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Scientists want debate on animals with human genes
LONDON (Reuters) - A mouse that can speak? A monkey with Down's Syndrome? Dogs with human hands or feet? British scientists want to know if such experiments are acceptable, or if they go too far in the name of medical research.
Nations:U.K. Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-09
Size matters when it comes to AIDS defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men with larger foreskins are more likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, researchers said Wednesday in a finding that helps explain why circumcision can protect men.
Nations:Uganda Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-28
Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Modern Homo sapiens is still evolving. Despite the long-held view that natural selection has ceased to affect humans because almost everybody now lives long enough to have children, a new study of a contemporary Massachusetts population offers evidence of evolution still in action.
Nations:U.S. People:Usain Bolt Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(Time)
2009-10-26
Data confirms 'modest' AIDS vaccine breakthrough
PARIS (AFP) - Data from an AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand was presented to scientists on Tuesday for the first time, confirming the prototype as only a partial shield against HIV but still a pioneering achievement.
Nations:France Thailand Source:(AFP)
2009-10-20
Swamp to sandwich: Fla. gators sliced and diced
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The knives are sharpened and the shiny steel gurneys bloodied at All American Gator Products, the end of the line for about 1,000 alligators killed during this year's hunting season in Florida.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-15
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