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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella - 52 minutes ago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries....

Doomsday Seed Vault Stores 500,000 Crops - 2 hours 54 minutes ago
A global seed vault dug out of an arctic mountainside has just reached its half-million mark of seed varieties.

Personal look at genes locates disease causes - 3 hours 42 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family....

Lifelock Shows Identity Theft Services Not Foolproof - 4 hours 22 minutes ago
Lifelock has agreed to a $12 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Studying Snail Shells to Build Better Body Armor - 5 hours 15 minutes ago
Shells of unusual snails could lead to development of new types of protective materials.

Worlds top scientists to review climate panel - 5 hours 23 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the worlds most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative reports of the United Nations Nobel Prize-winning global warming panel....

Cyberbullying Rampant for Lesbian and Gay Teens - 5 hours 46 minutes ago
Children and teens are being cyberbullied through the Internet in chat rooms, on social networking websites, via email and even through cell phones.

Heat-Sensitive Material Remembers Four Shapes - 8 hours 34 minutes ago
A new polymer can "remember" up to four different shapes, and revert to each one at different temperatures.

Mystery of Half-Male Chickens Solved - 8 hours 53 minutes ago
Sex cells in chickens make some individuals look half male and half female.

God Helps with Personal Decisions, Most Americans Say - 11 hours 34 minutes ago
God is involved in our everyday lives, most Americans believe.

Big Generation Gaps in Work Attitudes Revealed - 12 hours 34 minutes ago
Young workers called GenMe are more likely than their elders to value leisure over work and to place a premium on rewards such as higher salaries and status.

Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges - 13 hours 43 minutes ago
Neuroscientists hope to harness computing power to help map millions of miles of "wiring" that connects brain cells.

Pioneering Mass. robot lost at sea off Chile coast - 21 hours 52 minutes ago
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A pioneering deep-sea robot made by Massachusetts researchers has been lost off the coast of Chile....

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California - March 10, 2010 02:30:15
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid....

Stress Changes Who Men Find Attractive - March 10, 2010 01:19:03
Stress can change who men find attractive.

Men Outlive Women Sexually - March 10, 2010 00:59:30
Men might not live as long as women, but their sexual life expectancy is higher, a new survey of sexual activity finds.

Outside science academies to review warming panel - March 10, 2010 00:02:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports....

Donating a Kidney Doesnt Shorten Donors Life - March 9, 2010 22:05:43
Live kidney donors are likely to live just as long as non-donors over the long term, a new study says.

What Do Kidneys Do? - March 9, 2010 22:01:09
The bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine act like natures recycling centers.

Metal From Hip Implants Passed on to Babies - March 9, 2010 20:04:47
Pregnant women with metal-on-metal hip implants pass metal ions on to their offspring, a new study says

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