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UCSF biologist wins Nobel Prize in medicine

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Oct. 5, 2009
Elizabeth Blackburn was curious. She wanted to know what was at the end of a chromosome - and with the help of some pond scum, she found the answer, a discovery that earned her the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday. Her work, which started three decades ago,...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler