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The first animal from an endangered species produced by cloning, a guar named Noah, is born at Trans Ova Genetics in Sioux Center, Iowa. He died within 48 hours of a common dysentery.
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The world's first self-contained artificial heart is implanted in Robert Tools.
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Red wine is claimed by Spanish researchers to protect against the common cold.
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Clozapine is the first drug approved by the FDA for reducing the risk of suicidal behavior.
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The journal Nature reports that 350,000 year old upright walking human footprints have been found in Italy.
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A new chemical element, ununpentium, is first observed
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Facebook launches
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Gmail launches
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Marine biologists from the Montery Bay Aquarium Research Institute announced in the journal Science the discovery of the genus Osedax, deep sea worms that feed on lipids in decaying whale carcasses.
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Astronomers announce the discovery of a galaxy, VIRGOHI21, that consists of almost entirely dark matter.
