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Feds stimulating research at Minnesota schools

Feds stimulating research at Minnesota schools

If ever there was a time for scientists to feel giddy, it's now. Federal stimulus money for research has started rolling into Minnesota colleges.
by Tim Post

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FAA computer problem not affecting MSP airport yet

If you are trying to catch a flight today, or need to pick up someone from the airport, check ahead to make sure you won't be waiting for hour, or worse, the flight's been cancelled. There are flight cancellations and delays nationwide this morning because of a FAA computer glitch.

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How the Internet is changing reproductive medicine

How the Internet is changing reproductive medicine

Couples struggling with infertility today have more options to find donors, thanks to the Internet. And the growth of social networking is helping many donor offspring find the truth about their genetic origins. Midmorning discusses what happens when participants in reproductive technology lose their anonymity via the Internet.

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Twin Cities students attend shuttle launch

Ten junior high and high school students from Urban Ventures in Minneapolis are at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
by Jessica Mador

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Amy Stewart on "Wicked Plants"

Amy Stewart on "Wicked Plants"

You probably have plants in your garden, weeds that annoy you. Author Amy Stewart investigates the plants that kill, if you get too close.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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New planets found outside the solar system

New planets found outside the solar system

A team of Swiss astronomers has announced the discovery of 32 previously unseen extrasolar planets, some of which may be earth-like.

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Richard Dawkins defends theory of evolution

Richard Dawkins defends theory of evolution

A vociferous defender of Darwin, Richard Dawkins has a new book that lists the evidence that the theory of evolution explains how life on Earth came to be.

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Astronomers find 32 new extrasolar planets

Astronomers find 32 new extrasolar planets

Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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NIH director talks about the organization and cystic fibrosis conference

A pioneer in Cystic Fibrosis research, Dr. Francis Collins, opened the 23rd annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference Thursday night. Collins talked with All Things Considered about cystic fibrosis and some of his other priorities in his new post at NIH.
by Steven John

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