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The U.S. Women’s National Team opened play at the 2016 SheBelieves Cup on March 3 in Tampa, Fla. with a 1-0 victory against England as second half substitute Crystal Dunn scored a spectacular goal in the 72nd minute, just six minutes after entering the game. The USA is tied with Germany atop the standings with three points after Germany defeated France, 1-0, in the first match of the evening. The tournament is serving as excellent Olympic preparation for the USA, Germany and France, and with four of the top five ranked teams in the world, three of which made the...

Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory. Writing this week (May 28, 2012) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of Wisconsin scientists describes a way to transform human stem cells -- both embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells -- into the critical heart muscle cells by simple manipulation of one key developmental pathway. The technique promises a uniform, inexpensive and far more efficient alternative to the complex bath of serum or growth factors now used to nudge blank slate stem cells to...

WORLAND -- A crew from ABC World News Tonight interviewed area residents as part of a planned segment about the motion picture "Brokeback Mountain." The film about two ill-fated Cowboy lovers in Wyoming is considered the front-runner for the Oscars. The crew conducted short interviews with residents in Worland and Ten Sleep earlier this week. "They came in like a whirlwind," said Kathryn Moore, owner of Dirty Sally's in Ten Sleep. "They were pleasant but I was disappointed they were here for such a little time." Broken Back Ranch owner Terril Mills, who escorted the crew through Ten Sleep, said...