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Phillip Tobias dies at 86; South African expert on early man
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Phillip Tobias, a renowned South African paleoanthropologist and expert on early man and hominids, died Thursday. He was 86. Tobias died in a Johannesburg hospital after a long illness, according to South Africa's...Tags: Health, Paleontology, Biology, Entertainment Events, Medical Specialization
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Red Angus adds Allied Access tag program for crossbreeding systems
The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) has released the new Allied Access marketing program to assist producers utilizing Red Angus in their crossbreeding systems. The new tag program will offer them another option for age and source verification....Tags: Health, Genetics, Science, Biology, Science and Technology
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DNA ruling jeopardizes Maryland rape convictions
When she came home from working a shift at Subway and found Detective Caprice Smith's business card stuck in the front door with the words "Please call" scribbled on the back, the 10 life-changing minutes she had spent in the back seat of a Cherry Hill...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Health, Cherry Hill, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Maryland DNA sample collection can resume temporarily, Roberts says
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Maryland to resume the collection of DNA samples after arrests for violent crimes, an indication that the justices might decide the issue that has divided lower courts and pitted tough-on-crime state officials against...Tags: Police Arrests, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice System, Maryland State Police, Biotechnology Industry
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The New War on Cancer
It used to be that the cancer doctor’s toolbox contained three essential tools — a scalpel to cut out the disease, chemo to poison it and radiation to zap it.
But today that toolbox is bulging with new and better weapons.
“We’re...Tags: Lymphatic System, Lung Cancer, Health, Oncology, Human Body
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Maryland law enforcement agencies resume DNA collections
Suspects arrested for violent crimes or burglaries will again have to submit to DNA collections, officials with several Maryland law enforcement agencies said Thursday. A day after U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. authorized the practice to resume,...
Tags: Police Arrests, Safety of Citizens, Wicomico County, Politics, Maryland State Police
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Crop technology helps limit corn losses in drought
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - For months, Illinois farmer David Kellerman held out hope for rain, even as the worst drought in nearly 25 years spread across the country. He finally gave up when the temperature hit 108 three days in a row. Corn won't develop...Tags: Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Droughts
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Sessions offer help with drought issues
As rain remains elusive across the state, numerous stories have streamed in, telling of conditions and offering suggestions on how to deal with situations. On Monday, July 23, at 7 p.m., the Extension service, with the aid of live video streaming, will...Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Weather, Droughts, Arable Farming
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Multiple factors cause heat stress in livestock
BROOKINGS - As the temperature increases ranchers and feedlot operators start to worry about the well-being of their cattle. However, it is not just heat that plays a part in heat stress, says Heather Larson, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist....Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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5 Questions: Ultra-runner Scott Jurek on training and diet
Scott Jurek is a nice guy who exhibits none of the sanctimonious proselytizing that vegans sometimes do. He's also a guy who gave up a fast-food burger diet and runs what many consider to be obscenely long distances. How long? In 2010, he ran an...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Vegan Diet, Track and Field, Sports
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Study criticizes drought-tolerant claims for Monsanto corn
ST. LOUIS - When federal regulators gave the green light last year to a variety of drought-tolerant corn developed by Monsanto Co., the Creve Coeur, Mo.-based biotechnology giant became the first company to deliver on a much-touted promise to provide...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Technology, Research, Natural Disasters, Monsanto Company
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'This is an emergency': Florida bird may soon be extinct
KENANSVILLE — A type of sparrow that lives only in Florida has mysteriously plunged in number so dramatically that scientists fear it will vanish forever well before the end of this decade.
Florida grasshopper sparrows, which inhabit grasslands...Tags: Orlando, Kissimmee, Wildlife, Biology, Endangered Species
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