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To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs
NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women, including 1st female fighter pilot in years
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
Airborne laser spots ancient city complex of roads, canals hidden under dense Cambodian forest
Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground
Energy chief: Flying across US in high-tech solar plane to boost cleaner energy use on ground
Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
Losing fight vs. climate change, locales around the world find ways to live with it
AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court
AP IMPACT: Bite marks, long accepted as criminal evidence, face doubts about reliability
Scientists moving 15-ton magnet from NY to Chicago
Scientists plan 5-week move of 15-ton magnet from national lab in suburban NY to Chicago
Men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence
A list of men wrongly convicted or arrested based on bite-mark evidence
Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting
Adapting to _ not just fighting _ climate change is taking the heat out of global warming talk
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
Court ruling against gene patents may open BRCA breast cancer tests to more women, experts say
Diving into the search for lost 17th-century ship
Divers plunge into Lake Michigan excavation, searching for lost 17th-century La Salle ship
Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
Cuba looks to undo decades of poorly planned coastal development, fend off rising seas
Cheetah's acceleration power key to their success
While speed of cheetahs is amazing, scientists in awe of their acceleration, power, agility
China marks decade of human spaceflight
China marks decade of human spaceflight with 3-person mission to prototype space station
Myriad stock volatile after high court gene ruling
Myriad Genetics shares volatile after mixed ruling from Supreme Court on gene patentability
High court ruling on gene patents lifts Myriad
Myriad Genetics shares surge after mixed ruling from Supreme Court on gene patentability
US court says human genes cannot be patented
US Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
What exactly is a 'derecho'?
So you keep hearing about it, but what exactly is this thing called a "derecho"?
Idaho farmers sue Monsanto over GMO wheat
Idaho farmers file class-action lawsuit against Monsanto over genetically engineered wheat
Chinese craft blasts into space on docking mission
China launches its 5th and longest space mission, sending 3 astronauts toward orbiting station
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