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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Newser Daily Digest - Researchers Fight Cancer With Bacteria Found in Soil

Researchers Fight Cancer With Bacteria Found in Soil

(Newser) - A bacterium found in soil could be a useful tool in fighting many types of cancer, reports the BBC . The Clostridium sporogenes bacterium, a relative to botulism and tetanus, produces spores that only grow when there is no oxygen. The human body is full of oxygen, but solid cancer tumors,... More »

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Jesus Page Attracts 'Divine' Facebook Traffic

(Newser) - Move over, Justin Bieber. Jesus Christ is here. The New York Times reports that a Facebook page called Jesus Daily is generating more "Likes" and comments than Bieber's page simply by posting the words of Jesus four or five times a day. Last week it racked up 3.... More »

Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

From One Sperm Donor, 150 Siblings

(Newser) - When Cynthia Daily, her partner, and their son vacation with other families, "it's wild," she says. The kids "all look alike." That's because Daily turned to a sperm donor seven years ago; using the number assigned to her donor, she later searched an online... More »

Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) , Arts & Living.

Investors, Not Laborers, Are Now the Heroes

(Newser) - "Labor Day" is a misnomer, and we're the ones who have made it so, writes EJ Dionne for the Washington Post . Today, and every day in America, we no longer celebrate workers "as the real creators of wealth." We reserve the highest praise for "capital,... More »

Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.

Porn Industry HIV Scare a False Alarm

(Newser) - Porn sets across the LA-area could be back in business this week, after an HIV scare that shuttered the industry last Monday turned out to be a false alarm. The actor who had tested positive was retested, and the second test returned negative results, reports the Los Angeles Times . "... More »

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Journal Editor Quits Over Climate Change Hullabaloo

(Newser) - The editor-in-chief of a scientific journal that published a revisionist paper against climate change has quit, reports the BBC . "If a paper presents interesting scientific arguments, even if controversial, it should be published and responded to in the open literature," said Wolfgang Wagner in his resignation letter . The... More »

Newser located this story for you on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.