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A big magnet to study a small world

One of the world's largest magnets has arrived at Rochester's Mayo Clinic. Researchers will use the 8,000 lb. 2 million dollar beheamoth to study the proteins in cells.

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Bush's Bioshield reignites research

Project Bioshield is the name of President Bush's plan to invest $6 billion into biodefense research. Only one thing stands in the way: there aren't enough researchers trained in biodefense to meet the nation's needs.

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Trends and technologies

What do plastic surgery and cyborgs have in common? They're both featured in the Catalog of Tomorrow, a look at trends and technologies that could transform the way we live and work.

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Protecting against spam and other computer advice

Billions of spam messages circulate through the internet daily. Do filtering systems weed the unsolicited mail well enough?

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Nuts and bolts history

Inventions like the cotton gin and the light bulb have changed history, but textbooks usually reserve mention to small paragraphs at the sides of pages. The authors of a new textbook use the discovery and evolution of inventions large and small as a way to explain how America became the nation it is today.

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PRT pulls into the station

A prototype personal rapid transit system is being built in Fridley.

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The night sky

If you love looking at stars, you'll want to brave the winter cold. Skies are clearer, nights are longer. Find out how to find Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, as well as when to catch the next lunar eclipses.

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Universal theories

There are two basic questions today's physicists are trying to solve: "What is the universe made of?" and "How does the universe work?" . The answers scientists are coming up with seem crazy today but may end up as scientific truths tomorrow.

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Mayo Clinic tests new smallpox vaccine

In Rochester, Mayo Clinic staff are currently working on what they believe may be a new safer smallpox vaccination. They are the only researchers in the US conducting tests on humans.

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Are high-tech gadgets too much of a good thing?

You can buy computerized toasters and cell phones with cameras. Sophisticated technology creeps into lots of things that weren't so complicated before.

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