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Neurologists Create A Font of Human Nerve CellsNew York - Scientists have created an unlimited supply of a type of nerve cell found in the spinal cord - a self-renewing cell line that offers a limitless supply of human nerve cells in the laboratory. Such a supply has long been one goal of neurologists anxious to replace dead or dying cells with healthy ones in a host of neurological diseases. |
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Dow, GM launch largest commercial fuel cellFreeport, Texas - General Motors Corp. and Dow Chemical Co. launched the world's largest commercial hydrogen fuel cell project this week in a bid to jump start development of the green power source. |
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US scientists discover most distant galaxy from EarthLos Angeles, California - Scientists said Sunday that they have detected a tiny galaxy that they believe is the farthest known object from Earth, according to local media reports Monday.
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Nene thrivingLihu'e, Kauai - The Hawaiian Goose, also known as the nene and Hawai'i's state bird, became federally-protected when the bird population plummeted statewide in past years. |
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Moons of Jupiter may be studiedSeattle, Washington - The skills and technology used to explore the extreme depths of the Earth's oceans will soon find work in space. Scientists are making plans to probe the icy seas of Jupiter's moons and drop a lander to the bizarre, gasoline-like lakes of Titan, a moon of Saturn. |
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Cyprus political settlement ‘in reach,’ Annan says following breakthrough in talksCyprus - More than 40 years after the United Nations first became involved in the Cyprus problem, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said a settlement is 'in reach' after the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders committed to his plan to reunify the island nation ahead of its entry into the European Union (EU). |
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Rare Puerto Rico Coqui Frog To Receive Protections Under Legal AccordWashington D.C. - The Center for Biological Diversity and the Maunabo Development Committee have reached a legal settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a result of the settlement approved by Washington D.C. Federal District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will prepare a Recovery Plan for the coqui guajon, also known as the Puerto Rico rock frog, by November 2004 and make a Critical Habitat determination for the species by September 2006. |
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UK grocery market rolls out degradable plastic carrier bagsUK - Supermarket chain Tesco has begun to roll out degradable plastic carrier bags as standard across all its stores. |
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Tiny Fossil Could Be Oldest Known InsectIndianapolis, Indiana - A tiny fossil discovered in the 1920s and then largely ignored has been identified as the oldest known insect, scientists report. The discovery pushes back the origins of Earth's most prolific life form some 20 million years. |
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Ottawa improves response to health crisisOttawa, Canada - Ottawa has fine-tuned its health crisis response plan so Canadians are better protected if there's another SARS outbreak or if bird flu hits. Health Canada officials said yesterday the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan includes lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, including better communication between the feds and the provinces, as well as the World Health Organization, that would kick in at the event of any health crisis. |
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WWF Efforts Yield Two New National Parks in IndonesiaWashington D.C. - WWF's partnership with the Indonesian government to protect the most biologically diverse forests in the world - the last remaining lowland forests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra - have resulted in two national parks. A timber company agreed to retire its logging rights on some of the land that will be used for the parks, and research and advocacy by WWF field staff helped the government to create the parks, which are critical habitat for endangered elephants, tigers and orangutans. |
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Scientists Develop New Hydrogen ReactorMinneapolis, Minnesota - Researchers said Thursday that for the first time, they have produced hydrogen from ethanol in a prototype reactor small enough and efficient enough to heat small homes and power cars. |
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thoughts: I’m trying to do what I think needs to do to get through this difficult time in our evolution as a species - and that is to share inspirational true stories. So many people I talk to feel ineffective in their ability to make the world better by responding to the problems that need to be addressed with positive action. I believe that part of the reason is because they look around and don’t see other people in their lives or those shown in mainstream media stepping up to the plate and doing good. What’s I believe is important in this world is to realize that every one of us needs to do their part in order for positive change to happen. Even if that part is to influence something bigger then oneself to take action - like, for example, writing a letter to a government body that is capable of creating massive change through legislation. The Great News Network exists to provide that often missing piece in mainstream media - deliver news stories of positive change happenning here and now.
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