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Dark matter and nanotech may vie for Nobel prizes Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - A scientist who helped prove the existence of dark matter and a researcher who used the power of jellyfish to glow green in experiments may win Nobel prizes, Thomson Reuters said on Wednesday.  Full Article

 
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U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week Thursday, 2 Oct 2008 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before.  Full Article 

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Cook frozen chicken entrees properly, USDA urges Saturday, 4 Oct 2008 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday urged consumers to follow package cooking instructions after 32 people in 12 states got Salmonella poisoning after eating frozen stuffed chicken entrees that were raw but breaded.  Full Article 

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