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New metal alloy is super strong |
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3:41 pm EDT, Jul 6, 2002 |
" It could be the new superhero of metals. More than twice as strong as titanium and steel, it doesnt rust and it can be cast like plastic and honed to an edge as sharp as glass. And like any superhero, it has a weakness: dont heat it too much, or it loses its strength. " New metal alloy is super strong |
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Yahoo! News - Predatory Snakehead Fish Found in Md. Pond |
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2:46 am EDT, Jul 5, 2002 |
"- Sounding like a creature out of science fiction, a northern snakehead -- a fish with big teeth that can survive out of water -- has been found in a Maryland pond, to the consternation of state officials. " Yahoo! News - Predatory Snakehead Fish Found in Md. Pond |
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BBC News | SCI/TECH | How likely is GM crop contamination? |
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2:40 am EDT, Jul 5, 2002 |
"As the European Parliament votes to introduce strict labelling on foods containing genetically modified ingredients, the BBC's science correspondent, Ania Lichtarowicz, looks at how likely contamination between GM and non-GM crops is. " BBC News | SCI/TECH | How likely is GM crop contamination? |
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Realtime Outbreak and Disease Surveillance Laboratory |
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12:13 pm EDT, Jul 4, 2002 |
The mission of the RODS Laboratory is to investigate methods for the real-time detection and assessment of outbreaks of disease using information technology. Funding from CDC and DARPA. Working with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. Realtime Outbreak and Disease Surveillance Laboratory |
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2:38 pm EDT, Jul 3, 2002 |
"Officially organized in 1995 and existing informally for several years prior, The Bioperl Project is an international association of developers of open source Perl tools for bioinformatics, genomics and life science research. " Perl rulez! bio.perl.org |
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ThinkGeek :: Shower Shock Caffeinated Soap |
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12:21 am EDT, Jul 3, 2002 |
OMFG....I don't know whether to think this is cool, or whether to say they have gone too far:) But I had to share, because *now* I have seen everything ThinkGeek :: Shower Shock Caffeinated Soap |
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Notices & Bulletins - Middle Tennessee State University |
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9:17 pm EDT, Jul 2, 2002 |
"At the end of today, Tuesday, July 2, all classes at Middle Tennessee State University will be suspended until further notice. " How has your state government affected you today? Notices & Bulletins - Middle Tennessee State University |
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New Scientist- 'Creationist victory' in US Supreme Court |
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5:55 pm EDT, Jun 30, 2002 |
"The US Supreme Court has narrowly decided, by a vote of five justices to four, that state funds can be used to pay for religious schools. The ruling is a victory for the religious right, which wants the biblical story of creation taught in schools instead of evolution." Now this is the type of thing that just makes me pissed. This is just blatent disregard for the constitution in my opinion. New Scientist- 'Creationist victory' in US Supreme Court |
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Take Two Candies, Call in Morning |
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1:04 am EDT, Jun 29, 2002 |
"In an official note earlier this month, Anfarmag said that med-candies are the best solution for kids who face problems swallowing pills or just can't stand the taste of some medicine. "Children don't refuse medicine when they taste and are shaped like a lollipop, for example," says Marco Perino, Anfarmag's vice president. Um, where the hell was this when I was a kid, damnit? Take Two Candies, Call in Morning |
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