The manufacturer, now owned by Boston Scientific, faces 550 individual or class suits.

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There is a general principle within elite performance systems, including everything from Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships to world-class modern dance companies, scientific research communities and professional sports.

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Ariane will put in orbit the really big telecommunications satellites, Soyuz will loft the medium-class spacecraft, and Vega will take care of the compact scientific payloads.

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Meanwhile, plenty of popular movies flunk the scientific literacy test. (See: 10 Films That Would Flunk Science Class).

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"This has got the potential to be the best in class protease inhibitor for HIV and AIDS, " says Palmer, the chief scientific officer.

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Scientific-Atlanta, is the latest in a string of decisions by the Roberts Court to limit class-action lawsuits.

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Democrats responded that the Ryan proposal would harm economic growth by shifting the burden of deficit reduction to middle-class Americans, the elderly and others, while cutting spending for college loans, infrastructure development, scientific research and other areas vital for job creation.

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