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Researchers find easier way to make stem cells
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON - Researchers trying to find ways to transform ordinary skin cells into power...

NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA needs more money to resolve problems with its next Mars mission and keep it on trac...

Russia says Soyuz space landings will be safe
By Maria Golovnina BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Russian space authorities said on Saturday they had improved safety measures for spaces...

Scientists sequence giant panda's genome: report
SHANGHAI - Scientists have sequenced the genome of the giant panda, an achievement which may aid efforts to protect the endangered speci...

Ginkgo extract offers promise to cut stroke damage
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON - Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke...

Volcano in lab may help predict real eruptions
By Ben Hirschler LONDON - Scientists have recreated conditions found in an erupting volcano in the laboratory, offering a new way...

Virgin shark got pregnant in Virginia aquarium
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON - Scientists using DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth " in a shark ...

New method generates stem cells safely from mice
WASHINGTON - Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer w...

Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo
By Michael Kahn LONDON - A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell int...

Doctors, investors get latest data on heart devices
By Debra Sherman CHICAGO - After years of controversy and concern over the safety and overuse of drug-coated heart stents, physic...