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Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:56:30 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.

Canada to investigate disappearing Pacific salmon

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:17 -0500

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the Fraser River on the Pacific Coast this summer.

Hu says China seeks peaceful use of airspace

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:11 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky."

WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:10 -0500

GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:24:11 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700.

Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:15 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed.

Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:03:29 -0500

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection.

Space junk storm will up mission costs: experts

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:58:48 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - A growing storm of debris flying around in space is dramatically increasing the risk of orbital crashes, and steps to avoid them will add greatly to the costs of future space flight, British space experts say.

Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:57 -0500

BOSTON (Reuters) - Allowing the heart to keep beating during coronary bypass surgery is riskier than stopping the heart and using a heart-lung machine to keep the patient alive, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Pentagon eyes crash analysis on 1,300 satellites

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:50:53 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is now tracking 800 maneuverable satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to add 500 more non-maneuvering satellites by year's end.