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Buzz Kill: Marijuana Genome Sequenced For Health, Not Highs

Stoners and scientists alike may be stoked to learn that a startup biotech company has completed the DNA sequence of Cannabis sativa, or marijuana. But here's something that could ruin a high: The company hopes the data wi...

To Avoid Brain-Eating Amoebas, Hold Your Nose

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Go ahead and jump, but hold your nose.

U.S.NIH-commissioned study identifies gaps in NIH funding success rates for black researchers

Black applicants from 2000-2006 were 10 percentage points less likely than white applicants to be awarded research project grants from the National Institutes of Health after controlling for factors that influence the like...

Secretary-General deplores terrorist attacks in southern Israel

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon