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New blast-resistant glass thinner, lighter
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COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers at the
University of Missouri say they're testing a new blast-resistant
glass that is thinner and lighter than current varieties.
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Scientists urge isolation of wheat rust
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ALEPPO, Syria, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Wind-borne wheat diseases
threaten food security in at least 26 countries and genetic
diversity worldwide, scientists in Syria said.
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Ground Zero-scale trauma can spur growth
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Most people recover
following devastating events such as the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks and develop more personal strength, a U.S. researcher says.
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Birds lower temperature to save energy
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Migrating Eurasian blackcaps
lower their internal temperature at night to retain fat and save
energy, Israeli scientists have learned.
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Vaccinating kids first mitigates flu
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SEATTLE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A vaccination program that
targets children first and reaches 70 percent of the U.S. population
would mitigate pandemic influenza H1N1, researchers said.
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Pesticide restrictions to protect salmon
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Additional restrictions on
three pesticides will help protect salmon in four western states,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
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Scientist modify dandelions for latex
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AACHEN, Germany, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A fungus killing rubber
trees in Southeast Asia and South Africa is forcing scientists to
re-examine latex from dandelions, German researchers said.
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Nucleic acid invigorates antibiotics
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LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A recently patented
chemical additive could make old antibiotics effective again against
resistant bacteria, a Texas Tech researcher said.
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Brown apologizes for Turing treatment
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LONDON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown has apologized to World War II code-breaker Alan Turing for
the way he was treated half a century ago.
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Scientists: Collider will produce results
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The Large Hadron
Collider will not become a "white elephant," despite having operated
just one week in the year since its debut, scientists in Switzerland
said.
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Shuttle Discovery may land in California
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The space shuttle
Discovery could land Friday evening at its backup site in California
due to increasingly inclement weather in Florida, NASA said.
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Motorola to launch Android-based phone
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant
Motorola said its first Android-based mobile phone, the CLIQ, would
be available exclusively from T-Mobile sometime this fall.
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Honolulu thieves steal kids' ukuleles
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HONOLULU, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Thieves broke into Hale Kula
Elementary School on an army post in Honolulu and took handmade
ukuleles used by students, an administrator said Thursday.
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Crazy ants spreading through Texas
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SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Officials say they're
concerned an invasive ant species from the Houston area may spread
west to San Antonio and south to the Rio Grande Valley.
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Discovery landing waved off
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TITUSVILLE, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. space shuttle
Discovery missed its first opportunity to re-enter Earth's
atmosphere Thursday because of weather concerns, NASA said.
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