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Controversy, too, is harvest of White House garden
It was while she was serving dinner to her kids in 2008 and their dad was out campaigning for president, that Michelle Obama hatched a modest daydream: a vegetable garden on the White House grounds.
She'd recently had a conversation with her children's...Tags: Physiology, Sheila Dixon, Mushrooms, Obesity, Annapolis
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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: Space Programs, Physiology, Satellite Technology, Rocketry, National Institutes of Health
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Hopkins to study genetics of asthma in African-Americans
Johns Hopkins researchers, in the largest study to date, will map the genetic code for asthma in people of African descent in hopes of better understanding why the disease and other allergy-related ailments disproportionately afflict that population....Tags: Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies, Human Body, Physical Conditions
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Dr. Fray F. Marshall
Dr. Fray Francis Marshall, a urologist and former Johns Hopkins professor who developed surgical technique for the treatment of kidney cancer, died of cancer Dec. 2 at the Atlanta Hospice. He was 67 and had lived in Ruxton before moving to Georgia in...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, The Rolling Stones (music group), Oncology
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Maryland companies show off wares at Natural Products Expo
Organic products and those without preservatives and harsh processing remain big business in the United States — with $81 billion in sales last year — despite a tough economy.
Sales in stores, online and in practitioners' offices were up 7...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Nature, Barcelona (Spain), Vitamin Therapy, Food Industry
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Genetically modified food: Problem or paranoia?
In October, protesters against genetically modified foods marched through Baltimore on their way to Washington. Their goal is to make Congress require that all genetically modified foods be labeled as such, but the effect will to spread superstition...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Ultimate Baltimore 2011: Best of Shopping results
Special to bBEST CLOTHING BOUTIQUE: doubledutch Boutique Hampden residents know just where to go to find a deal on clothes -- and the word has spread. Doubledutch Boutique presents a unique blend of fashion that bucks what the typical shopper sees everyday, said co-...Tags: Clothing, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Arable Farming
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The new corner store
Imagine Whole Foods, without so much imported food, sticker shock and glitz. Or picture a farmers' market, open nearly all week long, with a roof over its head and maybe even a stock of grocery items like natural cereals and recycled paper towels.
A...Tags: Harford Road, Roland Park, Plant Openings, Marketing, Dining and Drinking
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The caged birds: Troy Abbott's works to be part of Miami exhibit
As a fine arts major at the University of Florida, Troy Abbott studied drawing but was increasingly drawn to making videos. After graduating in 1990, he did pastel drawings and big Lichtenstein-style paintings that were all about circles. "I would take...
Tags: Gaming Industry, Dining and Drinking, Apple iPod, Museum of Modern Art, Fort Lauderdale
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Morgan Freeman takes TV viewers into a 'Wormhole'
Reuters* Oscar-winning actor discusses new season of TV show * "Through the Wormhole" debuts June 6 on SCIENCE * Says "enjoying the daylights out of it" By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Reuters) - Oscar winner Morgan Freeman turns 75-years-old on June 1,...Tags: Movies, Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Science, Television
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Turning DNA into a hard drive
Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create a microscopic hard drive out...
Tags: Genetics, Waste, Genes and Chromosomes, DNA, Chemicals
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POM's misleading new ads and why we need better nutrition labels
Can POM Wonderful really save prostates? Prevent impotence? Protect from heart disease? According to a judge’s ruling on Monday, not so much. "It has long been clear that the most wonderful thing about Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice is the...
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