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The Alligator Man

Louis Guillette's research on endocrine disruptors and their impact on alligators has raised new awareness of environmental pollutants in our water. He argues that the impact of his work, and the research being done by scientists in Minnesota, goes beyond the animal world.
by Deborah Swackhamer

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FAA slow to grant airspace for N.D. unmanned aircraft

FAA slow to grant airspace for N.D. unmanned aircraft

Military officials say they need restricted training airspace for a planned unmanned aircraft base in Grand Forks, but the FAA says it's not ready to establish such an airspace in North Dakota.
by Dan Gunderson

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NIH to resume funding stem cell research for now

The government said Friday it's back in the business of funding embryonic stem cell research -- at least for now -- after an appeals court temporarily lifted a judge's ban.

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Appeals court lifts ban on federal stem cell funding

Appeals court lifts ban on federal stem cell funding

A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of stem cell research to proceed temporarily until the court rules on the merits of the Obama administration's position in the case.

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Birth order might determine personality

Birth order might determine personality

Recent research on birth order suggests that though oldest children are smarter, the younger ones work harder. Midmorning looks at birth order and how it influences us.

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The language of apes

The language of apes

When writer Sara Gruen went to see the work being done at Great Ape Trust, an Iowa research center where scientists are studying how apes acquire and understand language, she came away transformed. Her time there inspired the new novel "The Ape House."

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Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

Scientists concerned by reports from the public that they are seeing fewer of the luminous insects each summer have turned to a network of backyard volunteers spanning much of the nation to track their range and numbers.

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