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JUNE 26, 2011

Gay Marriage's Unlikely Republican Leader In the New York streets outside the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village on Friday night, there was one man celebrating that was cursed among the gay community. Ken Mehlman, the leader of President George W. Bush's re-election campaign in 2004, had once campaigned for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. But Mehlman came out last year, and then about-faced about same-sex marriage. Mehlman worked alongside a host of conservative donors and operatives to get same-sex marriage approved in New York, reports The Daily Beast's Samuel P. Jacobs. Read it at The Daily Beast Romney, Bachmann Lead in Iowa The first Des Moines Register Iowa poll of the cycle has been released. According to the results, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann lead the pack, with 23 percent and 22 percent respectively. One pollster said of Bachmann, "This would indicate that she's going to be a real player in Iowa." Herman Cain came in third with 10 percent, while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul tied with 7 percent each. Meanwhile, Tim Pawlenty, who has already spent 26 days in Iowa this cycle and has already started airing television ads in the state, came in fifth with just 6 percent. Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report said, "If I were the Pawlenty camp, I would be enormously worried about this poll." Read it at Politico Amtrak Death Toll Rises to 6 The death toll from a Friday collision between a truck and an Amtrak train in Nevada has risen to at least six. Officials found the bodies of the truck driver and one of the train crew late Saturday. Twenty-eight people still remain unaccounted for, though the National Transportation Safety Board said some of the 210 with tickets might have gotten off the train before the crash. Emergency workers spent Saturday searching for bodies among the wreckage of the California-bound train, though the severe damage hampered their efforts to confirm a death toll. Investigators said visibility was excellent the day of the crash, and they said they are baffled why the head driver didn't stop upon seeing the train approaching. The engineer, who survived the crash, also tried to bring the train to a halt. The truck dragged half a mile down the tracks before a fire broke out in two of the passenger cars. Read it at Los Angeles Times Chinese Dissident Released From Jail Less than a week after renowned artist Ai Weiwei was freed, another prominent Chinese dissident, Hu Jia, 37, was released from prison and is now home with his family. Jia's wife, Zeng Jingyan, said they were not speaking with the press for fear that it "might cause problems." Although Jia has been freed, security forces are keeping watch outside his home and preventing him from talking the media—similar conditions to Weiwei's. Jia was imprisoned in 2008 for writing articles and doing interviews with journalists in which he openly criticized the Chinese government, and was outspoken during the time leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The country's state-run news agency declared that he had "spread malicious rumors, libel and instigation." Read it at BBC Marriage Bill Boosts Paris Gay Pride Tens of thousands of people turned out for the gay pride parade in Paris on Saturday, strengthened by the passing of the gay marriage bill in New York. But elsewhere, Russian police detained 14 gay rights activists trying to hold a rally in St. Petersburg. New York's own gay pride parade is set to begin at noon local time on 36th Street and Fifth Avenue, making its way down to historic Greenwich Village, where the Stonewall Inn melee sparked the gay rights movement. Read it at Associated Press Yemeni President To Make Public Statement Within 48 hours, despite severe burns. Bulger Opens Up To Feds Recounts details of life as fugitive. China's Premier Arrives in U.K. For talks to strengthen economic ties. Hacker Group LulzSec Shutting Down After 50-Day Hacking Spree. Endangered Whales Victim of Climate Change Plankton found where it had not existed for 800,000 years. Sign up for The Yes List email, our weekly cultural recommendations. For more of The Daily Beast, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Iran's Hardline Fashion Police by Babak Dehghanpisheh As Iran heats up this summer, the morality police are cracking down more than before. Men are not allowed to wear necklaces, and women can be fined for wearing nail polish. Getting Serious About the 2012 GOP by Mark McKinnon The until-recently blobular lineup of Republican candidates is finally solidifying. Mark McKinnon on who's ahead—and why Rick Perry, not even yet in the race, leads in momentum. Jeff Divine: Surfing Photographs from the Eighties by The Daily Beast Legendary surf photographer Jeff Divine has been shooting the waves and their riders for over half a century. See his most iconic pictures from the eighties.

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Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein need to be hydroxylated. Researchers report that for the first time the alpha 1 chain of type 1 collagen has been produced in maize with similar levels of proline hydroxylation to human collagen.

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• 350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic
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• Towards the safer use of nanoparticles
• Global plant database set to promote biodiversity research and Earth-system sciences
• Scientists discover how to control fate of stem cells
• Rotavirus vaccine greatly reduced gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children
• Terahertz light to illuminate cell biology and cancer research
• Biodiversity in a changing Middle East
• Borrelia infection in ticks in Norway
• Precise assembly of engines
• Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties
• Menthol cigarettes marketed in 'predatory' pattern, study shows
• Experts seek reforms to prevent errors from medical resident fatigue, lack of supervision
• Adolescents' dieting and disordered eating behaviors continue into young adulthood, study finds

350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008.

Fermilab experiment weighs in on neutrino mystery Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:23 PM PDT Scientists have just announced the results from a search for a rare phenomenon, the transformation of muon neutrinos into electron neutrinos. The result is consistent with and significantly constrains a measurement reported 10 days ago by the Japanese T2K experiment, which announced an indication of this type of transformation.

Are the French becoming bored with wine? Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT One of the most familiar aspects of French culture - its love of wine - might be lost as successive generations abandon the imaginative representations of wine linked to national identity, according to a new study. The findings suggest that the transmission of French wine heritage to future generations is in terminal decline.

Getting more innovative with Facebook? Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT Digital meeting places are one of the initiatives that can provide more innovative workplaces, according to new study.

Towards the safer use of nanoparticles Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT What kind of HSE know-how do we really need to manage the new substances now found in everything from our clothes to cosmetics and electronics? Are nanoparticles harmful to the environment – or are these invisible particles safer than we think?

Global plant database set to promote biodiversity research and Earth-system sciences Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT The world's largest database on plants' functional properties, or traits, has been published. Scientists compiled three million traits for 69,000 out of the world's ~300,000 plant species. The achievement rests on a worldwide collaboration of scientists from 106 research institutions.

Scientists discover how to control fate of stem cells Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT Scientists have discovered how the body uses a single communication system to decide the fate of stem cells. The study paves the way for the development of new methods of stem cell therapy with fewer side effects.

Rotavirus vaccine greatly reduced gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Vaccination against rotavirus, a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children, dramatically decreased hospitalization rates for the infection among infants in three U.S. counties, according to a new study.

Terahertz light to illuminate cell biology and cancer research Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Unique research is set to trigger a new era in research into cancer diagnosis and our understanding of how living things function, researchers say. Scientists are using Europe's most intense terahertz light source to understand the effects of terahertz (THz) rays on human cells.

Biodiversity in a changing Middle East Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT Biologists emphasize the importance of biodiversity and conservation in the Middle East. A recent article highlights the importance of the future of conservation in the region and biodiversity of the largest island of Arabia, Socotra.

Borrelia infection in ticks in Norway Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT The most common tick-borne disease in humans is Lyme borreliosis. Extensive field and laboratory tests have revealed that the Borrelia bacterium is present in a larger proportion of ticks than has been shown by earlier studies. Another finding is that migratory birds play an important role in the spreading of ticks and pathogenic agents borne by ticks.

Precise assembly of engines Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Germany are developing procedures and methods to automate assembly processes to continuously improve the quality of the engines. The use of the latest technologies helps to eliminate uncertainties during engine assembly.

Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein need to be hydroxylated. Researchers report that for the first time the alpha 1 chain of type 1 collagen has been produced in maize with similar levels of proline hydroxylation to human collagen.

Menthol cigarettes marketed in 'predatory' pattern, study shows Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes in stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students, according to a new study.

Experts seek reforms to prevent errors from medical resident fatigue, lack of supervision Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT A group of 26 of the nation's leaders in medicine, health care, patient safety, and research today called for sweeping changes in the design, supervision and financing of US hospital residency care programs to protect patients from serious, preventable medical errors, and end dangerously long work hours for physicians in training.

Adolescents' dieting and disordered eating behaviors continue into young adulthood, study finds Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to a new study.

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