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John French Boehme beloved husband and father, age 86, of Oshkosh, died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Four thousand years ago, a government bureaucrat in Mesopotamia jotted down a tally of slave laborers on a clay tablet.

The University of Illinois invites agriculturalists to the 2009 AgMasters Conference , which will take place December 1 and 2 at the I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois.

Bacon and cucumber sandwiches, anyone? Scientists this week announced the sequencing of both the pig and cucumber genomes, with possible implications for agriculture a ' though probably not better lunch foods.

Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's' video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.

The first candidate that students got a chance to question is Dr. Richard Herman.

An international team of scientists, funded with a $10 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture , has completed the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig.

It's bad enough we have to bailout banks and auto manufacturers or spread around subsidies for wasteful, inefficient forms of energy like ethanol and morally reprehensible institutions like ACORN and Planned Parenthood.A However, now a couple of the wizards of smart that have managed to land a spot in the editorial pages of The Washington Post are ...

Biographical details on the candidates for New Jersey governor: Democrat Jon Stevens Corzine AGE _ 62; born Jan.

Published Online October 29, 2009 Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1177662 Reports Submitted on June 12, 2009 Accepted on October 21, 2009 Birgit Seidelt 1 , C. Axel Innis 2 , Daniel N. Wilson 1, Marco Gartmann 1, Jean-Paul Armache 1, Elizabeth Villa 3, Leonardo G. Trabuco 4, Thomas Becker 1, Thorsten Mielke 5, Klaus Schulten 6, Thomas A. Steitz 7*, ...

Published Online October 29, 2009 Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1178535 Research Articles Submitted on July 1, 2009 Accepted on October 21, 2009 Structure of Monomeric Yeast and Mammalian Sec61 Complexes Interacting with the Translating Ribosome Thomas Becker 1, Shashi Bhushan 1, Alexander Jarasch 1, Jean-Paul Armache 1, Soledad Funes 2, Fabrice ...

European robins, like the one shown here, navigate using the Earth's magnetic field.

New Mexico State University has announced the names of five finalists who hope to become the school's next president.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Neurology / Neuroscience ; ADHD Article Date: 22 Oct 2009 - 5:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Rats exposed to high doses of amphetamines at an age that corresponds to the later years of human adolescence display ...

China's growing middle class has created a soaring demand for U.S. soybeans, giving farmers a steady consumer base, trade experts said.

Rats develop memory loss in adulthood after receiving high doses of amphetamines during their "teen" years, new research shows.

Throughout 2009, Andrew Bird has brought his orchestral arrangements with notes of impressive whistling to a variety of locales, ranging from major summer festivals to high-school auditoriums.

KEENE, N.H., 10/12/09 - The history of comics from early newspaper strips to digital internet works will be explored in an art exhibit to be displayed October 24 to December 6 at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery.

National Cheng Kung University Prof. Kuo-Feng Ssu from Dept. of Electrical Engineering with outstanding achievement in computer science and internet, and Prof.

Four Northrop Grumman Corporation employees were honored by The Society of Women Engineers for their contributions to the engineering community and professional excellence.