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  • July 2008
    • Brass: Let Gays Serve Openly

      Brass: Let Gays Serve Openly

      (Newser) - Four high-ranking retired military officers have called on Congress to repeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying that it makes it extremely difficult for gays in the US military, reports AP. Allowing gays to serve openly would not undermine the morale, discipline or effectiveness of units in combat, they concluded, after conducting a study for a California-based research center.    More »

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      Barack Obama   Congress   Pentagon   gays in the military   University of California at Santa Barbara

  • May 2008
    • Robot Worms Offer Cancer Hope

      Robot Worms Offer Cancer Hope

      (Newser) - Little mechanical “worms” offer the latest hope for early detection—and eradication—of cancer. Researchers have created tiny machines that travel through the body, find tumors that are too small to see in normal scans, and then deliver drugs to kill them. The method has worked to spot tumors in mice, but it’s still years from human use, ABC reports. More »

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      cancer   medical research   MIT   tumors   University of California at San Diego   University of California at Santa Barbara

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