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PARIS (AFP) – Sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists worldwide are a major cause of coral bleaching, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission.
In experiments, the cream-based ultra-violet (UV) filters — used to protect skin from the harmful effects of sun exposure — caused bleaching of coral reefs even in small quantities, the study found.
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SYDNEY (AFP) – Scientists said Tuesday they had “resurrected” a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger by implanting it in a mouse, raising the future possibility of bringing animals such as dinosaurs back to life.
In what they describe as a world first, researchers from Australian and US universities extracted a gene from a preserved specimen of the doglike marsupial — formally known as a thylacine — and revived it in a mouse embryo.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels increased 1.6 percent in 2007, a preliminary government estimate showed Tuesday.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said emissions rose to 5,984 million metric tonnes last year from 5,888 million in 2006.
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By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.
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By Megan Rauscher.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The pattern of active genes in white blood cells can accurately distinguish people with early-stage lung cancer from cancer-free people, researchers report. They are hopeful that such a test may one day be used alongside lung CT scanning in patients with suspected lung cancer.
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