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November 24, 2010
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Gene Find Could Lead To Healthier Food And Better Biofuel
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 23, 2010
Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional values and produce better biofuel feedstocks. Natalia Dudareva, a distinguished professor of horticulture, and Hiroshi Maeda, a postdoctoral researcher in Dudareva's laboratory, determined that the gene is one of 10 responsible for phenylalanine production in plants. Underst ... read more

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Fourth cholera case found in Dominican Republic
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Ancient medicines threaten Amur tiger in Russia, China
Ancient Chinese traditions of using products derived from tigers for medicine are encouraging poaching and threatening the Amur tiger which lives in Russia and China, experts said. ... more
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MILTECH

New MRAP Ambulance Prototypes Many Improvements
A Pentagon team is working with the Army Medical Command and BAE Systems to build a new Caiman Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Ambulance that offers a host of technological innovations. The ne ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Swazi life expectancy halved by AIDS, TB: health charity
Twin epidemics of AIDS and tuberculosis are ravaging Swaziland, helping to halve life expectancy to 31 years, Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday, warning of a health emergency. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Sonar System Inspired By Dolphins
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new kind of underwater sonar device that can detect objects through bubble clouds that would effectively blind standard sonar. Just ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Cholera could kill 10,000 in Haiti in the next year: expert
The cholera epidemic in Haiti could kill 10,000 people and cause 200,000 infections in the coming year, a doctor with the Pan-American Health Organization said on Wednesday. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Cholera death toll in Haiti rises above 1,000
More than 1,000 people have died from cholera in Haiti and 16,800 have been hospitalized, health officials said Tuesday, as the outbreak spreads among earthquake survivors in the capital's tent cities. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Light Technology To Combat Hospital Infections
A pioneering lighting system that can kill hospital superbugs - including MRSA and C.diff - has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The technol ... more
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EPIDEMICS

First cholera case detected in Dominican Republic: official
A first case of cholera has been detected in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas said Tuesday. ... more
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Haiti's Preval urges calm as cholera toll soars
Haitian President Rene Preval pleaded for calm as the death toll from a cholera epidemic soared over 1,100 Wednesday and more desperately ill people sought treatment in overcrowded hospitals. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Swamp gas blamed for deadly Mexico hotel blast
A massive blast that killed five Canadian tourists and two Mexicans at a luxury beach resort appears to have been caused by gas from a nearby swamp, local authorities suggested Monday. ... more
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VSAT NEWS

Partners In Health Connects Haiti Doctors With Expanded VSAT Support
Dedicated to connecting remote areas of the world, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. has announced that Partners In Health (PIH) has selected the AMC-6 satellite to expand and enhance mission ... more
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CLONE AGE

Tests Show Bright Future For Gadonanotubes In Stem Cell Tracking
Gadonanotubes (GNTs) developed at Rice University are beginning to show positive results in a study funded by a federal stimulus grant through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Soldiers fire on Central Africa crowd, three wounded
Soldiers in the Central African Republic opened fire Sunday to disperse angry demonstrators protesting the death of a youth, wounding at least three people, witnesses said. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

S.Africa turns apartheid-era nukes into medicine
South Africa has transformed apartheid-era nuclear weapons into a tool for detecting cancer and heart disease, with a new technology that could ease global worries about nuclear arms trafficking. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Israel air force hits Gaza building, no casualties
Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at a building near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, targeting suspected militants, the military said. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

S.African innovation fuels nuclear medicine safely
South Africa has uncovered a new way to power vital nuclear medical technologies without using weapons-grade uranium, which could ease global worries about nuclear arms trafficking. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Clinics in Haitian slum overwhelmed by cholera cases
On stretchers and wheelchairs, Haitians stricken with cholera have arrived en masse in recent days at a medical aid group's clinic in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince's largest slum. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Developing Rapid, Integrated Biodefense Response Capability
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a new bio-defense system capable o ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Storm-battered Haiti cleans up Tomas wreckage
Haitians mopped up the muddy wreckage left by Hurricane Tomas Sunday, amid fears that flooding left by the killer storm will worsen a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 500 people so far. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Massera, Argentine blamed for crimes against humanity, dies
One of the leading dark forces behind the crimes against humanity committed by Argentina's last dictatorship, admiral Emilio Massera, died Monday at 85, a Naval Hospital source told AFP. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France
Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew in to France late Monday for admission to hospitals for treatment. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Indonesian volcano kills 18 in new eruption: hospital
Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano killed 18 people in another huge eruption on Friday, a hospital source said, as the government widened the danger zone and ordered new evacuations. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Hungary's toxic sludge disaster claims tenth victim
The death toll from a toxic sludge spill in Hungary a month ago on Friday rose to ten after an elderly victim who suffered chemical burns to two-thirds of his body died in hospital, a doctor said. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Holographic video takes step forward with updated display
Optical scientists said Wednesday they had taken an important step nearer towards 3-D holographic video, a technology with innumerable outlets in entertainment, conferencing, telemedicine and advertising. ... more
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