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Human Aging Gene Found In Flies
Working at the University of Oxford and The Open University, Dr Lynne Cox and Dr Robert Saunders have discovered a gene in fruit flies that means flies can now be used to study the effects aging has on DNA.
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No deal, transplant tourist told
A DYING Australian man says he has been left without hope after a Pakistani hospital pulled out of an agreement to give him a new kidney, claiming it no longer helps foreigners get organs.
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Truck driver fined $1200
A PIMPINIO truck driver who crashed a B-double at Gymbowen last year was convicted and fined $400 in Horsham Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
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House committee strips health care, education dollars
Governor Bobby Jindal's $30 billion state budget proposal for next year has been pared down by $120 million The House budget committee wasted little time today in stripping millions of dollars in health care ...
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Right To Life wants rethink over euthanasia book
Right to Life New Zealand says it will request a review of the chief censor's decision to allow the release here of a controversial euthanasia book.
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Fine for crash driver
A HORSHAM woman has been fined $500 and disqualified from driving for 20 months.
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Djokovic rallies to win Rome Masters
Having already displayed his prowess on hard courts this season, Novak Djokovic is showing he's capable of dominating on clay, too.
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King, Queen send vital aid to surviving Burmese
Their Majesties the King and the Queen sent 10 tonnes of urgent necessities to cyclone-hit Burma yesterday to help offset the critical shortage of aid, which is not reaching the survivors as foreign relief ...
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Report: Hudson And Owen Engaged
Hollywood couple Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are reportedly engaged - after the Fool's Gold star was spotted sporting a diamond ring on her wedding finger on Thursday.
Sanjam shines on Nepal's consolation victory
KATHMANDU, May. 11: Sanjam Regmi hauled 5-6 with four maiden overs as CAN XI rallied to a 15-run consolation victory against Pakistan Cricket Board Academy XI in a thrilling last match of the three friendly ...
MySpace's fashionable child launches new designers
Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world's answer to the social networking website MySpace.com. Fashionspace.com was created by ...
San Sebastian honors Monicelli
The Monicelli tribute will be a retrothon: 41 films reflecting an eight-decade career, which takes in acclaimed masterpieces of 50s and 60s Italian comedy, such as "Big Deal on Madonna Street" , a much-copied ...
Boise Needs A True Farmer's MArket
Boise is awash in "surplus land" owned, but unused for any public purpose. They offer hollow claims about selling the land to fund other projects, but they just can't "gitterdone." The GUARDIAN - in response to ...
An Interesting Union-Managment Agreement
Eric Fink at Debris Blog has posted on a recent Wall Street Journal story describing an interesting arrangement between the SEIU & UNITE HERE and several employers.
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