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Jury acquits man accused of killing his wife in Jupiter Farms in 2000
South Florida Sun-SentinelToni Heartsong's murder mystery, eight years in the making, took jurors just three hours to deliberate Friday. Her husband, Robert, 63, did not kill her, the jury found. During two weeks of testimony, the prosecution argued that Robert Heartsong planned...Tags: Law Enforcement, Witnesses, Prisons, Prosecution, Murder
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Scientists: DNA testing proves Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth'; 2nd case ever confirmed
Associated Press WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the...Tags: Genetics, Nova Southeastern University, Reproduction, Medical Specialization, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
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President Clinton stumps for stem cells in Mich.
Associated Press WriterFormer President Bill Clinton on Friday said a state ballot proposal that would loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is crucial for the health of residents and the economy of the struggling state. "If I were in Michigan and I didn't...Tags: Research, National Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Diseases, Genetics
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Doyle unveils research triangle for gene research
Associated Press WriterGov. Jim Doyle unveiled an initiative Friday to make Wisconsin a worldwide leader in personalized medicine, a fledgling science that would treat patients based on their DNA. But the ambitious proposal faces stiff competition from states such as...Tags: Medical Research, Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Parliament, Hospitals and Clinics
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Scientists: Va. shark's pup a 'virgin birth'
Associated Press WriterScientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium &...Tags: Genetics, Nova Southeastern University, Medical Specialization, Reproduction, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
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Gene-testing startup responds to critics by launching study of tests' influence on behavior
Associated Press WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A Silicon Valley gene-testing startup is responding to criticism that the tests could spur bad health-care choices by teaming up for a broad study of how the results affect behavior. Navigenics Inc. charges customers $2,500 to...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Affymetrix Incorporated, New Products, Natural Science, Medicine
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Colon tests can halt for most over 75
Associated PressMost people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - in a break with other medical and cancer...Tags: Health Treatments, Diseases, Health Organizations, Medical Procedures or Tests, Death and Dying
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Man pleads guilty to 6 Towson-area rapes
The attacks, though spread out over 21 years, were strikingly similar. The stranger pressed a weapon to the woman's back or head. He told her not to scream, that he wouldn't hurt her if she listened. And then he raped her. Alphonso W. Hill, 56,...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Prosecution, Prisons, Sexual Assault
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Donor boosts bioengineering
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. A business-school alumnus has given Harvard University its largest individual donation ever: $125 million to start a bioengineering institute. The mission of the Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering is to discover...Tags: Biotechnology, Engineering, Technology
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Va. boards asks lawmakers for help in notification
The Virginia Forensic Science Board is asking lawmakers for guidance on locating about 1,000 felons convicted decades ago to alert them that DNA evidence has been found in their cases. Virginia's one-of-a-kind DNA testing project began in 2005 when... -
Buyout details
ASSOCIATED PRESSIndianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. is buying ImClone Systems Inc., the biotechnology company controlled by billionaire Carl Icahn. WHO GETS WHAT •Lilly would boost its cancer portfolio, which contains the drugs Alimta and Gemzar, by gaining...Tags: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Western Medicines, Biotechnology, Lilly Eli & Co, ImClone Systems Incorporated
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25 years to life for NY man in cigarette-DNA case
A man convicted of murder based on DNA collected from a cigarette butt has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Troy Lockley's lawyer maintained his client's innocence after Tuesday's sentencing. Lockley was convicted last month in the...Tags: Murder
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