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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Working as a wise and respected judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons Supreme Court since 2008, I've seen plenty of Mystery Machine-themed race cars, including some genuine vans. The build tag says it was built at St. Louis Assembly , and that its first engine was a 318-cubic-inch V8 with one-barrel carburetor.

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Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome

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This new maize sequence provides significant refinements over the draft sequence that was announced in February 2008, including the elimination of redundancy and improvements in the ordering and orientation of chromosomal segments. New sequence of maize genome. The HapMap was produced by a team led by Edward S.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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With the initiation of the EFRCs in April 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) budgeted approximately $100 million for multiple EFRC awards starting in FY 2009. Washington University, St. Understand and build nano-structured electrode components as the foundation for new electrical energy storage technologies.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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The government aims to begin work on a national infrastructure but expects the private sector to take the lead in building the charging networks needed for mass adoption of electric vehicles. based in st. louis, wwt works closely. Hoon said he was looking at ways of contributing to the mayors £60m plan.