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Today's Science News: FDA OKs 1st drug from genetically altered animals Stem cell, cloning expert Jerry Yang dead at 49 Space shuttle launch delayed again for valve tests Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds Red vs. Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matters Weather around the U.S.A. NASA delays shuttle launch to February 22 Dung it! Who threw away my 7-year collection? Bus-sized boa slithers into record books US green groups hail reversal of Bush-era land lease Genome Study Points to New Culprit for Schizophrenia FDA OKs 1st drug from genetically altered animals Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:12 pm PST AP - The Food and Drug Administration made history Friday as it approved the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered animals, clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies. Full Story Top Stem cell, cloning expert Jerry Yang dead at 49 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:17 pm PST AP - Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, a stem cell scientist who successfully cloned the first farm animal in the United States, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 49. Full Story Top Space shuttle launch delayed again for valve tests Fri, 6 Feb 2009 03:05 pm PST AP - NASA has delayed the next space shuttle launch again. Now the space shuttle Discovery won't lift off before Feb. 22. NASA says it needs the extra time to finish testing hydrogen gas fuel valves. A small part of one valve broke during the launch of the last shuttle flight in November. Full Story Top Study: Climate change may reshuffle western weeds Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:24 am PST AP - Climate change will likely shuffle some of the West's most troublesome invasive weeds, adding to the burden faced by farms and ranchers in some areas and providing opportunities for native plant restoration in others, according to a new study. Full Story Top Red vs. Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matters Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:11 am PST LiveScience.com - In high-stakes politics and business, there are only two colors of ties: red and blue. Oh, sure, you might spot purple or yellow now and then, but those are clear statements of aloofness, be they calculated or careless. Full Story Top Weather around the U.S.A. Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:21 am PST AP - Weather around the U.S.A. Full Story Top NASA delays shuttle launch to February 22 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:00 pm PST Reuters - NASA Friday delayed the launch of the shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station by three more days, to February 22, to allow more time to test potentially troublesome fuel valves. Full Story Top Dung it! Who threw away my 7-year collection? Fri, 6 Feb 2009 05:42 pm PST AP - A British university has apologized to a Ph.D. student for throwing away his treasured, seven-year collection of lizard dung. Daniel Bennett has told Times Higher Education magazine that he had collected the dung in the Philippines while studying the rare butaan lizard, a relative of the Komodo dragon. The material was to be studied as part of his doctoral research. Full Story Top Bus-sized boa slithers into record books Thu, 5 Feb 2009 03:31 am PST AFP - Stunned scientists have found the fossilized remains of the world's greatest snake -- a record-busting serpent that was as long as a bus and snacked on crocodiles. Full Story Top US green groups hail reversal of Bush-era land lease Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:26 am PST AFP - US environmentalists including actor Robert Redford have hailed US President Barack Obama's administration's reversal of a Bush-era move to lease wilderness land in Utah to energy companies. Full Story Top Genome Study Points to New Culprit for Schizophrenia Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:03 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Large, rare structural changes in DNA called copy number variants may play a role in schizophrenia, according to U.S. researchers, who said their findings support a sharp change of direction in genetics research on schizophrenia. Full Story Top

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