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(University of Florida) Sonic hedgehog is at work in mice limb buds in what is known as the ectoderm, the cell layer that gives rise to skin, researchers discovered. Finding Sonic hedgehog here is akin to discovering that yeast has crept from the batter to the frosting, where it...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxin A) to treat spasticity in the flexor muscles of the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adults. Spasticity is common after stroke, traumatic brain injury, or the progression of multiple sclerosis.
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(Kansas State University) Dolores Takemoto, a K-State professor of biochemistry who was researching protein kinase C gamma in the lens of the human eye, found her work taking a fascinating turn when she discovered a correlation between the protein Coonexin46 and hypoxia -- a...
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(Purdue University) For decades, the traditional practice in animal testing has been standardization, but a study involving Purdue University has shown that adding as few as two controlled environmental variables to preclinical mice tests can greatly reduce costly false positives,...
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Offer by Green Mountain subsidiary Pebbles Acquisition Sub Inc., which was set to expire on Monday, has been extended until April 5.
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Prompted by 2009 salmonella outbreak that originated in the state, Georgia House approved bill that would make it a felony to knowingly distribute tainted food products.
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6 hours ago
Legislation extending unemployment insurance faces key test vote in Senate, its momentum helped by popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired last year.
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India and China gave qualified approval to Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Toyota owners claiming safety recalls are causing value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action...
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario is becoming a magnet for global heavy hitters in the green energy sector, drawn by alluring subsidies at a time when incentives are being scaled back elsewhere.
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