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Is Obama's Energy Plan Enough?
Renewable-energy leaders call for far-reaching federal action: providing rebates to green investors, mandating electricity from alternative sources and revamping the grid.
The Year in Medicine 2008: From A to Z
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In Spain, a Transplant That Rules Out Rejection
A revolutionary process stripped a donor's windpipe of cells prone to rejection and imbued it with tissue generated by the patient's own stem cells
Copernicus' Grave Found, Researchers Say
Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books
Teen Lives 4 Months with No Heart, Leaves Hospital
D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart"
Equal Rights for Ugly Foods
After 20 years of oddly precise rules regarding the appearance of produce, the European Union is easing restrictions on forked carrots and curved cucumbers
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Dust off those sneakers. Data from a long-term study show jogging slows the effects of aging
MEDICINE
Is Asthma Overdiagnosed?
As many as one-third of asthma patients age 16 and over may not actually have the chronic disease, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal
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Gulf War Illness
The latest report on the health of Gulf War veterans, released by a congressionally mandated panel, details how the U.S. military mistakenly poisoned its own soldiers with two chemicals during Operation Desert Storm
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SPACE
Planet Earth: An Illustrated History
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Fast Food's Secret: Corn
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