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Non-computer buffs may think of the Internet as a whole other world. According to a Texas A&M University professor, they're right. Its a real world where where everyone is part of a community so real it can even be mapped.

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For many years, scientists have known that women who get pregnant when they are young are far less likely to get breast cancer than women who have their first pregnancy after age 30. A team of researchers from Texas A&M University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina may have discovered a possible reason.

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Researchers estimate that anywhere from 300-500 cats live on the Texas A&M University campus, and they are launching a project to identify these cats and develop strategies for controlling their numbers.

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Aloe vera has been used for centuries as a medicine to soothe burns, but researchers at Texas A&M University are studying its potential to also promote wound-healing in the elderly.

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Bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), or "mad cow" disease, poses a constant threat to the cattle industry, spurring Texas A&M University researchers to develop the technology for cloning BSE-resistant cattle.

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Texas A&M University veterinarians are comparing human chromosomes to those of dolphins and are finding that the two share many similarities

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All eyes will be on space veteran Sen. John Glenn when the space shuttle Discovery launches on Oct. 29. As part of his mission Glenn will perform unique cancer chemotherapy experiments in collaboration with Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

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"If you ask people what is in popular dietary supplements, they probably couldn't tell you," says a Texas A&M University researcher studying the mechanism of action in appetite suppressants.

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Former President George Bush, Lt. Gov. Rick Perry and State Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs will be the speakers at Texas A&M University's three spring commencement exercises May 14-15 for approximately 4,500 graduates.

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While great strides have been made through the years in treating the human side of epilepsy, it's only recently that progress has been made in diagnosing and treating epilepsy in the animal world.