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Revamped 'Bourne' Captures Movie Box Office Crown
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- Action movie "The Bourne Legacy," with new star Jeremy Renner, raced to the No. 1 spot on U.S. and Canadian box office charts with an estimated $40.3 million in ticket sales over the weekend. New adult comedy "The Campaign" debuted...
Tags: Matt Damon, Services and Shopping, The Bourne Legacy (movie), Jeremy Renner, Entertainment
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Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) — To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster. We're talking about the conifer, the umbrella term for cone-bearing trees like the...Tags: Genetics, Technology, DNA, Religious Festivals, Science
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Scientists announce strides toward wheat genome sequence
Recent news of a “shotgun sequence” of the wheat genome inspired excitement about the possibilities for breakthrough science based on increased understanding of the crop's complex genetic make-up. Sequencing the wheat genome has been a long-term goal of...Tags: Science and Technology, Genetics, Colleges and Universities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Education
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Tracking down the parents of sweet orange
Valencia, Spain – Detailing the ancestry of sweet orange has been a long-sought prize for citrus scientists. On Friday, the leader of a group that has been analyzing the genetic makeup of citrus said in a scientific talk that the ponkan -- a large,...
Tags: Genetics, Science and Technology, Oranges, Brazil, Valencia (Spain)
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Nov. 9, 1994: Robinson guilty of three murders
Of The Morning CallHarvey M. Robinson, 19, was convicted last night of three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Allentown women and a teen-age girl. A Lehigh County jury will have to decide whether to sentence Robinson to death or life imprisonment for...Tags: Throat, Assault, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder, Punishment
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UNCOMMON BOND: Siblings share rare genetic disorder
kpeek@amnews.comFor the Jennings family, the unknown is a real part of their lives. Vanessa, 11, and Jacob, 7, were diagnosed with a rare disease in 2008. At the time, Vanessa was 7 and Jacob just 2. Doctors had been testing Vanessa since she was about 2 years old in...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Research, Aneurysm, National Institutes of Health
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Transplant of sibling's stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from her sister: stem cells. Her sister Ivenus' donation of stem cells in November means Thomas' body is now able to produce normally...
Tags: Trials, Health Treatments, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses
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Shopping: Beach-town boutiques from Venice to Laguna
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticWith summer in full swing, it's time to hit the beach — for sunning, yes, but also for shopping. There's a new level of sophistication in shopping along the coast. Locally owned boutiques with a curated point of view are changing the flavor of...Tags: Jewelry and Watches, Diane von Furstenberg, Highway Transportation, Celine, Common
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In defiance of science, the beat goes on in Lake County
Change of SubjectAnywhere else, the tale of Bennie Starks would be unbelievable. In 1986, Starks, then 26, was convicted of rape and battery in an attack on a 69-year-old north suburban woman who identified Starks as her assailant. The best available scientific...... -
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MÉXICO, DF .- Hernán Cuzzi, ejecutivo de una transnacional y padre de familia, descubrió que utilizando la tecnología podría conectarse con sus hijos. Así, además de pasar sus películas de la laptop a la televisión, juega con ellos en línea y hacen...
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Getting educated on GMOs
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is printed here. This week, Karen Kolowski weighs in on...Tags: Environmental Issues, Health Organizations, Environmental Politics, Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mercedes SLK350 finally cleans up its act
I don't feel particularly poetic when I test-drive a car.
Oh sure, a car might — if I'm lucky — send my mind into flights of literary fancy. But having driven thousands of new cars, few factory-fresh rides actually take me to this hallowed...Tags: Passenger Cars, Genetics, Mercedes-Benz, Satellite Technology, Entertainment
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