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BBC News - 'Bed-of-needles' super-grip plaster for surgical wounds
"(...) ost self adhesive bandages stick poorly to wet skin Staples and stitches can help anchor dressings and skin grafts but inevitably cause some trauma to the tissue To get round this problem Dr Jeffrey Karp and his team looked to nature in the form of a (...)" - -
BBC News - Taiwan holds first live-fire military drill since 2008
"(...) It is the first time live ammunition has been used in Taiwan s annual military drills since Ma Ying jeou became president China which views Taiwan as part of its territory released a defence white paper on Tuesday criticising Taiwan independence sepa (...)" -- Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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BBC News - American Airlines US flights hit by computer glitch
"(...) The carrier halted all departures from about 13 30 ET 18 30 GMT saying that it was working to resolve this issue as quickly as we can American fixed the problem three hours later but warned that it expected to see delays and cancelations continue for (...)" -- Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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BBC News - 'Ricin' found in letter to US Senator Roger Wicker
"(...) Memphis postmark Mr Wicker issued a statement on Tuesday acknowledging the letter This matter is part of an ongoing investigation by the United States Capitol Police and FBI he said I want to thank our law enforcement officials for their hard work an (...)" - -
BBC News - Niels Bohr letters reveal trials of his time in England
"(...) The Royal Society of London declined on the interesting grounds that it was polemical and it would not include in its Transactions insults to anyone who had not already been insulted in the Transactions That was a great disappointment to him that he (...)" - -
The Real 'Hobbit' Had Larger Brain Than Thought - Yahoo! News
"(...) Scientists had suggested the hobbit was a unique branch of the human lineage Homo It may have descended from Homo erectus the earliest undisputed ancestor of modern humans or an even more primitive extinct species of human Homo habilis which had a mo (...)" - -
The Real 'Hobbit' Had Larger Brain Than Thought - Yahoo! News
"(...) Scientists had suggested the hobbit was a unique branch of the human lineage Homo It may have descended from Homo erectus the earliest undisputed ancestor of modern humans or an even more primitive extinct species of human Homo habilis which had a mo (...)" - -
Obama Visible but Cautious in Boston Response - Yahoo! News
"(...) Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians it is an act of terror Obama said Tuesday from the White House briefing room What we don t yet know however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist (...)" - -
Indian court gives Dutt 4 more weeks before prison - Yahoo! Movies
"(...) The Supreme Court s order Wednesday gives him four more weeks beyond the original deadline which was Thursday Dutt had appealed to the court that he needed six months to complete his pending film commitments which film industry experts have said are (...)" - -
New Private Rocket Cleared for Critical Launch Test Wednesday - Yahoo! News
"(...) Orbital s Antares rocket uses two Aerojet AJ26 liquid fueled engines modernized versions of a design originally developed to launch Russia s N 1 moon rocket in the 1960s to power its first stage The second stage is powered by a new solid rocket motor (...)" -
