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Saturday, August 6, 2005

Iron Coffin Is Unexpected Time Capsule. An iron casket that remained sealed for over 100 years has been opened by researchers at the Smithsonian Institution. The well-preserved body offers clues to life in an era that has long passed. [NPR Topics: Health & Science]
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Dig unearths cool finds. "We're bringing the oldest, most misunderstood, most elusive period to life. And people think Florida started with Disney World." -- Judy Bense, Archeological Institute director, on the dig into the nation's ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Pilfering part of prehistory. It probably took less than an hour for vandals to chisel out the fossilized tracks of long-extinct camels that roamed the Mojave Desert 15 million or more years ago. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Biologists Crack Genetic Code for Specialized Spider Silk. Two biologists at the University of California, Riverside, have uncovered the molecular structure of the gene for the protein that female spiders use to make their silken egg cases. The discovery will help biotechnologists develop applications for spider silk and will shed light on spider evolution. [Biology News Net]
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Over for FTE in Dover. August 5, 2005: In a ruling issued on July 27, 2005, the judge presiding over Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School Board ruled that the Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE) was not entitled to, and would not be allowed, to intervene in the case. In documents filed with the court in May and then in a hearing before the court in July, FTE -- the pub ... [National Center for Science Education]
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