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Scientists find match in leprosy strain between some patients and armadillos, which harbor bacteria that causes the disease

As a filmmaker--albeit for the very small screen rather than the very large one--it was my supreme pleasure to interview legendary director Werner Herzog ( Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn ) about his latest film Cave of Forgotten Dreams . Herzog's first foray into 3-D, the movie takes viewers on a journey through the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave in the South of France, which contains perfectly preserved charcoal drawings, many of which date to 30,000 years ago. [More]

Charles Limb, a hearing and ear surgeon at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, studies jazz as a means of understanding what goes on "under the hood" when a musician is improvising.

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The birth certificate in all its long-form glory has been revealed to a panting public. And so even the most hardcore so-called birther will now acknowledge that Barack Obama is legally entitled to serve as President of the United States, right

Jason Bohn begins his defense of his Zurich Classic of New Orleans title on Thursday, hoping to find some magic from a year ago.

Se Ri Pak has reason to feel comfortable going into this week's Avnet LPGA Classic at Magnolia Grove's Crossings Course.

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"Neotropical" blueberries shown to contain higher levels of disease-fighting antioxidants

Birth certificate, schmirth certificate. The Yale Cultural Recognition Project's theory suggests that die-hard birthers will hold firm to their political philosophies in the face of incontrovertible evidence--until they're given a way to save face. Anyone eager to confront genuine issues plaguing the nation--from staunch lefties to sober leaders on the political right--got a moment of respite today with the release of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.

By Virginia Gewin of Nature magazine The closed eyes, the unresponsiveness, the drool--sleep is an easily recognizable, all-encompassing state.

Leprosy was one of the last things on dermatologist John Abide 's mind when a 78-year-old man walked in for a screening at the doctor's Greenville, Miss., practice. Unbeknownst to the man, two large red bumps had formed on his back.

Scientists find match in leprosy strain between some patients and armadillos, which harbor bacteria that causes the disease

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Twitter Prepares for Royal Wedding Traffic Onslaught Twitter CEO Biz Stone is shown prepping for the "Wills & Kate" traffic with its very own server. Even with all eyes on the royals , Bieber still has 3 times the server space.

It's a speech we've heard time and time again: A corporate CEO or entrepreneur will take the stage and proclaim "Our greatest asset is not in our inventory or our sales or our products—but in our people." True, but times have changed. In order to fully realize—and leverage—an employee's full value, a successful company needs to find creative ways to tap into its employees' networks (both online and offline).