostriches, lions, giraffes and a rare type of stork, have been unexpectedly seen living and migrating across Southern Sudan, where no surveys of wildlife had been conducted for the past 25 years due to civil war in the region. |
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US carmakers commit to biofuelsLondon - The "big three" US car manufacturers are to double their production of vehicles capable of running on renewable fuels by 2010 |
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New Process Makes Diesel Fuel And Industrial Chemicals From Simple SugarMadison WI - The soaring prices of oil and natural gas have sparked a race to make transportation fuels from plant matter instead of petroleum. Both biodiesel and gasoline containing ethanol are starting to make an impact on the market. |
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Alaska’s Coral Gardens Get ProtectionAlaska's rare coral gardens will be protected under a new federal rule setting large areas of the sea floor off-limits to bottom trawling. |
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US Senators urge Bush to act on climate changeNew York - Forty US senators sent a letter to President Bush on 29 June, urging him to "provide leadership" on climate change, and warning that the US could lose its competitive edge in a "carbon conscious" world. |
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Most Endangered Whale Gets ProtectionAnchorage, Alaska - Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. |
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Canada, Mexico, U.S. Agree to Protect ButterfliesWashington, DC - Wildlife officials in Mexico, the United States and Canada have agreed to work together to protect the Monarch butterfly, which makes a spectacular migration every year from Canada to Mexico. |
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Baboon Sign Language Sheds Light on the Origin of LanguageA baboon hand gesture appears to send the message "go ahead, make my day" to other baboons — suggesting that gesturing may have been a precursor to human language, according to a new study. |
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Space Shuttle Successful Rendezvous With Space StationHouston - The space shuttle Discovery glided Thursday morning to a smooth rendezvous with the International Space Station. |
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Reducing The Global Need For Nitrogen FertilizersSwindon, UK - Research published in the journal Nature reveals how scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC), Norwich and Washington State University, USA have managed to trigger nodulation in legumes, a key element of the nitrogen fixing process, without the bacteria normally necessary. |
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NASA Satellite Positioning Software May Aid in Tsunami WarningsReno NV - University scientists using Global Positioning System (GPS) software developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have shown that GPS can determine, within minutes, whether an earthquake is big enough to generate an ocean-wide tsunami. This NASA-funded technology can be used to provide faster tsunami warnings. |
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