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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: MRI (imaging), Research, Chemical Industry, Cambridge (England), Cleveland Clinic
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The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...Tags: Arts, Justice and Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Arts and Culture
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Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82
Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...Tags: Africa, England, Google+, Nigeria, Arts and Culture
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Planck: Big Bang's afterglow reveals older universe, more matter
The universe has hidden its age well. The European Space Agency’s Planck space telescope has scanned the skies for the Big Bang’s fingerprint and discovered that the universe is about 100 million years older than thought, and that there’...Tags: Cosmology, Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Cosmology, Science and Technology, NASA, Applied Physics, Entertainment Events
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Is a Facebook 'like' too much information?
Go ahead, click the "like" icon on the "Wicked, the Musical" page on Facebook. You may be telling more people than you intended that you're gay. Click it for Hello Kitty. You may be telling someone you have an "open" personality but aren't as...Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment, Wicked (musical), World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Recreational Substance Use
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On Facebook, you are what you 'like,' scientific study says
SAN FRANCISCO -- You are what you like on Facebook. That's the conclusion of a new study published Monday that says your Facebook "likes" reveal a whole lot more about you than you might think –- including how old you are, how you vote, whether...
Tags: Wicked (musical), Social Media, Microsoft Corporation, Science and Technology, The Colbert Report (tv program)
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UC Berkeley and UCLA ranked among top 10 universities worldwide
L.A. NOWThe University of California system once again scored very well in an annual reputational ranking of world research universities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain, with UC Berkeley and UCLA in the top 10, officials announced Monday..... -
Gary S. Hill, former Hopkins chief of pathology
Dr. Gary S. Hill, an internationally renowned renal pathologist and the former chief of pathology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, died Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 74. Dr. Hill pioneered a new technique for biopsies of tissue, in addition...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lupus, University of Paris, Lung Cancer, Johns Hopkins University
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Pat Derby dies at 70; rescuer of exotic and performing animals
Pat Derby could coax Willie the bear with a handful of jelly beans, make Christopher the cougar twitch his tail on command, and even kissed Rijo the tiger. But when it came to Walt Disney, she had less patience. Derby, a Hollywood animal trainer...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Circuses, Politics, Lobbying, Throat Cancer
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Michael Winner dies at 77; British director of 'Death Wish' films
Michael Winner, a British film director who specialized in thrillers and action movies, including three "Death Wish" movies, died Monday. He was 77. A bon vivant who became a restaurant critic after his film career wound down, Winner died at his...
Tags: Oliver Reed, Entertainment, Charles Bronson, Reviews, The Mechanic (movie)
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ZombieLab: Zombies invade London’s Science Museum
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesOur culture is in the midst of a distinctive zombie moment. The zombie romance “Warm Bodies” opens today, “The Walking ......
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