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...avoid that, Renault and his Ifremer colleagues are looking for ways to battle the OsHV-1 threat. They want to know why cultivations in the Arcachon basin southwest of Bordeaux have been spared while virtually all others in France have seen most or all of their young oysters decimate. Experts will also look for reasons why a few individuals in those otherwise devastated populations survived. "Since we can't vaccinate shellfish, one way of protecting future generations is to use oysters that are resistant to OsHV-1 and generally more robust in reproduction [to produce] future oyster generations that...
...Southwest The one major airline that is bucking the trend of increasing fees, Southwest still doesn't charge for checked bags (up to two), nonalcoholic drinks, blankets or making a change to your flight. The discount airline has even launched an ad campaign to brag about that fact. Its new slogan: "Fees don't fly with...
...drew jeers from British newspapers for his lavish holidays abroad, but many British politicians are sticking closer to home this summer. Finance Minister Alistair Darling has chosen an island off Scotland's northwest coast for his vacation, while Conservative Party leader David Cameron has hit the beach in Cornwall, southwest England (though he is fitting in a second holiday in Turkey in a few weeks...
...will be a few weeks before anyone can accurately measure the political impact of Barack Obama's trip to Southwest Asia, the Middle East and Europe but it is without a doubt the most important campaign swing he's made in months and almost certain to help him boost his standing with Americans who still do not regard him as highly on defense and foreign affairs as they do John McCain. Fixing that imbalance - and polls show he trails McCain by margins of as much as two to one when voters are asked who they trust more as a potential...
South Korea Ferry Disaster Divers worked to recover bodies from a ferry that capsized in the Yellow Sea 140 miles southwest of Seoul; at week's end 139 people had been confirmed dead in the accident; 69 survived...