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Minnesota Researchers grow a beating heart in a jar Posted: 7 months ago by Fanatic
University of Minnesota researchers allowed embryonic rat cells to grow into a matrix of connective tissue taken from a rat heart. They ended up with a beating heart. There's a little more work to do before they try it in me, though....
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Presumed Consent For Organ Donation Coming Posted: 7 months ago by Pocksucket
Possibly inspired* by Punthe's forum thread of two days ago, Gordon Brown today announced plans to reform the organ donation process including adopting the presumption that all organs can be harvested unless expressly stated.
*You never know who reads Plime...
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Free at last Posted: 7 months ago by tigertony
For ten years their home has been a 20ft cage but last week - for the first time in their lives - leopards Sirius and Pitou ran free across the plains of Africa.
(Now it's time to work on getting a few tigers out.)
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Checklist to identify severe illness in infants Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
For you Davbob. Hopefully you'll never EVER have to check it.
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Suffering for beauty has ancient roots Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
Lead in your lipstick? Mercury in your mascara? Recent headlines about harmful ingredients hiding in beauty products are enough to make even the vainest among us want to go back to the good old days of rubbing strawberries on our lips to make them red.
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Study: Northeast winters warming fast Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells. Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been
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Cassini spacecraft's close flyby of Saturn's moon Epimetheus Posted: 7 months ago by mitzuzake
The Cassini spacecraft's close flyby of Epimetheus (116 kilometers, or 72 miles across) in December 2007 returned detailed images of the moon's south polar region.
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Japan's former PM says diarrhoea ruined premiership Posted: 7 months ago by mitzuzake
Said Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in a magazine article, "Once ulcerative colitis worsens, I would need to go to the lavatory 30 times a day. It would be absolutely impossible to perform the heavy duties of prime minister."
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Why Chimps Eat Dirt Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Chimps eat dirt. This has been known for years.
And while chimp cuisine might look more gritty than gourmet to us, it turns out our closest animal relations have a good reason for feasting on soil: It improves their health.
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Source of mysterious antimatter found Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Antimatter, which annihilates matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades, scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they did not know where it came from. The mysterious source of this antimatter has now been discovered -- stars getting ripped apart by neutron stars and black holes.
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Earth: A Borderline Planet for Life? Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Our planet is changing before our eyes, and as a result, many species are living on the edge. Yet Earth has been on the edge of habitability from the beginning. New work shows that if Earth had been slightly smaller and less massive, it would not have plate tectonics-the forces that move continents and build mountains. And without plate tectonics, life might never have gained a foothold on our world.
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Space Cloud to Collide With Our Galaxy Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A colossal cloud of gas is racing toward a collision with our galaxy, and when it hits, the crash could trigger an intense burst of star formation.
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Hawaii Embracing Solar Power Posted: 7 months ago by bigtonyboy
The state of Hawaii unveiled plans to construct a dozen solar arrays across the state
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astronomers say they have spotted their first double Einstein ring Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
The fact that there’s a double ring around this gravitational-lens galaxy means that two other galaxies are aligned precisely behind it. And the odds of that happening are estimated at 1-in-10000.
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Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.
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Newly identified HIV proteins could lead to AIDS treatments Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
Hundreds of new proteins critical in the spread of the HIV virus through the body have been identified by Harvard researchers. The discovery could lead to new treatment options for people with the virus.
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Tornado cleanup continues in SW Washington Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
Residents in southwest Washington continue the cleanup after a rare tornado touched down in Vancouver Thursday afternoon, downing power lines, destroying homes and businesses, uprooting trees and terrifying residents who crossed its path.
Last time a tornado hit Washington was in 1972.
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Cloned Animals 'Unlikely' to Pose Risks Posted: 7 months ago by 1only
The European Food Safety Authority this morning said it has concluded that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is "very unlikely" to pose risks to consumers, opening the door to possible European sales of those controversial foods in the future.
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Mark your calendar for 2008’s sky shows Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
This year's astronomical calendar features not just one, but two pairings of the sky's brightest planets — plus a total solar eclipse visible from exotic locations, and a total lunar eclipse that most Americans will be able to see from their backyards.
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Nicotine chic: Special smoking mittens for the winter cigarette break Posted: 7 months ago by mitzuzake
Finally nicotine addicts have the answer to all their winter woes with Smoking Mittens. With a special cigarette-shaped hole in the mitten, smokers can light-up without exposing their digits to the harsh elements.
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‘Macabre’ discovery of puppies in freezer. Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
This is a follow up to the story I posted yesterday about the dog breeder fined £100!
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Look your age, or don't. Posted: 7 months ago by muppetmaker
Tips to tell just how old someone is, or tricks to keep yourself looking younger.
If I wasn't a 20 year old male, I would put these into practice, but my navel and breasts are just fine.
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Shoes & socks for your pet Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Shoes that are specifically hand made to extremely high standards. Using a paw shaped form, called a last; each shoe is individually stretched and shaped to the configuration of that paw form size.
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Penguin Shoes Ensure "Happy" Feet Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
They might not be suede, but these blue shoes are a perfect fit for "Elvis." They were designed for penguins that developed sore feet.
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Mr Potato Head makes octopus pal Posted: 7 months ago by wildminou
A giant Pacific octopus living in an aquarium has formed an unlikely bond with his Christmas present.
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