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Intelligent Designs on Evolution

Questions about the origins of our species have been plaguing human beings and dividing Americans for more than a hundred years, if not for all time. The new American RadioWorks documentary "Intelligent Designs on Evolution" looks at the heated controversy over which biological theories should be taught in public schools.

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What's behind the mystery rust

Duluth Port officials know there's an aggressive corrosion, eating away at under-water steel. Now they've got the money to figure out what's causing it.

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"Body Worlds" exhibit to show real human bodies

Next year, the Science Museum of Minnesota will show the exhibit "Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies." It includes human cadavers that are preserved and posed through a process called plastination. Eric Jolly, the president of the Science Museum, spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about the exhibit.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minneapolis considers citywide WiFi alternatives

The next wave of the WiFi revolution involves whole cities going wireless. Minneapolis is one of several Minnesota cities that wants to provide wireless Internet access to everyone.

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Better medicine through pharmacogenomics

Drug commercials often remind viewers to ask their doctors if a certain drug is right for them. Well, how about asking your doctor if your genetic makeup is right for the drug? That's pharmacogenomics.

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Mysteries of the Vikings

Americans like to claim the Vikings as their own even though they never set foot on U.S. soil. What other misunderstandings are there about these ancient Norse people? A curator at the Smithsonian museum sets the record straight.

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CDC proposes new measures against bird flu

Fearing foreign diseases like bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed new quarantine regulations Tuesday. The rules would make it easier for the CDC to access airline passenger lists and would clearly outline the rights of people subjected to a quarantine. Is the government's heightened concern about bird flu making the country safer?

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Who controls the Internet?

At the World Summit on the Information Society, participants from around the world are gathering to discuss the role a U.S. nonprofit plays in managing the inner workings of the Internet, and to push for more international involvement.

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