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Amateur rocketeers ready Miss September for launch

Craig Nelson's weekend hobby turns one well-worn cliche on its head. In this case, it is rocket science.

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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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U of M officials pleased with latest stem cell ruling

The head of the Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota says a new appeals court ruling is good news for stem cell researchers.
by Lorna Benson

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U of M to be part of NASA solar probe project

U of M to be part of NASA solar probe project

The University of Minnesota will be part of an experiment with NASA to get a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before.
by Jessica Mador

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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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Preserving history: A new look at the Titanic

Preserving history: A new look at the Titanic

Twenty five years since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered, scientists plan to plunge back in to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in order to take 3-D images of the sunken ship. The images will be used to create a map of the Titanic, revealing large parts of the wreck that have never before been explored.

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Midwest meteor named after Wis. township where it fell

Midwest meteor named after Wis. township where it fell

The Field Museum in Chicago said Wednesday that the Meteoritical Society named the meteorite after Mifflin Township, where it fell on April 14.

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