Climate ‘could devastate crops’
South Asia and southern Africa may be hardest hit by climate change-related food shortages by 2030.
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Archive for Январь, 2008
Tiki says he doesn’t deserve Giants’ scorn
The Giants are better without Tiki Barber? That’s news to him. He talks with Ian O’Connor about being No. 1 on New York’s hate list.
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Paul, West give Hornets 2 All-Stars (AP)
AP – Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown New Orleans Hornets a pair of players for the event.
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Burress misses another practice with swelling
The New York Giants have a bigger concern than Plaxico Burress’ mouth. Now, it’s his left knee.
Burress, who earlier this week predicted the Giants would beat New England, missed his second straight Super Bowl practice Thursday because of swelling and soreness in his knee.
“He has an ankle that always has been a problem, but he [...]
Storms dump more snow on much of nation (AP)
AP – Yet another storm swept across the nation’s midsection Thursday, burying areas still recovering from an earlier wave of severe weather, tying up air travel and making roads treacherous.
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[NEWS] DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY: Aging of the Ovary Linked to PTEN Pathway
On page 611 of this week’s issue of Science, researchers report that in the absence of a gene called Pten, the egg-containing follicles of mice were activated rapidly at an early age, thus causing depletion of the animals’ eggs much sooner than is normal–a situation similar to that of premature ovarian failure in humans.
Author: Jean [...]
[NEWS FOCUS] CELL BIOLOGY: A Seismic Shift for Stem Cell Research
The development of pluripotent cells from individual skin cells has opened up a new world of research, but scientists say they still need to work with embryonic stem cells.
Authors: Constance Holden, Gretchen Vogel
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Turley: Union should do more (AP)
AP – Kyle Turley said it is “near criminal” how some needy former NFL players are being treated. He blames Gene Upshaw, leader of the NFL Players Association.
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Watergate Conspirator Pleads Guilty Over Crash Charge
Convicted Watergate conspirator Jeb Magruder pleaded guilty in Ohio on Thursday to charges stemming from a crash with two vehicles last July; investigators concluded that he had suffered a stroke.
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Parties must get it done before Friday deadline
The Mets and Johan Santana’s agent spent another day working on a contract extension, a deal that many in baseball expected to be completed before Friday’s deadline.
Team officials met Thursday with Peter Greenberg in Manhattan for the second consecutive day. The sides must reach an agreement by 5 p.m. EST on Friday for New York [...]