24/7 News Coverage
December 24, 2011
NUKEWARS
Russia seizes radioactive material bound for Iran
Moscow (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
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Nature's medicine cabinet could yield hundreds of new drugs
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Survey reveals scientists have trouble accessing human embryonic stem cell lines
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IRAQ WARS

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
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ENERGY TECH

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
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WAR REPORT

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
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

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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THE STANS

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
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EARLY EARTH

'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
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SPACE MEDICINE

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
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

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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EPIDEMICS

"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
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DEMOCRACY

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
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CLONE AGE

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
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

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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WOOD PILE

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
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TECH SPACE

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
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MILPLEX

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
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CLONE AGE

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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FLORA AND FAUNA

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
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INTERN DAILY

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
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

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
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ROBO SPACE

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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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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IRAQ WARS

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
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