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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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Focus on food

Focus on food

From food safety to genetically modified crops to obesity, what we eat and how we eat is a bigger issue than ever before. A new institute at the University of Minnesota aims to tackle some of those problems.

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Ask the weatherman

Ask the weatherman

From drought to floods, Minnesota's weather over the last few months has been nothing if not dramatic. A look at what's behind the rain or lack of it in different parts of the upper Midwest.
by Paul Huttner

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'The Brain on the Stand'

'The Brain on the Stand'

George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen says progress in neuroscience and technology has the potential to radically transform the legal system.

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Turbocharged plants

Turbocharged plants

A Minnesota researcher is the first to successfully clone a gene that regulates plant growth. It's a small piece of a big puzzle, but the finding has the potential to increase food production and grow plants genetically engineered for ethanol production.
by Dan Gunderson

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