Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009

Synthetic Biology

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Society, Tech Tuesday, Technology

What if humans could build cells from scratch, using synthetic materials? It may seem like science fiction, but so-called "synthetic biology" is moving closer to reality. Researchers say it could be used to develop new fuels and...

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The War Crimes Trial of Charles Taylor

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Politics

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor took the stand in his own defense yesterday in a war crimes trial that's been going on for six years. Taylor has pleaded not guilty to the charges and says the case against him is based on lies...

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Monitoring Domestic Terrorists

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Conflict, Law, Society

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been monitoring domestic terrorism and extremist hate groups for more than 25 years. And they're concerned hate groups may now be actively targeting military veterans to become their next recruits. We...

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