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Technology

Future of food: vaccines with a peel and printable sushi

MPR's Tom Crann talks to futurist Cecily Sommers about how tomorrow's food is being engineered today. Sommers says a banana a day could soon keep both the doctor and diseases away.

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The Neuter Commuter hits the road

The Neuter Commuter hits the road

The people who run the Neuter Commuter are fixing to fix more pets. But Minnesota law won't let them do it for free and they say that's a problem.
by Bob Kelleher

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Customers complain after cell phone switchover

Customers complain after cell phone switchover

Cell phone customers love to criticize their wireless company. In southern Minnesota, the latest target is the nation's fifth largest provider, Alltel.
by Mark Steil

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Defibrillator patients ask doctors about Medtronic failures

People with Medtronic defibrillators got a jolt this week when the company decided to stop distributing the wires that connect the devices to patients' hearts. MPR's Tom Crann talks with a physician who has been hearing from some of his heart patients about the issue.

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Rural residents protest ethanol expansions

Rural residents protest ethanol expansions

Rural community groups are opposing ethanol plants at the same the industry faces an economic downturn.
by Dan Gunderson

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U of M to open $14 M equine center

The University of Minnesota will open its latest, state-of-the-art research facility next Monday. The $14 million Leatherdale Equine Center will be equipped with high-tech diagnostic and rehabilitative equipment for horses.

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Implications of the Nobel Prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences next week will award gifted and prominent scientists a Nobel Prize. What do these awards mean 106 years after their creation? And what do they say about the direction of science and society?

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Sputnik launch surprised Minnesota rocket designers 50 years ago

Minnesotan rocket designers were caught off gaurd by Sputnik. Americans thought the Vanguard project would lead the U.S. ahead of the U.S.S.R. in the space race.

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Duluth is battleground for fight over music downloading

The nation's largest record companies took their fight against illegal downloads to court for the first time Tuesday, targeting a Minnesota woman they say improperly shared nearly 2,000 songs online.
by Joshua Freed

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Futurist Cecily Sommers forecasts space next frontiers

MPR's Tom Crann talks to futurist Cecily Sommers about the importance of continued exploration to scientists and businesses.

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