Saturday 4th July, 2009
Rare sheep perfect blood donors for diagnosing infectious disease in developing world
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine say that the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident, may be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world.
Doherty vows to work on Libertines reunion, solo career, and Babyshambles
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : 'Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty has vowed to reunite the 'The Libertines', and continue working on his solo career and his current band.
Spider-Man does exist, says comic-book guru
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Spider-Man has found life outside of comic-book pages, says an associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries.
Tom Cruise buys daughter Suri 'kangaroo' in Melbourne
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Hollywood actor Tom Cruise bought his daughter Suri a toy kangaroo after she fell in love with marsupials during a trip to Melbourne Zoo in Australia, it has emerged.
Jacko death probe spam a threat to bank account numbers, passwords
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Beware of any emails regarding the investigation into King of Pop Michael Jackson's death, for they may be spam messages that infect computers with a virus able to steal bank account numbers and passwords.
Ryan Reynolds wears see-through underwear in 'The Proposal' sex scene
Washington DC News.NetWashington, July 3 : Ryan Reynolds wore cellophane underwear while filming a sex scene with co-star Sandra Bullock for a new movie.
Brain malformations linked to preterm birth
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Brain malformations are significantly associated with preterm birth, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Posh and Becks head to Seychelles for luxurious 10th anniversary celebration
Washington DC News.NetWashington, July 3 : David and Victoria Beckham are celebrating their tenth anniversary by taking a luxurious break worth 50,000 pounds at an eco-spa resort in the Seychelles.
Overweight kids 'experience more depression, loneliness, anxiety'
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : A new study by University of Missouri researchers has found that overweight kids, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.
Usher demands paternity test to confirm he is father of his youngest kid
Washington DC News.NetMaking things even bitter with his wife after filing divorce, Usher has asked for paternity test to confirm that he is the father of his youngest son, Naviyd Ely Raymond.
Tori Spelling writes children's book
Washington DC News.NetActress Tori Spelling has revealed that she has just finished writing an illustrated children's book.
Keanu Reeves likes to listen to his critics
Washington DC News.NetKeanu Reeves has said that he always looks forward to critics' verdict on his performance after his films release.
Kissing scenes don't make Daniel Radcliffe nervous anymore
Washington DC News.NetHarry Porter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that kissing scene in the new Harry Porter film didn't make him nervous because after stripping on Broadway he had become...
New form of El Nino may increase chances of hurricanes making landfall
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : A study by climatologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that a new form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall.
Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing liver...
Origin of very high-energy gamma rays pinpointed to giant black hole
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive black hole at its core.
Autistic kids should be taught in smaller groups, say experts
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : A new study suggests that children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups.
Cher urging Chastity to turn down sex change TV documentary offers
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Legendary singer Cher is asking her daughter Chastity Bono not to film her sex change surgery for reality TV.
Here's how much 'cool' Obama and his White House staff earn
Washington DC News.NetWashington, July 3 : While Barrack Obama's job as the President of the United States earns him a cool salary of 400,000 dollars, his top White House staffers are also not doing too badly with almost half of the presidential income, a new list has revealed.
Ferns climbed aboard trees to experience flowering of their own species diversity
Washington DC News.NetWashington, July 3 : Scientists have constructed a new time-calibrated family tree for ferns, which has indicated that while modern tropical rain forests were becoming established, ferns climbed aboard, and experienced a flowering of their own species diversity.
Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the "Grapevine fanleaf virus" GFLV by genetic engineering.
Beer lovers get chance to win a trip to space
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.he beer bosses have reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic space liner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honouring the 250th birthday of the beer's brewery this year.
Wife willing to forgive South Carolina Guv Sanford
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford has said that she willing to forgive her husband and Governor Mark Sanford for his affair, but added that she doesn't know whether South Carolina's citizens will as magnimous.
Pacific Northwest forests hold significant potential to increase carbon storage
Washington DC News.NetWashington, : A new study has determined that the forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years.
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