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Twins Roku and Hex are the world’s first chimeric monkeys, who have been created with genetic material from six “parents” at Oregon Health and Science University

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Twins Roku and Hex are the world’s first chimeric monkeys, who have been created with genetic material from six “parents” at Oregon Health and...

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The UCLA researchers have found that a chemical from an ancient herbal remedy, seeds from the tree Hovenia Dulcis, makes rats almost immune to...
Scientists say they can create the supersoldiers at will by dabbing normal ant larvae with a special hormone - the larvae then develop into supersoldiers rather than normal soldier or worker ants

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Scientists from McGill University, Canada, have created the “supersoldier” ants with huge heads and jaws by activating ancient genes. Researchers believe the monster ants may...
Nguyen Duy Hai from Vietnam has come through a 12-hour operation to remove a 198 lb tumour from his right leg

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Nguyen Duy Hai from Vietnam has come through a 12-hour operation to remove a 198 lb tumour from his right leg. Nguyen Duy Hai, 32,...

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Scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have found that by simply cutting calories, one person will lose body fat, regardless...
In a strong wind, Tim Howard, Everton No.1, connected sweetly with the ball as it was rolled back towards him with the score at 0-0 in the home match with Bolton Wanderers at Goodison Park

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Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard managed to score from roughly 100 yards away when his kick from inside his own penalty area bounced about 30...
A shocking video captures the moment a double-decker bus plunged off a cliff on Camino de la Muerte, the world's most dangerous road, in Bolivia

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A shocking video captures the moment a double-decker bus plunged off a cliff on Camino de la Muerte, the world's most dangerous road, in...
50 Cent made a series of tweets in which he said he was convinced death was just around the corner

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50 Cent made a series of tweets in which he said he was convinced death was just around the corner. The 36-year-old hip hop star...
A young basketball fan at a college game in Los Angeles has been embarrassingly refused by his girlfriend when he made proposal in front of a stadium of booing spectators

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A young basketball fan at a college game in Los Angeles has been embarrassingly refused by his girlfriend when he made proposal in front...
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 70 have been injured in bomb attacks in southern Iraq and in the capital Baghdad

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At least 50 people have been killed and more than 70 have been injured in bomb attacks in southern Iraq and in the capital...
Jorge Saavedra, 15, from Florida, has become the youngest person in the US to escape a murder charge under a controversial “Stand Your Ground” law

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Jorge Saavedra, a 15-year-old boy from Florida, has become the youngest person in the U.S. to escape a murder charge under a controversial “Stand...
Sarah McKinley, 18, from Oklahoma, who lost her husband to lung cancer on Christmas Day, shot dead an intruder breaking her home on New Year’s Eve

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18-year-old Sarah McKinley from Oklahoma lost her husband to lung cancer on Christmas Day, leaving her the sole caregiver to their three-month-old son. On...