March 10, 2009 Tuesday
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TOKYO - A MOUSE whose parents were genetically engineered so their offspring would not be born with organs has grown its own kidneys.

Scientists at Tokyo University's Institute of Medical Science used implanted cells to create the kidneys said reports on Tuesday.

 
Crisis hits Asia server market

ASIA-PACIFIC server shipments fell for the first time in nearly seven years in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the global economic slump hit spending on technology products, a report said on Tuesday.

Robot teacher in Japan

TOKYO - FOR THE first time a robot will be teaching primary students in Japan said reports on Tuesday.

Fifteen years of research has created 'Saya', a robot that looks humanoid and is being tested as a teacher after having been used as a receptionist.

Pink dolphin draws tourists

LAKE CALCASIEU (Louisiana) - A UNIQUE bottlenose dolphin is drawing huge numbers of tourists to a lake in Louisian due to its bright pink hue.

First spotted in lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, by boat captain Erik Rue, 42, in 2007, the dolphin has returned said reports on Tuesday.

   
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