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BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Spanish scientists have developed the first high-quality, gluten-free bread for people with celiac disease.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush on Tuesday signed legislation expanding autism research for the condition's prevention and treatment.

BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists, conducting a first-of-its-kind census, found Texas air teeming with more than 1,800 types of bacteria.

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A new analysis has validated the use of a classic genetic system to estimate the number of people or animals that existed tens of thousands of years ago.

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Oregon's environment regulators have set standards for coal-fired plant emissions of mercury above federal limits.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- General Electric's Oil & Gas division will supply equipment for upgrades and expansion at a United Arab Emirates refinery.

HAMILTON, Ontario, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they've discovered an unanticipated way in which freshwater fish might respond to water diversion and climate change.

LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- If you've ever considered snuggling versus solitude, consider the skunk: Canadian scientists found snuggling is more beneficial to skunks than solitude.

SENDAI, Japan, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A Japanese scientist has proposed forecasting the degree of volcanic explosivity by monitoring ground deformation occurring near a volcano's vents.

BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. geologists say they have determined Louisiana is subsiding vertically and moving southward in respect to North America.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a new species of Antarctic fish that are about 13-inches long, thrive in the cold and have an interorbital pit with two openings.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Forty-two U.S. senators of both parties have called on President Bush to extend tax credits for renewable energy until 2013.

KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Kuwaiti oil officials say international companies will bid within a week on a new oil refinery that will boost capacity by nearly 40 percent.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. geologists analyzing last July's 7.2 magnitude Java earthquake found the event that killed more than 637 people triggered a tsunami with 30-feet run-ups.

NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- India's private energy major Reliance Industries Ltd. says it struck more oil and gas in its offshore block in the Kaveri-Godavari basin.