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Mosquitoes Engineered To Kill Their Own Kind
11/16/2011Reporting in Nature Biotechnology, researchers write of genetically engineering mosquitoes to pass lethal genes to their offspring, in hopes of crashing…
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Modern Bufalino Camper is a Miniature Home on Wheels
11/16/2011by Helen Morgan, This brilliant Bufalino Camper is a minature home that’s perfect for the minimalist voyager seeking to lead a…
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Data Garden Debuts World’s First Plantable Music
11/16/2011by Lea Bogdan, The innovative digital musicians from the Data Garden label are giving fans an alternative to wasteful vinyl EPs,…
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Self-Sustaining Haiti Children’s Academy Breaks Ground Outside Port-au-Prince
11/16/2011by Bridgette Meinhold, Soon to be tucked in the hills southeast of Port-au-Prince, the Haiti Partner’s Children’s Academy is a totally…
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Ikea To Build Massive 26-Acre Suburb in East London
11/16/2011by Mark Boyer, It’s official: Ikea is taking over the world. Yesterday, Inter Ikea Systems, owner of the popular furniture chain,…
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Lightning Vest: A Hand-Netted Safety Vest for Increased Visibility at Night
11/16/2011by Brit Liggett Cycling after dark isn’t child’s play. With dark roads and passing vehicles to contend with, a blinking red…
Read MoreContagion Screenwriter Talks Jude Law’s Anti-Science Blogger Character
11/16/2011by Brian Merchant I’ve been writing about climate change for years now. And far too many of the words I’ve written…
Read MoreScientists Find Youngest Planet Ever Observed
11/16/2011Astronomers have come across the youngest planet ever observed, at just 2 million years old. It’s called LkCa 15 b, and it’s…
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Artist’s ‘Three Gorges’ Video Installation Takes Viewers Into a Disappearing Landscape
11/16/2011by Jennifer Hattam In the darkened room, the only sounds are the hum of a ship’s engine and the water lapping…
Read MoreClimate Change Has Calif. Vintners Rethinking Grapes
11/16/2011by Lauren Sommer Prime California wine country areas like the Napa Valley could soon be facing rising temperatures, according to climate…
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