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Dr. Francois Jacob dies at 92; Nobel-winning biologist
When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child? Their work also created conundrums, however. They and...
Tags: Science, Viral Diseases and Infections, Biotechnology Industry, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies
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Antibiotics, animals and us
Describing the routine use of antibiotics in meat and poultry production as a "serious threat to public health," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010 called on livestock operations to voluntarily reduce their reliance on the medications. But an...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals, Natural Resources Defense Council, Food and Drug Administration
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Review: Nick at Nite's 'Wendell and Vinnie' a familiar story
In "Wendell and Vinnie," a new sitcom premiering Saturday on Nick at Nite before taking up its regular Sunday time slot, Jerry Trainor (as Vinnie) becomes the guardian of his orphaned 12-year-old nephew — that would be Wendell. Their names define...
Tags: iCarly (tv program), Cougar Town (tv program), The Simpsons (tv program), Nickelodeon (tv network)
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FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock
Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Urinary System, American Medical Association, Food and Drug Administration
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Conservative vs. Liberal: Healthcare
Opinion L.A.On Sunday, Charlotte Allen, who describes herself as a conservative somewhere to the right of Pedro the Cruel, and Diana Wagman, a pacifist, vegetarian, Prius-driving, NPR-listening liberal, explained in separate Opinion articles why they have trouble... -
Late Night: Stephen Colbert on 'knowledge-free' GOP candidates
Show TrackerStephen Colbert pokes fun at the Republican presidential candidates for their dumbed-down rhetoric.... -
You've got a pitch meeting — now what?
As I learned in the fourth grade when my first crush told me oh-so eloquently to "Get lost, creepo!," not everything you go after in life will work out as planned. Now, at the ripe, old age of 28, nothing has reminded me of that schoolyard lesson more...Tags: Jesse Lasky, HBO (tv network), Entertainment, Bored to Death (tv program), David Letterman
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Trading Ideals for Sustenance
Times Staff WriterFor most of her life, Kim Hui Suk had spouted the sayings of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung and never for a moment harbored a doubt: Capitalists were the enemy. Individualism was evil. But then disaster rained down on her hometown, Chongjin, on...Tags: Coup d'Etat, Civil Unrest, Family, Media Industry, Seoul (South Korea)
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Tapping potential
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.Over more than four decades in business, Walt Thorn has sold surgical instruments, transportation services and even water slides. He's founded 22 companies and owned eight more, has sold a few and kept a few, and is always looking for gaps in the market...Tags: Marketing, Energy Resources, Services and Shopping, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Vehicles
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The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Barry Noreen column
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Today is Endangered Species Day, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Critics say the Endangered Species Act holds us back economically; backers say our ability to preserve species defines our ability to save ourselves....Tags: Conservation, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Thieves take $16,000 in vaccines, anesthetic from Cheney Animal Clinic
The Wichita EagleSomeone stole nearly $16,000 in pet and livestock vaccines and medication from Cheney Animal Clinic this week, including ketamine, an anesthetic sought by meth users, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Sheriff's spokesman Lt. David...Tags: Vaccines, Frontline Limited, Rabies, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals
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Dr. Charles Parker dies; pioneering researcher whose work led to treatments for allergies
St. Louis Post-DispatchCharlie Parker, who died this week at age 83, was a research scientist at Washington University School of Medicine who avoided computers and wrote nearly everything in longhand. His pioneering work led to improved treatments for allergy and asthma...Tags: Physical Conditions, Asthma, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Chemical Industry
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