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Pig DNA mapped: may help with vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu.
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The first H1N1 cases in a commercial swine herd are in Indiana.
The Indiana State Department of Health is cautiously optimistic it will receive enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to satisfy demand over the next few weeks.
The company's Transcraft division will move all operations to a Cadiz, Kentucky plant in an effort to cut costs.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Bob McDonnell rolled to victory over a Democrat in the governor's race in Virginia on Tuesday in the first of three key votes that provided an early test of U.S. President Barack Obama's clout.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Chris Christie defeated Jon Corzine, the Democratic incumbent, in the hard fought New Jersey governor's race on Tuesday, NBC News projected.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid left open the possibility on Tuesday that work on a healthcare overhaul bill could drift into next year, as the House of Representatives pushed to take it up later this week.
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