Tiny particles raise death rates in big cities study
The Johns Hopkins study of 20 largest U S cities links small fine particles smaller than hair width to higher daily mortality. EPA standards from 1987 and 1997 are supported, with findings arguing weather or other factors do not drive the increase in deaths.
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Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Bob Perciasepe
EPA
Harvard
James H. Ware
Harvard School of Public Health
New England Journal of Medicine
Scientists decode plant genetic code in landmark release
Scientists unveil the full genetic map of Arabidopsis thaliana, a breakthrough likened to a genomic milestone. The thale cress joins humans, fruitflies, worms, viruses, and bacteria as organisms with complete DNA blueprints, published in Nature with funding from European and British partners.
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Mike Bevan
London
Thale Cress
Nature
Peter Schroeder
Institute of Food Research
British Research Council
Judge upholds affirmative action in admissions
DETROIT AP A federal judge upholds the University of Michigan use of affirmative action in admissions saying solid evidence shows a racially diverse campus benefits education. Judge Patrick Duggan notes hope for a day universities can achieve diversity without racial preferences. The case, three years old, could reach the Supreme Court and affect public schools nationwide.
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Detroit
Supreme Court
University of Michigan
Patrick Duggan
Michigan
Advisers back first line use of Femara for metastatic breast cancer
FDA advisers voted unanimously to approve letrozole as a first line therapy for metastatic breast cancer. In a 907 postmenopausal patient study Femara delayed tumor worsening by a median 3.6 months versus tamoxifen and cut disease progression risk by about 30 percent, signaling a shift toward aromatase inhibitors over tamoxifen for late stage disease.
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Bethesda
George Sledge
Indiana University
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp
U.S
USS Cole Returns for Repairs at Pascagoula Shipyard
The bomb damaged destroyer USS Cole arrived in Pascagoula Mississippi aboard a heavy lift ship with a shroud over its 40 by 40 foot port side hole. Builders and lawmakers watched as welds and crane work begin to patch the hull before the ship enters dry dock for repairs.
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Pascagoula
Miss
B.C. Lee
Navy
Aden
Yemen
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Gene Taylor
Dmiss
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