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AIDS pioneers and cancer scientist win Nobel prize 

REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a cause of cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday.

Luc Montagnier, director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi of the Institut Pasteur won half the prize of 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.4 million) for discovering the virus that has killed 25 million people since it was identified in the 1980s.

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One in four mammals risks extinction 
REUTERS
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's mammals are threatened with extinction, an international survey showed on Monday, and the destruction of habitats and hunting are the major causes.The report, the most comprehensive to date by... Read more
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Shanghai highrises could worsen threat of rising seas 

REUTERS

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming... Read more
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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat 

ASSOCIATED PRESS

GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. - Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot. Buried below wisps of wire... Read more
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Medicine award kicks off Nobel Prize announcements

ASSOCIATED PRESS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Two scientists who have won acclaim for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on... Read more
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How Do They Pay?

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

They are splitting pills or deciding not to refill prescriptions. They're missing doctors' appointments, skipping needed dental work, canceling home-care services. As the economy founders,... Read more
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Green, slimy algae could one day run your car, hopes Bluffton entrepreneur 
THE ISLAND PACKET
HILTON HEAD, S.C. _ Forget wind.Give solar a pass, too.The next source of green energy may just be floating all around us.A Bluffton, S.C., man is working to make algae _ what many call good old-fashioned pond scum _ the next big trend in green... Read more
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Scientists: 1 in 4 mammals faces extinction

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. "Our results paint a bleak picture of the global status of... Read more
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Some Antarctic scientists train in British mud 

REUTERS

YELD FARM (Reuters) - There hasn't been a glacier in England since the Ice Age so Antarctic scientists flock to a muddy field here to learn how to survive on the world's coldest continent.Camped in... Read more
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Will new Mars lander be parked or scrapped?

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON _ America's next daring adventure on Mars _ a one-ton rolling science laboratory scheduled to launch next October _ is in deep trouble.Huge cost overruns and technical difficulties may... Read more
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His Stubble Shaves Away Some of Her Enjoyment of Face-to-Face Contact

THE BALTIMORE SUN

I am seeing a new guy, and the stubble on his face has left a large chapped area on my face that almost feels burned. It's an unpleasant aftermath of an enjoyable kissing session. I'm putting... Read more
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PBS Special to Follow Dallas Scientist's Dinosaur Skull Excavation

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

By Mark Norris, The Dallas Morning News Oct. 6--Dinosaurs and cold weather would seemingly go together like oil and water. But a Dallas-based paleontologist is working to explain how these... Read more
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Scientists develop solar cells with a twist

REUTERS

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint... Read more
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Keeping the River Clean and Pristine Rainbow Springs Purchase Will Help Protect Watershed

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

The state's pending purchase of Rainbow Springs, the sprawling former Mukwonago area resort property, has energized preservationist efforts to protect the nearly pristine 55,000-acre watershed and... Read more
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Pursuing the 'God Particle'

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

Having probed the cosmos with the Hubble telescope, mapped human genetics and improved forecasts for weekend weather, scientists still aren't sure about their theory for the biggest unknown of all.... Read more
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