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Fossil finds hint at when apes and monkeys went separate ways
Scientists have added two species of ape and monkey to the evolutionary tree, filling in a 10-million-year gap in the fossil record from a period when apes and Old World monkeys diverged. Fossil specimens of jaws and teeth, collected by Ohio...
Tags: Ohio University, Science and Technology, Fossils
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California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...
Tags: Africa, Stanford University, Science, Science and Technology, Ecosystems
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Syrian rebels, regime fight in Aleppo's central prison compound; Internet back after outage
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The...Tags: Israel, Politics, Terrorism, Science and Technology, United Nations
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New research says pedophiles are born that way
Reporter and PhotographerNew research says pedophiles may be born with the urge to have sex with children, and it's already controversial. Wednesday, in a special report, we hear from people who believe it and those who don't. Some of this new theory about pedophilia...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Family, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes
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Chicago businesses worried about state of economy, survey shows
Tribune reporterOwners and managers of mid-sized businesses in the Chicago area remain worried about the economy and strongly critical of government policies, according to a new survey. The Cole Taylor Business Owners Confidence Index survey for the first half of 2013...Tags: Eli's Cheesecake Company, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Business, Economic Policy
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Fort Lauderdale marina expansion won't cover costs
If the city hopes to keep living up to its moniker as the "Yachting Capital of the World," activists say it needs more places for the growing number of mega yachts to dock so they don't bypass the area and the businesses that count on them to thrive. One...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Sailing, Port Everglades, Broward County
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Northwestern University invests in early-stage cancer clinical trials
Northwestern University is investing $10 million in an initiative that aims to enroll more patients with advanced and hard-to-treat cancers in early-stage clinical trials. The university, which plans to announce the new institute this week, said it...
Tags: Renal cell carcinoma, Science, Healthcare Provider, Literature, Pharmaceuticals
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Moms' love for libraries anchors future
What Lee Rainie and his team of researchers discovered about public libraries is less than a mind-blowing epiphany. Even he admits that. Yet, the subtle context in that discovery probably is key to keeping the nation's 16,000-plus libraries relevant...
Tags: Libraries, Chicago Public Library, Science and Technology, Conservation, Humboldt Park
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Virginia Tech president Steger stepping down
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Steger is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Virginia Tech’s graduation Friday. Steger has been the school’s president since 2000. “When...
Tags: Technology, Science, Virginia Cavaliers, Architecture, Science and Technology
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Pharmaceutical Firm's Growth Bucks State Trend
The Hartford CourantAt Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, the second-largest drug company in Connecticut, the local workforce increased by more than 40 percent over the last 10 years, at the same time its employee numbers worldwide grew by 35 percent. A company that...Tags: Science, Pradaxa (drug), Danbury, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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Angelina Jolie, the Supreme Court and gene patents
It's hard to imagine Supreme Court justices paying much attention to the travails of Hollywood's rich and famous. Still, there's an interesting connection between Angelina Jolie's disclosure Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy and a case the...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Benghazi, Mastectomy, Medical Research, The New York Times
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Angelina Jolie and the fate of breast cancer genes
Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed in the New York Times about getting a double mastectomy after learning that she was at risk of getting breast cancer struck a chord with fellow celebs as well as with Los Angeles Times staffers Anna Gorman and Paul Whitefield,...
Tags: Benghazi, Women's Health, Biotechnology Industry, U.S. Supreme Court, Mastectomy
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