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Leukemia Study Hints at 'Holy Grail' of Cancer Treatment

Resounding success in the early stages of an experimental technique to treat leukemia has researchers talking about a breakthrough in combatting cancer not with radiation or drugs, but with cells drawn from patients' immune systems.
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Cancer Researchers Hail Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made strides in treating leukemia patients with a new technique that engineers blood cells to attack the cancer, according to studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.
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Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy sale sparks bidding war

The bankruptcy sale of Crystal Cathedral, the glass-walled Orange County church known for its "Hour of Power" broadcasts, has touched off a bidding war between a Roman Catholic diocese and a local university.
The chemical Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), used to make the date rape drug GHB, is shown in this plastic container in this undated photograph released by officials

Customs agents seize "date rape" drug at LA airport

Customs agents have seized three gallons of a chemical used to make the date rape drug GHB at Los Angeles International Airport amid a surge in illegal shipments of the intoxicant, authorities said on Wednesday.
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DARPA to Test Falcon HTV-2, the Fastest Aircraft

The Pentagon will test a super fast, unmanned aircraft that can travel at Mach 20 -twenty times faster than the speed of sound, up to 13,000 miles per hour. The Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will test the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) Thursday morning from Vandenberg Air Force in California. A Minotaur IV Lite rocket will lift off with the HTV-2, and release the aircraft after penetrating the atmosphere.
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HTV-2 Is Fast Enough to Travel from New York to LA in 12 Minutes, Pentagon Says

The Defense Research Projects Agency is testing Thursday an unmanned aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound, up to 13,000 miles per hour, and send a missile to a target within an hour. If successful, it will be fast enough to travel from coast to coast (between Los Angeles and New York) in just 12 minutes.

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