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November 16, 2008 Sunday
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A skin cancer vaccine soon?

SYDNEY - AN Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer said on Sunday a vaccine which could prevent some skin cancers may be possible within a decade.

Professor Ian Frazer said that tests of the vaccine on animals had proven successful and that human trials could begin as soon as next year.

 
Makeover for space station

FLORIDA - THE space shuttle Endeavour sped on Saturday to its rendezvous with the International Space Station, carrying seven American astronauts on a 'home improvement' mission that will expand the station's living quarters.

The journey began with a spectacular Friday nighttime launch from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Google giving voice to iPhone

SAN FRANCISCO - GOOGLE is reportedly weighing into the Internet voice search arena with a free application that lets iPhone users surf online by speaking queries.

An article published in The New York Times said the software could be available at iTunes online store as early as Friday.

Purified urine to drink

CAPE CANAVERA - AS NASA prepares to double the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, nothing may do more for crew bonding than a machine being launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on Friday.

 
Microsoft sells software online
 

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