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An about-face on stem cells
One of Barack Obama's first acts as president is expected to be a reversal of the Bush administration's restrictions on federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells. Maryland scientists say that's good news because it will uncork the...Tags: Heads of State, Charity, Technology, San Francisco, Research
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2 Mich. counties dropped from bovine TB risk zone
Areas in two Michigan counties no longer are considered potential high risk zones for bovine tuberculosis in livestock. The state Department of Agriculture announced Monday it's dropping high risk designations for the zones in Iosco and Shiawassee... -
Va.'s fall fire season ends with 304 acres burned
Virginia's fall fire season has ended, with far fewer scorched acres than the spring edition. Over the 47-day season that ended Sunday, the Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 67 fires that burned 304 acres. In the spring, more than 26,000...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, John Miller, Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture
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Brush fire about 50% contained
Officials said the first sizable brush fire of the winter season has burned more than 300 acres, just east of Gainesville. Forestry officials said the fire, which was first spotted Friday evening near the border of Alachua and Putnam counties, was about...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Gainesville, Natural Resource Industry, Forests
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Grow it if you got it
Of The Associated PressLindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game -- tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, due east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills, where...Tags: United Nations, Sales, Altria Group, National Government, Auction Service
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Brush fire said to be contained
State officials said the first sizable brush fire of the winter season has burned more than 300 acres in Central Florida, just east of Gainesville. Forestry officials said the fire was first seen Friday evening near Alachua and Putnam counties. On...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Gainesville, Natural Resource Industry, Forests
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Scientists Hoping Obama Will Restore Integrity
With Barack Obama heading to the White House in less than two months, the science community is doing its best to get his attention. "The last eight years have been somewhat strained," says Alan Leshner, chief executive officer for the American...Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, National Government, Medical Research, The White House, Barack Obama
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Strawberry fields forever
Special to The Baltimore SunThe giant strawberry fields outside the towns of Salinas and Watsonville, Calif., south of San Jose, seem to stretch on forever. In Merced County, east of Santa Cruz, the tomato fields roll on and on for miles. For some old-timers in our area, these...Tags: World War II, Sales, Campbell Soup Company, Hunt Valley, Merced
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Anne Arundel Datebook
TODAY Community holiday The Linthicum Centennial Committee and the Linthicum business community will hold a Christmas in Linthicum celebration. Boy Scout Troop 447 will hold a breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Church at 6405 S....Tags: Cofield, Yo-Yo Ma, Crofton, Christianity, Clubs and Associations
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Join free state registry to get pesticide alerts
If you want to be notified whenever pesticides will be used in your neighborhood, all you have to do is join a free state registry. Once you're on the list, professional lawn and landscape companies have to give you 12 hours notice before applying...Tags: Consumers
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Search for green revolution: In food crisis, world looks to bioengineering, but fears persist
Associated Press WriterKUNMING, China (AP) _ Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential — rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron....Tags: Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Wen Jiabao, European Union, Natural Science
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Pierson high school student scores inauguration tickets
Sentinel Staff WriterInauguration tickets may be nearly impossibly to come by, but a Pierson high-school student has snagged one through the state's Migrant Education Program. Jasmine Gutierrez, a junior at Taylor Middle-High School, was one of eight students from families...Tags: Family
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