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At left,a clump of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria in the extracellular matrix, which connects cells and tissue. At right,the bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis, which lives in the human gut, a microbe that will be studied as part of NIH’s Human Microbiome Project. (Photo by NIAID / File / AP)

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Microbes maketh man

Political revolutionaries turn the world upside down. Scientific ones more often turn it inside out. And that turning is happening to the idea of what — biologically speaking — a human being is.

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Economist

Bendy camouflage robot inspired by sea creatures changes color for disguise

A robot that can change color to blend in with its surroundings has been created by researchers at Harvard University, inspired by the camouflage skills of sea creatures such as octopi and squid.

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BBC

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Camouflage robot

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YouTube

Punk band protesters sentenced to 2 year term

Three women from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in jail for their protest in a church against President Vladimir Putin.

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Reuters

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The ‘punk prayer’ that led to prison

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Pussy Riot trial: live updates

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RIA Novosti

US carbon dioxide emissions post drop

In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the United States has fallen dramatically, to its lowest level in 20 years.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

White House studying oil reserve release

The White House is “dusting off old plans” for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining sanctions against Iran.

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Reuters

American oil

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NATION

Wildfires continue to rage across US

Wildfires raging across several western states have destroyed dozens of homes and scorched millions of acres of land, forcing thousands to flee their homes.

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Al Jazeera

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Wildfires ravage western US

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NBCNews.com

Young illegal immigrants will be eligible for California driver’s licenses

California will issue driver’s licenses to hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants once the Obama administration grants them work permits.

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San Jose Mercury News

Ariz. governor signs order to ban driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

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U.S. News

Suspect in Washington shooting voiced political grudge

The man charged in a shooting at a conservative Christian lobbying group in downtown Washington told a guard “I don’t like your politics” before wounding him, according to court documents.

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Reuters

After shooting, social conservatives describe a movement under siege

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Blame game grows in FRC shooting

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CNN

POLITICS

Florida law could sharply reduce minority votes, federal court says

A federal court says a Florida law that restricts the number of early-voting days could result in a dramatic reduction in voting by blacks.

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Orlando Sentinel

Fake followers newest ploy and accusation in politics, say analysts

Forget ballot box irregularities. There’s a virtual dust-up under way over how Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney amassed more than 100,000 new Twitter followers in just one weekend.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

BUSINESS

Facebook falls to record low as lockup expires on millions of shares

Facebook Inc.’s shares tumbled to a record low as the post-initial public offering lockup on about 271 million shares expired, making them available for insiders to sell on the open market.

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MarketWatch

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Should Facebook unfriend Zuckerberg over slumping stock price?

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Business travel spending still tight

More than a third of 407 business travelers surveyed this month say fewer employees in their companies are allowed to travel to meetings than a year ago, according to a survey.

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CNBC

EDUCATION

Women’s colleges struggle to keep identity and enrollment

Women’s colleges are changing to meet the needs of a new generation of women, and, in some cases, to make ends meet.

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USA TODAY

New York chases Silicon Valley with Roosevelt Island site

New York City’s ambitions to challenge Silicon Valley as a technology center are taking root on a narrow isle in the East River, where Cornell University is building a $2 billion campus and startup incubator.

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Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Wild pollinators support farm productivity and stabilize yield

Most people are not aware of the fact that 84% of the European crops are partially or entirely dependent on insect pollination.

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ScienceDaily

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Corn pollination: weather and insect issues

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Fish welfare to get hi-tech boost with automatic alerts

Scientists are looking to develop a system that can identify when fish used in laboratories are under stress.

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Swarming up a storm: why animals school and flock

Scientists have learned that animals like birds and fish may indeed have evolved to swarm together to protect themselves from the threat of predators.

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NPR

Building a hurricane

The University of Miami has broken ground on the Marine Technology & Life Sciences Seawater Complex, which will house a massive indoor hurricane simulator that could save your life.

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Popular Science

Atlantic tropical cyclone activity

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National Hurricane Center (NOAA.gov)

When will we learn animal languages?

Many animals have learned parts of human language, but how close are humans to learning their speech?

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Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

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Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’: a paean to American liberty

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Guardian

Arab Spring — US should do more to shape Syria’s future

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McClatchy Newspapers

When slower means faster, safer

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Denver Post

An ounce of prevention: type 2 diabetes

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Columbus Dispatch

Whoopie for courage

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ACA aims for strong social service support

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Politico

Column (Joel Klein):

The case for the private sector in school reform

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The Atlantic

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Punishing cheaters promotes the evolution of cooperation

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Scientific American

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GOOD NEWS

After cash flew away, good Samaritan and fellow workers help charity group

Ray Leuthauser found some money Jane Corbett lost on the highway, then helped raised the amount that couldn’t be recovered. The money was for buying food to feed homeless people.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Maykah builds girls’ interest in science

Three women have teamed up to form Maykah, a startup aiming to create toys that encourage young girls to study science, technology, engineering and math.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Summer camps try to solve Silicon Valley’s gender gap

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WORLD

UK: Assange won’t be allowed to leave

Hours after Ecuador granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the U.K. will not allow Assange safe passage out of the country.

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CBS News

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Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador — as it happened

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Guardian

Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa

The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa’s psyche.

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Reuters

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President Zuma ‘saddened’ by South Africa mine shooting

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BBC

Germany debates plan to compensate stay-at-home moms

Germany’s conservative coalition is pushing to pay moms who stay home to care for children ages 1 to 3. Opposition parties are outraged, calling the plan an antiquated take on family politics.

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Christian Science Monitor

HEALTH

CDC recommends heptatitis C testing for all baby boomers

The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that everyone born from 1945 through 1964 get the blood test for hepatitis C.

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Des Moines Register

Pennsylvania reports new strain of flu

Four confirmed and six probable human cases of influenza have been reported due to a new strain of the flu known as H3N2v, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

‘We’re NASA and we Know It’ video spoofs JPL Mars team with love

The folks at JPL have arrived. No, not because the NASA center’s brightest put down the Mars rover Curiosity flawlessly. It’s because there is now a rap video lampooning their performance.

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Christian Science Monitor

‘Dirty Dancing’ and the top 10 things you didn’t know about the classic

Get your trivia brain out of the corner in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary and see how much you really know about the cult classic movie.

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TIME

Ayn Rand Institute finds dilemma in radical author’s evolving legacy

The Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California, venerates the late philosopher as a prophet of unfettered capitalism who showed America the way.

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Guardian

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Russian and Polish churches appeal to forgive each other

The heads of Russia’s Orthodox church and Poland’s Catholic church are to sign an appeal to their nations to forgive each other for past historical wrongs.

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CBS News

Books and art pit freedom of religion against free speech in Tunisia

The riots by ultra-conservative Muslims in Tunisia over issues of blasphemy threaten to destabilize the fledgling democracy, leading legislators to consider some limits to free speech.

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Yahoo! News

SPORTS

Giants’ Melky Cabrera suspended after failing drug test

The San Francisco outfielder was suspended for 50 games following a positive test for testosterone, putting an abrupt end to what had been a remarkable regular season.

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Sports Illustrated

Peyton Manning, Stokley, Brooking give Broncos rare hat trick at age 36

The Broncos are the only team in the league with three position players — nonkickers — who are at least 36 years old.

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Denver Post

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Who, what, why: How do you survive a month adrift at sea?

After a month adrift on the ocean, two men have been found on a deserted island in the Pacific. How could anyone survive being at sea for so long?

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BBC

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Members of an AcroYoga group balance on a beam for a photograph in front of the television tower in Berlin. (Photo by Gero Breloer / AP)

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