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Tasmanian Devils’ Existence Threatened By Cancer

To combat this particularly aggressive disease, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory research team in collaboration with 454 Lifesciences is committing resources to sequence parts of the devil’s genome in an effort to increase the odds of saving them from extinction. The uniqueness of the tumor structure also has human implications.
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Tasmanian Devils’ Existence Threatened By Cancer

To combat this particularly aggressive disease, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory research team in collaboration with 454 Lifesciences is committing resources to sequence parts of the devil’s genome in an effort to increase the odds of saving them from extinction. The uniqueness of the tumor structure also has human implications.
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Using Kites to Pull Cargo Ships Across the Seas

The MS Beluga is a 140 meter long cargo ship. It uses a 160 square meter sky-sail which is set to fly at a height between 100 and 300 meters above the ocean.
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Using Kites to Pull Cargo Ships Across the Seas

The MS Beluga is a 140 meter long cargo ship. It uses a 160 square meter sky-sail which is set to fly at a height between 100 and 300 meters above the ocean.
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Ten myths about nuclear power

Those opposing nuclear power muddle every issue from terrorism to uranium supplies, in order to besmirch the only proven safe and cost-effective way to generate large amounts of electricity that won
t produce large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. These are some of the myths from those debating nuclear power.
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Ten myths about nuclear power

Those opposing nuclear power muddle every issue from terrorism to uranium supplies, in order to besmirch the only proven safe and cost-effective way to generate large amounts of electricity that won
t produce large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. These are some of the myths from those debating nuclear power.
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Whole Foods to end plastic bags by Earth Day

Whole Foods will be ending its use of disposable plastic grocery bags in all of its 270 stores by Earth Day, April 22.
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Whole Foods to end plastic bags by Earth Day

Whole Foods will be ending its use of disposable plastic grocery bags in all of its 270 stores by Earth Day, April 22.
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U.S. Abandons Endangered Species to Build Border Fence

The US has abandoned plans to create a recovery program for the endangered jaguar, allegedly due to concerns that it would create a roadblock to their construction of a fence along the Mexican border.
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U.S. Abandons Endangered Species to Build Border Fence

The US has abandoned plans to create a recovery program for the endangered jaguar, allegedly due to concerns that it would create a roadblock to their construction of a fence along the Mexican border.
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