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The cockroach is so well known there is even a song about him. La cucaracha, la cucaracha, ya no puede caminar. Of course the song is written as a joke but in reality, some species of this bug are particularly disgusting and love to hang around as an unwanted house guest.

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Dr. Jay Keasling, a distinguished professor at the University of California, Berkeley and CEO of Joint BioEnergy Institute, has managed to connect plants and bacteria to create both an anti-malarial drug, as well as green, cleaner-burning, renewable fuel.

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The most popular way people clean their kitchen sponges is by tossing them into the dishwasher every now and again. But there is a better way.

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BANGKOK, June four — Thai hospitals nationwide have been instructed to be on alert for a deadly new toxic strain of E. coli that has killed about 20 people worldwide. It is believed to have originated from poor hygiene at a farm, in transit, or in a shop or food outlet, senior Thai public health ministry officials said.

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Todays News in Brief.

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In a recent study, scientists Simon Lee and colleagues, of the University of Nottingham, England, found a collection of molecules in the brains of cockroaches and other insects that contain powerful antibiotic (bacteria-killing) properties.

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A description of the polymerase chain reaction.

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For the first time researchers have succeeded in producing economically viable less volatile high energy-density per unit of volume longer-chain hydrocarbons similar to gasoline using biological processes as a result of genetically engineering a type of bacteria typically found in your intestines.