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Submission + - Mouse cloned from drop of blood (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Ogi_UnixNut
Ogi_UnixNut writes: Scientists in Japan have succeeded in cloning a mouse from a drop blood. From the BBC: "Circulating blood cells collected from the tail of a donor mouse were used to produce the clone, a team at the Riken BioResource Center reports in the journal Biology of Reproduction."

The female mouse managed to live a normal lifespan and could reproduce, according to the researchers.

Submission + - North Korean missile in upright firing position (cnn.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: North Korea has raised at least one missile into its upright firing position, feeding concerns that a launch is imminent, a U.S. official told CNN Thursday.
This comes as the world continued to keep watch for a possible missile launch by the secretive government, and a day before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in the region.
In the latest daily tough talk from the North, a government agency is quoted by the state-run media as saying that "war can break out any moment."

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