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...nitiated thestudy of the genetics of deafness in a number of generations of the Israelifamily. Hearing impairment was traced back five generations to an ancestor bornin 1843 in Libya. The family migrated through Tunisia and Egypt, eventuallysettling in Israel. The researchers identified 12 living family mem...AAAS, State Of Arizona Co-Host Conference On Research And Development
...one-day conference will feature presentations by a number of importantgovernment and agency leaders. Neal Lane, currently director of the National ScienceFoundation and nominee for the position of Presidential Science Advisor, will give the keynoteaddress, to be followed by Albert Teich, AAAS director of sc...10 Million Report Hunger, Even With Jobs
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