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Today's Science News: Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia Whooping Cough Makes Whopping Comeback Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Giant Rings Around Galaxies Perplex Astronomers Malaysia mulls landmark trial of GM anti-dengue mosquitoes Antimatter detector to catch last shuttle to space Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons Fossilized Creek Beds Offer Up Ancient Climate Change Clues Cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire The nation's weather Private Danish Rocket to Launch Mock Astronaut Tuesday Stem-Cell Ruling Causes Gloom, Anxiety Among Scientists China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media Earl threatens hurricane status as Danielle weakens Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:13 am PDT AP - British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world's oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth. Full Story Top Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:50 am PDT AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia will be launching its manned space missions from a new launching pad in the Far East in 2018. Full Story Top Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:53 am PDT AP - Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off Indonesia were wowed by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor — including plate-sized sea spiders and flower-like sponges that appear to be carnivorous. Full Story Top Whooping Cough Makes Whopping Comeback Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:55 am PDT LiveScience.com - Whooping cough sounds fantastically antiquated, up there with scurvy and St. Vitus Dance - diseases you didn't think anyone in America got anymore. Full Story Top Older activists, younger crowd team to fight nukes Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:21 am PDT AP - It's been 33 years since Raye Fleming's arrest outside Southern California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, near the height of the anti-nuclear power furor. Full Story Top Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:34 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama will use the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid lingering questions over his administration's response to the BP oil spill. Full Story Top Giant Rings Around Galaxies Perplex Astronomers Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:45 pm PDT SPACE.com - Giant rings of ultraviolet light have been spotted around some ancient galaxies, sending some scientists reeling from the completely unexpected phenomenon.  Full Story Top Malaysia mulls landmark trial of GM anti-dengue mosquitoes Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:38 pm PDT AFP - Malaysia is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists. Full Story Top Antimatter detector to catch last shuttle to space Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:48 pm PDT AP - A $2 billion machine that will jump-start the search for antimatter and other phenomena was loaded onto a massive U.S. Air Force plane Wednesday for the final leg of its journey on Earth before it catches the last scheduled shuttle flight into space. Full Story Top Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:25 pm PDT AP - Twenty-two Komodo dragons have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this month, giving a modest boost to the world's endangered population. Full Story Top Fossilized Creek Beds Offer Up Ancient Climate Change Clues Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:42 am PDT LiveScience.com - An ancient, fossilized landscape is slowly rising up from the fields of sugar beets and barley in England's Fens, an agricultural hub near the country's central eastern coast. Full Story Top Cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:00 am PDT AP - The renewable power industry has gotten a lifeline over the past 18 months with $5.1 billion in federal grants for wind, solar and geothermal projects. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:25 am PDT AP - The eastern half of the nation was expected to remain under fair weather conditions, while the monsoon storms persist in the Southwest on Saturday. Full Story Top Private Danish Rocket to Launch Mock Astronaut Tuesday Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:00 am PDT SPACE.com - A private Danish rocket built by volunteers to launch one person into suborbital space is set to fly its first test flight Tuesday with a dummy pilot riding aboard. Full Story Top Stem-Cell Ruling Causes Gloom, Anxiety Among Scientists Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:30 am PDT Time.com - Stem-cell scientists still reeling from a judge's ruling that their life's work violates federal law received little reassurance about their job security from the nation's largest funder of these studies Full Story Top China builds base to tap deep-sea energy: state media Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:23 pm PDT AFP - China will build a multi-million-dollar research base on its east coast as it steps up its efforts to search for energy sources and rare earths on the ocean floor, state media said Friday. Full Story Top Earl threatens hurricane status as Danielle weakens Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:44 pm PDT AFP - Tropical Storm Earl barreled towards the eastern fringe of the Caribbean Saturday, threatening to gain hurricane status, as Hurricane Danielle weakened far from land in the Atlantic. Full Story Top

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