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University studies if quakes in North Texas linked to fracking
2014-02-08 00:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A team of scientists has launched a study of seismic activity in North Texas to determine if fracking may be the cause of a series of earthquakes that have rattled two towns in the region since November. The seismic activity in Azle and Reno, northwest of Fort Worth, has national implications, with opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, saying what is happening in the towns points to the dangers of the energy source extraction method. "It's important that we don't rush to conclusions,"...
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Major drugmaker halts use of chimps in research studies
2014-02-01 02:42:57| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co., the third biggest drug maker in the world, is the latest in a string of pharmaceutical companies to halt studies using chimpanzees.
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FDA studies safety of caramel coloring in soda
2014-01-28 14:37:10| Beverages - Topix.net
The Food and Drug Administration says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and other foods, even though previous research has shown no identifiable health risk.
Pfizer says lung cancer drug fails two late-stage studies
2014-01-27 15:48:33| Biotech - Topix.net
Pfizer Inc said its experimental lung cancer drug failed to meet its goals in two late-stage studies in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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CERN creates and studies antihydrogen antimatter in the lab for the first time
2014-01-22 18:42:10| Extremetech
New techniques developed at CERN could make it possible to stud whole atoms of antimatter and learn why there is something in the universe instead of nothing.
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