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<p>The upper row of images shows blood samples through a traditional microscope. The bottom row shows the same samples imaged on a smartphone.</p>

My Smartphone Is A Microscope. What Can Yours Do?

Physicists have found a way to turn a smartphone camera lens into a microscope and a spectrometer. They say both could be handy for doctors in remote areas with few laboratories who need to look at blood samples.

<p>We are choosing among a dizzying array of low-fat, low-salt, and low-calorie products</p>

'Better For You' Foods May Be Better For Company Profits

'Better for you' food products drove more than 70 percent of food company sales growth in the last five years, a new analysis says. Although a food activist suggests that the numbers could be a bit misleading.

Texas Turns Down Cook's Offer Of Free 'Last Meals'

The state isn't ending the practice of granting a condemned prisoner basically anything he wants because of the cost. It's being done because it's no longer thought to be appropriate.

<p>A Phiten necklace flies around the neck of Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Chris Narveson as he throws during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.</p>

Baseball's New Bling Is Made For Believers

If you watch this year's playoffs, you may notice many baseball players are wearing a certain necklace. It's actually a "metal-infused wellness product," but mostly it's a reminder that baseball is a superstitious enterprise.

<p>Brain researchers say the big fluctuations in IQ performance they found in teens were not random — or a fluke. </p>

IQ Isn't Set In Stone, Suggests Study That Finds Big Jumps, Dips In Teens

A new study documents significant fluctuations in the IQs of a group of British teenagers. The findings bolster the theory that the IQ test isn't a measure of a person's "fixed" intellectual capacity but rather, a gauge of acquired knowledge that progresses in fits and starts.

Pill Or Candy? Can You Guess Which Of These Is Medicine?

If you didn't get the right answer, don't feel bad. A precocious Ohio girl who asked teachers and kindergartners to look at 20 matched pairs of medicines and candies found they were wrong around 30 percent of the time.

<p>Lena Blackburne Baseball is the only baseball rubbing mud company that serves the pro leagues. Where does the mud come from? That's a secret.</p>

Pro Pitchers' Dirty Secret Rubbed On Every Ball

Without a little mud, pitchers in the pro leagues wouldn't be able to put enough topspin on their pitches. It can't be just any mud, either. Since the 1950s, all the mud in every major league clubhouse has come from the same secret spot.

Values Voters Given Choice: Perry Or Romney's 'Cult'

Five presidential candidates appeared at the opening day of the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday, but the speech getting the most attention was one by a pastor from Dallas who introduced Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

<p>Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland and catcher Mike Napoli celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in game four of the MLB World Series.</p>

Napoli, Holland Are Names To Remember As Rangers Even Series At 2-2

Pitcher Derek Holland gave up just two hits over 8 1/3 innings and catcher Mike Napoli hit a three-run home run as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Game five of the World Series is tonight.

<p>Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited Oregon earlier this month, and he heard from an Oregon City teacher who complained about the rules of a performance-based pay bonus grant.</p>

School District Says No To Teacher Bonus Grant

Oregon City, just south of Portland, Ore., has rejected more than $2.5 million in federal funds. The school district turned down money that would have given performance-based pay bonuses to teachers, a controversial part of the Obama administration's education policy.

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