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Biotechnology is a far more exact tool than traditional “cross your fingers and hope for the best” cross-breeding techniques. But opponents of food biotechnology try hard to scare the public about the “unknown” consequences of altering the genetic makeup of agricultural crops. Much more is known about biotechnology than opponents …

When NASA’s shuttle Atlantis launches towards the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, the 100-ton rocket ship will ferry the high-flying laboratory’s next U.S. crewmember into orbit. Riding up to the ISS with Atlantis’ STS-117 crew will be NASA spaceflyer Clayton Anderson, a late addition to the mission who will replace …

BARRETT JUNCTION, Calif. – Miles behind the police barricades along Highway 94, martial law rules. At Barrett Junction, an intersection marked only by an old-fashioned roadside café, some 50 residents who refused to flee the Harris Fire gather at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. for a free meal and some …