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Russia seizes radioactive material bound for IranMoscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2011 Russia on Friday seized a consignment of the radioactive isotope Sodium-22 used for medical and research purposes at a Moscow airport from a Tehran-bound passenger, the customs service said. "Tests showed that the Sodium-22 could only have been obtained as the result of the work of a nuclear reactor," it said in a statement. "A criminal enquiry has been opened and the materials transferred to prosecutors." Customs had been alerted by a warning system at Sheremetyevo airport ahead of the Moscow t ... read more |
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  A rosy future for Pakistan's cut flower industry Roses are one of the leading cut flowers in the global floriculture trade. In the last few years, cut flower consumption and the market for high-quality flowers has increased in Pakistan as a result ... more | .. |
 Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugs There are probably at least 500 medically useful chemicals awaiting discovery in plant species whose chemical constituents have not yet been evaluated for their potential to cure or treat disease, a ... more | .. |
  Survey reveals scientists have trouble accessing human embryonic stem cell lines The promise of stem cell research for drug discovery and cell-based therapies depends on the ability of scientists to acquire stem cell lines for their research. A survey of more than 200 human embr ... more | .. |
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  In Iraq war, a revolution in battlefield medicine The Iraq war ushered in dramatic advances in battlefield medicine, with the effects of homemade bombs leading the US military to radically change how it treats wounded soldiers. ... more | .. |
  One dead as Chinese boat capsizes near Philippines A Chinese-registered vessel has capsized in rough seas off the northern Philippines, leaving one crew member dead, police said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Father, son die in Israeli air strike on Gaza: medics A Palestinian father and his 12-year-old son were killed and 10 civilians hurt in an Israeli air strike on a civilian house in Gaza on Friday, medics said. ... more | .. |
  Ex-chief of Japan nuclear plant has cancer: operator The former chief of Japan's crippled nuclear plant, who left the job last week, has cancer of the esophagus, his employer said Friday, adding it was unlikely to be linked to radiation exposure. ... more |
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  British soldier killed by Afghanistan IED blast A soldier died in a British hospital Thursday after being fatally wounded by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announced. ... more | .. |
  'Skin Bones' Helped Large Dinosaurs Survive for a Time Bones contained entirely within the skin of some of the largest dinosaurs on Earth might have stored vital minerals to help the massive creatures survive and bear their young in tough times, accordi ... more | .. |
  Medical Robotics Helps Satellite Surgery Project Johns Hopkins engineers, recognized as experts in medical robotics, have turned their attention skyward to help NASA with a space dilemma: How can the agency fix valuable satellites that are breakin ... more | .. |
  Discovery of Fastest-Rotating Massive Star Ever Recorded An international team of scientists has found the fastest-rotating massive star ever recorded. The star spins around its axis at the speed of 600 kilometers per second at the equator, a rotational v ... more |
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  "Secretive' Arab world faces HIV epidemic, experts warn In an Arab world rife with social stigma, government inaction and often limited access to education and medical care, experts warn that an HIV epidemic is on the rise. ... more | .. |
  Call to allow cameras inside US Supreme Court US lawmakers Tuesday called for cameras to be allowed into the Supreme Court, aiming to unveil the mysteries of the nation's top bench and televise upcoming hearings on Obama's health care bill. ... more | .. |
 Newly discovered heart stem cells make muscle and bone Researchers have identified a new and relatively abundant pool of stem cells in the heart. The findings in the December issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, show that these heart cells ... more | .. |
  Smog sparks debate over Beijing air standards Officially, Beijing's air quality is improving. But in recent weeks, patients with respiratory problems have flooded hospitals, highways have closed and hundreds of flights have been grounded by thick smog. ... more |
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Underappreciated threat of nanoplastic pollution revealed in Atlantic Ocean study
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
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  Walnut trees may not be able to withstand climate change by Brian Wallheimer for Purdue University Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome - possibly fatal - for walnut t ... more | .. |
  WSU researchers use a 3d printer to make bone-like material It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer. Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like ... more | .. |
  Austerity endangers Europe's military ambitions Years of austerity are stifling Europe's defence ambitions: anti-piracy warships are lacking off Somalia, riot police are stretched in Kosovo and not one EU military doctor can be found to go to Uganda. ... more | .. |
 Stem cells engineered to kill cancer U.S. researchers say they've shown that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. ... more |
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  Philippine police seize 2,000 geckos from trader Philippine authorities seized a haul of about 2,000 live geckos as part of a campaign to protect the lizard that is highly-valued in traditional Asian medicine, police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Integrated 3d imaging facilitates human face transplantation By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Resul ... more | .. |
  US economy needs 'more medicine': Obama aide A top advisor to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the fragile US economy needed "more medicine," stepping up a campaign for the extension of payroll tax cuts by a fractious Congress. ... more | .. |
  Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ... more |
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Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Nvidia's Huang says China's open-source AI a 'catalyst for progress'
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  Japan nuclear plant director sick: company The director of Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down because of illness, the plant's operator said Monday, without revealing whether his condition was radiation-related. ... more | .. |
 19 killed in south Iraq bombings: officials Three bombs exploded Thursday in the south Iraq port city of Basra, killing 19 people, including high-ranking army and police officers, and wounding at least 65, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Professor Khalil Najafi, the ch ... more | .. |
  Thanksgiving in space may one day come with all the trimmings Future astronauts spending Thanksgiving in space may not have to forgo one of the most traditional parts of the day's feast: fresh sweet potatoes. Cary Mitchell, a Purdue University professor ... more |
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 Shenzhou-8 brings German SIMBOX experiments safely back to Earth On 17 November at 19:38 local time (12:38 CET), the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-8, carrying the German SIMBOX experiment, landed on schedule in the Gobi desert in Inner Mongolia, completing a succes ... more | .. | .. | .. |
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