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Reuters: Science News
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Genetic link found to colon cancer in study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Dinosaur breathed like a modern bird
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed the remains of a large meat-eating dinosaur with a breathing apparatus much like a modern bird, fortifying the link between birds and dinosaurs and helping to explain the evolution of birds' unique system of breathing.
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New institute to focus on AIDS vaccine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the stickiest problems holding back development of such a vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday.
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New Applied Biosystems test diagnoses flu fast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fast new genetic flu test from Applied Biosystems Inc and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
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NASA extends Phoenix mission as snow falls on Mars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA extended the mission of the busy Phoenix lander Monday, saying it will operate the lander until it dies in the cold and dark of the Martian winter.
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Study links birth size and breast cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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New formula helps predict immigration patterns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have devised a formula to allow countries to predict immigration trends, according to a study published on Monday.
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NASA delays Hubble servicing mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A problem with the Hubble Space Telescope prompted NASA to delay until next year a repair trip to the observatory that had been due to launch in just two weeks, the space agency said on Monday.
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Japan experts identify daytime sleepiness gene
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be linked to narcolepsy -- a condition marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired vision and muscle weakness.
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We feel good, emerging China astronauts say
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's three astronauts emerged from their space capsule at the end of a 68-hour mission which included a space walk.
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