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2 Americans, Israeli share Nobel Prize in chemistry
Two Americans and an Israeli who mapped the precise structure of the ribosome -- the cell's critical protein-making factory -- won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday.
Their independent work, published in 2000, provides fundamental information...Tags: Metal, Death, Science, Companies and Corporations, Chemistry
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Dr. Charles Epstein dies at 77; geneticist survived attack by Unabomber
Dr. Charles Epstein, a UC San Francisco medical geneticist who studied Down syndrome and pioneered genetic counseling for families with affected children, but whose career was temporarily interrupted by a vicious 1993 attack by the notorious Unabomber,...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Science, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Behavioral Conditions
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J.D. Salinger dies at 91; reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'
After "The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II...Tags: Defense, Joseph Heller, Carson McCullers, Jack Kerouac, John Updike
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Do Ho Suh at LACMA: 'Fallen Star 1/5' portrays a house divided
Culture clash.
That may be the first impression of "Fallen Star 1/5," an astonishing installation by Do Ho Suh at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
For “Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists From Korea,” a major exhibition...Tags: Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Seoul (South Korea), Gaming, Entertainment, Sculpture
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Flame-retardant chemicals linked to lower fertility
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFlame-retardant chemicals found in many household consumer products may reduce fertility in women, researchers reported Tuesday. Their study joins several other papers published in the last two years suggesting that the chemicals, polybrominated...Tags: Material Science, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Education, Science and Technology, Hazardous Materials
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Therapies' benefits unclear
Los Angeles TimesIn a quest to look younger, be healthier and feel more vital later in life, increasing numbers of men, just like Jeffry Life, are turning to testosterone and human growth hormone. Use of both hormones is controversial. Read on: Testosterone: "Older men ....Tags: Brain, Physical Conditions, Tumors, Diabetes, Prostate Cancer
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The 'contagion' of social networks
The old folk concept that our personal health behaviors rub off on those around us has received a staggering amount of scientific support of late. Over the last few years, study after study has shown that weight gain, drug and alcohol use, even loneliness...Tags: Society, Emergency Planning, Human Interest, Science, Health and Medical Professionals
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Validity of hospital rankings
Special to the Los Angeles TimesEven if you're the kind who never reads a review before heading to the car lot or the movie theater, you probably want to know how your hospital stacks up before you walk through the door. You definitely wouldn't want to find out after the fact that...Tags: Heart Disease, Health and Medical Professionals, Boston, Nursing, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Missouri's bloody Civil War battles
Special to the Los Angeles Times"Split state" used to sound simple to me, as though it were 50-50, North versus South, nice tidy halves. But Missouri wasn't just split in the Civil War. It was shattered. Rifts ran through every level of society all over the state — through...Tags: Human Interest, Slavery, Crimes, Rivers, Gardens and Parks
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Leonard Weinglass dies at 77; defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case
Leonard Weinglass, a crusading lawyer who championed radical and liberal causes and clients in some of the most controversial trials of the 1960s and '70s, including the Chicago 7 and Pentagon Papers cases, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 77.
The...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), LSD, Human Interest, International Military Interventions, Politics
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Book review: 'Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best' by Sara Campbell
Special to the Los Angeles TimesCollector Without Walls Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best Sara Campbell Yale University Press: 496 pp., 2,250 illus., $65 Of all the eccentricities attributed to Norton Simon, his lack of interest in publishing scholarly books about his art...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Painting, History, Book
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Barry Zorthian dies at 90; U.S. diplomat and press spokesman in Vietnam War
Associated PressBarry Zorthian, a U.S. diplomat who left his mark on U.S. policy in Vietnam as a forthright and often combative press spokesman in the early years of the Vietnam War, has died. He was 90. Zorthian died Thursday in a Washington, D.C., hospital, his son...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Lyndon B. Johnson, Human Interest, New York University, International Military Interventions
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