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CU-Boulder Has Three Payloads On Shuttle Atlantis
Boulder CO (SPX) May 12, 2010
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis will make its final flight May 14 carrying three University of Colorado at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists understand how and why slimy and troublesome clumps of microorganisms flourish in the low-gravity conditions of space.
The experiments on biofilms - clusters of microorganisms that adhere to each other or to vari ... more
Radiation death exposes India's waste disposal failures
New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010
The death from radiation poisoning of a scrapyard worker in New Delhi has highlighted the lax enforcement of waste disposal laws in India, leading to calls for urgent action.
In early April, a machine from Delhi University containing cobalt-60, a radioactive metal used for radiotherapy in hospitals, ended up in a scrapyard in the city.
Rajendra Yadav, a 35-year-old worker in the congest ... more
'Starving yogi' astounds Indian scientists
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) May 10, 2010
An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period.
Prahlad Jani spent a fortnight in a hospital in the western India state of Gujarat under constant surveillance from a team of 30 medics equipped with cameras and closed circuit television.
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Gulf oil spill sickens more than 70 people in Louisiana
