Little-known bits of RNA help master tumor-suppressor gene do its job, U-M cancer researchers find. Three micro RNA genes appear to be key partners of protective gene p53; their loss is linked to common type of lung cancer.

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A man from County Armagh has been diagnosed with leprosy. The man, who wants to remain anonymous, is believed to have picked up the disease when he lived in Indonesia.

Dairy workers thought they were seeing double – when one of their cows gave birth to a two-headed calf.

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Baggy pants that show boxer shorts or thongs would be illegal under a proposed amendment to Atlanta’s indecency laws.

U.S. researchers found that people in a remote village in Ecuador can understand key features of English by focusing on non-verbal aspects of the language.

Scientists have discovered what they believe are the world’s oldest diamonds beneath the Australian outback in a surprise find that could force a rethink about how the Earth formed.

An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest.

Time-share operator Bluegreen and other companies have found creative ways around restrictions on telemarketing .Via: