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Switching On The Power Of Stem Cells redOrbit Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:56 AM PDT Scientists have uncovered a vital link in the chain of events that gives stem cells their remarkable properties.Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research at the University of Cambridge have pinpointed the final step in a complex process that gives embryonic stem cells their unique ability to develop into any of the different types of cells in the body (from liver cells to ... Accused champion Semenya not a gender cheat, says manager CNN Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT South African athletics officials have rallied behind controversial new running star Caster Semenya, who won the women's world 800 meters title just hours after the sport's governing body asked for the 18-year-old's gender to be verified. Women's world champion Semenya faces gender test CNN Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:43 AM PDT South African teenager Caster Semenya won the women's 800 meters gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, just hours after the sport's governing body asked for the 18-year-old's gender to be verified. Verizon employee Kazi Akhter died of natural causes Reading Evening Post Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:35 AM PDT Verizon employee Kazi Akhter, whose body was found in Whitley’s Holiday Inn hotel on Monday, died of natural causes a post-mortem has revealed. Relatives of South African 800-meter winner at worlds dismiss gender test uproar The San Francisco Examiner Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:28 AM PDT FAIRLIE, SOUTH AFRICA â€" In the poor, rural village where South African runner Caster Semenya grew up, relatives on Thursday brushed off questions about her deep voice and muscular build that have prompted the world governing body for track and field to seek gender tests. SAfrican runner's relatives dismiss gender uproar KTNV Las Vegas Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:23 AM PDT In the poor, rural village where South African runner Caster Semenya grew up, relatives on Thursday brushed off questions about her deep voice and muscular build that have prompted the world governing body for track and... Prosecutors: 8-year-old boy was tortured before killing KOMO Seattle Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:09 AM PDT An 8-year-old Boise boy whose body was pulled from an irrigation canal earlier this month was tortured, beaten repeatedly and ultimately killed by his mother's live-in boyfriend, according to a grand jury indictment. Dermatologist Skin Examinations Detect More, Thinner Skin Cancers Than Patients Identify Themselves Science Daily Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:33 AM PDT Most melanomas detected in a general-practice dermatology clinic were found by dermatologists during full-body skin examinations of patients who had come to the clinic for different complaints, according to a new study. In addition, cancers detected by dermatologists were thinner and more likely to be in situ (only on the outer layer of skin) than were cancers detected by patients. Khaleej Times Online - SAfrican teen wins 800 despite gender questions Khaleej Times Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:26 AM PDT BERLIN - Track and field’s ruling body is investigating whether a South African teenager meets the requirements to compete as a woman amid concerns about her dramatic improvement in times, muscular build and deep voice. SA groups: IAAF is racist News 24 South Africa Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:16 AM PDT South African organisations have criticised the International Association of Athletics Federation following the controversy surrounding Caster Semenya's gender, calling the body racist.

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