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Doctor gets 7 years for plot to kill wife
DAYTON, Ohio, March 23 (UPI) -- An Ohio doctor was sent to prison for seven years Wednesday for trying to arrange the killing of his ex-wife.
Methane levels in oil spill worry experts
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say more than just oil is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon gulf oil spill, as methane gas levels a "million times" normal have been detected.
Nanotechnology may help spinal cord injury
EVANSTON, Ill., April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have created a nano-engineered gel that can enable severed spinal cord fibers to regenerate and grow.
Mistrial ruled in baby's microwave death
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A judge in Ohio Monday declared a mistrial in the case of a Dayton mother accused of killing her infant daughter in a microwave oven.
Nano World: Nano for stem-cell research
NEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) -- Cutting-edge nanotechnology is beginning to help advance the equally pioneering field of stem-cell research, with devices that can precisely control stem cells and provide self-assembling biodegradable scaffolds and magnetic tracking systems, experts told
Self-assembling fibers help nerve repair
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- New, self-assembling, biodegradable scaffolds could help repair and regrow damaged nerve cells, possibly bringing new hope to victims of paralysis, scientists told United Press International.
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“ In the arctic, there definitely would be some sort of microbial response; and in most places on the sea floor that have the capacity for massive release, there will be some seepage that will help to populate the water with microbes that could respond, ”
Gulf spill could yield climate change clue
United Press International
“ My own daughter had a spinal-cord injury, and the thought that I could contribute to helping my daughter with this is just overwhelmingly exciting to me, ”
Nano World: Nano for stem-cell research
United Press International
“ Nanotechnology might show people once and for all that you really can help regenerate organs with stem-cell biology and help people walk again, help people after heart attacks, help people after stroke, ”
Nano World: Nano for stem-cell research
United Press International
“ When you have nerve fibers try to grow out in the spinal cord, they need something to grow on, ”
Nano World: Nano for stem-cell research
United Press International
“ It's not going to by itself regenerate all problems in the nervous system, ”
Self-assembling fibers help nerve repair
United Press International
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