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Maternal Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants Linked To Urologic Conditions In Boys

gpi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say.

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Stratatech skin product found safe in trials

aljoe817 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Stratatech Corp., a young Madison company developing human skin products to heal wounds, has completed its first round of clinical trials and found no adverse effects, the company says.

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'Black gold agriculture' may revolutionize farming, curb global warming

tilk — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Fifteen hundred years ago, tribes people from the central Amazon basin mixed their soil with charcoal derived from animal bone and tree bark. Today, at the site of this charcoal deposit, scientists have found some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world.

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Ancient Organic Compound Discovered

gpiwebmaster — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Scientists said they have found cellulose estimated to be 253 million years old in salt crystals at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

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Organic compound in household products may make human breast cells cancerous

aljoe817 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, in collaboration with the Stanford Genome Technology Center, have found that Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches into food and beverages from many consumer products, makes normal, non-cancerous human breast cells to express genes characteristic of aggressive breast cancer cells.

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Acadia Begins Second Phase III Trial

greenorganic — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) said that it has initiated its second Phase III trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pimavanserin as a treatment for Parkinson's disease psychosis or PDP.

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Hubble Detects First Organic Molecule Around Exoplanet

aljoe817 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

Hubble detected the organic molecule methane within the atmosphere of a large Jupiter-like planet 63 light years away.

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U.S. scientists discover gene that controls tomato shape

greenorganic — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:07 GMT

U.S. scientists have identified a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes, a discovery that could help unravel the mystery behind the huge morphological differences among edible fruits and vegetables.

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