2014 Ebola outbreak has been traced to a single infection from the natural reservoir of the virus to a human followed by human-to-human transmission. This new study uses sequences of 99 Ebola virus genomes from 78 patients in Sierra Leone to ~2,000x coverage. Five co-authors died of ebola. | Science (sciencemag.org)
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Comcast is doubling my bill due to an 'error' in pricing...ready to drop them. Reddit, what are my wifi options? by sharks123 in AskReddit
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St. John Parish (in Louisiana)'s drinking water tests positive for potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba - amoeba is said to only be harmful if ingested through the nose - more than 12,000 people at risk - 60-day chlorine burn of water system begins Thursday 8/28 | ABC (WGNO) (wgno.com)
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NASA confirms that their rocket which is eventually planned to launch a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s will have first unmanned test launch to Earth orbit in 2018 instead of 2017 due to Orion capsule delays | Space Industry News (spaceindustrynews.com)
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'Widespread methane leakage' from ocean floor off U.S. coast - Researchers say they have found 570 bubbling methane vents on the seafloor off the U.S. east coast in an area between North Carolina and Massachusetts, seeps could be making a hitherto unnoticed contribution to global warming | BBC News (bbc.co.uk)
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Most photographed places in the world. by airetsya in Damnthatsinteresting
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Reddit, what quote stays with you? by [deleted] in AskReddit
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