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Existing antiretroviral drugs may thwart vaginal HIV transmission, researchers report

PhysOrg news: Existing antiretroviral drugs may thwart vaginal HIV transmission, researchers report

Mouse sperm mutations increased by air pollution: study

PhysOrg news: Mouse sperm mutations increased by air pollution: study

Alaska glacier speed-up tied to internal plumbing issues

PhysOrg news: Alaska glacier speed-up tied to internal plumbing issues

New techniques create butanol -- biofuel superior to ethanol

PhysOrg news: New techniques create butanol -- biofuel superior to ethanol

Penn engineers create carbon nanopipettes that are smaller than cells and measure electric current

PhysOrg news: Penn engineers create carbon nanopipettes that are smaller than cells and measure electric current

Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality

PhysOrg news: Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality

Worry in Michigan as Forests Change Hands - New York Times

The sales of more than a million acres of timberland in Northern Michigan have caused many people to worry about their jobs and their ability to hunt and fish.

Interest Fades in the Once-Mighty V-8 - New York Times

Long a symbol of power for American car companies, the V-8 engine is sputtering as Detroit’s Big Three promote smaller engines and alternative-fuel vehicles.

Coca-Cola Urged to Close an Indian Plant to Save Water - New York Times

An environmental group says a Coca-Cola bottling plant in the drought-stricken state of Rajasthan is depleting scarce water supplies.

New Bacteria Strain Is Striking Gay Men - New York Times

A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the “flesh-eating” MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.

Bush Prods Saudi Arabia on Oil Prices - New York Times

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister appeared to rebuff the president’s appeal to consider the cost to the U.S. economy.

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