This is a video of a lateral line, an organ that allows fish to sense water movement, developing in a zebra fish.
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‘Jigsaw puzzle’ dinosaur Chilesaurus boasted weird mix of traits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed fossils of a strange dinosaur in southern Chile that boasts such an unusual combination of traits that they are comparing it to a platypus, that oddball egg-laying, duckbilled mammal from Australia.
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Grounded Bulker Refloated on St. Marys River
The grounded 603-foot Canadian bulk carrier Mississagi was refloated on the St. Marys River following operations to offload approximately 2,000 tons of stone, Saturday.
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Decline in U.S. science spending threatens economy, security: MIT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warning of an "innovation deficit," scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say declining government spending on basic research is holding back potentially life-saving advances in 15 fields, from robotics and fusion...
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Celladon says heart treatment fails in trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celladon Corp said its heart failure gene therapy Mydicar failed to meet its primary and secondary endpoints in an important trial.
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Two Rescued from Sinking Shrimp Boat
Two fishermen were rescued from their sinking shrimp boat by a U.S. Coast Guard aircrew Friday off the coast of Saint Simons Island near Brunswic, Georgia.
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Hunt for ancient royal tomb in Mexico takes mercurial twist
TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican archeologist hunting for a royal tomb in a deep, dark tunnel beneath a towering pre-Aztec pyramid has made a discovery that may have brought him a step closer: liquid mercury.
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Maritime Casualty Forum Held in Singapore
More than 250 shipping and insurance professionals gathered for the first ever Asian Maritime Casualty Forum held during Singapore Maritime Week.
The two-day conference,
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Fifty Mali Migrants Among Hundred Drowned in Med
At least 50 Malians from the impoverished region of Kayes were among up to 900 migrants who drowned trying to cross from Libya to Europe this weekend, the government said on Friday.
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F1 technology moves into the supermarket fridge
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's cutting-edge aerodynamic technology is moving into the supermarket chill cabinet.
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