Science News from Reuters (Complete list)
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"Greenhouse" bees spread disease to wild bees
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:02:31 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be playing a role in the mysterious decline in North American bee populations, researchers said on Tuesday.


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EU agency to express doubts on cloning
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:46:50 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not be safe to be sold in the European Union after all, the bloc's top food safety agency will say on Thursday after a rethink on the issue, EU sources said.


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Baby bottle chemical levels safe, EU agency says
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:53 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
MILAN (Reuters) - The amount of a controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) found in baby bottles is tiny and cannot harm human health, the European Union's top food safety body said on Wednesday reacting to recent health concerns.


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Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:03:37 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People infected with parasitic worms may be much more susceptible to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Tuesday that may help explain why HIV has hit sub-Saharan Africa particularly hard.


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School failure harder on girls than boys: U.S. study
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:34:02 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Academic failure appears to trouble teen-age girls more deeply than boys, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


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Germans find Olympic course where Nero raced chariot
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:56:16 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels.


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Day care babies gain more weight: study
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:25:54 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants cared for by someone other than mom or dad are more apt to be exposed to "unfavorable" feeding practices and to gain more weight during their first year of life, a new study shows, which could contribute to childhood weight problems.


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Viagra helps depressed women get satisfaction, too
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:56:02 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Viagra, a popular anti-impotence pill, may help some women on antidepressants have better sex, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


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Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:51:17 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Laser treatment can remove wrinkles better than some newer procedures, dermatologists reported on Monday.


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Remains of vast Neolithic site found in south China
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:52:11 GMT (more with latitude, longitude)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of ancient artifacts and wooden poles more than 3,000 years old have been unearthed in China's southern Yunnan province, possibly the world's largest site of a Neolithic community, local media reported on Tuesday.


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