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    Replacing my defective iPhone 5 with a new one while being on a family plan with

    Verizon? I have an iPhone 5 that I've had for almost 7 months (still within the 1 year warranty) and it's starting to show signs of malfunction, mainly the sleep/wake button which isn't working properly (have to press its left side of it for it to work). I've been reading online and it seems...
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    Discovery Of Defective Regulatory Protein Could Increase Efficacy Of Promising Cystic

    A little more than a year after the FDA approved Kalydeco (Vx-770), the first drug of its kind to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, University of Missouri researchers believe they have found exactly how this drug works and how to improve its effectiveness in the future. Described in...
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    Re: Defective Samsung S3 cell phone?

    Re: Defective Samsung S3 cell phone? When I attempted to activate a feature that came installed on my new phone (the feature involved checking the box next to activating the phone's speaker talk for persons with impaired sight) the phone "Locked". Soft reset didn't work. A hard reset attempt...
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    Link Made Between Muscular Dystrophy And Defective Nerve Wiring

    Working with mice, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a particular protein helps nerve cells extend themselves along the spinal cord during mammalian development. Their results shed light on the subset of muscular dystrophies that result from mutations in the gene that holds the code...
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    Hold The Kotex: Defective Tampons Prompt Really Gross Warning

    Remember the Case of the Black Mold Tampons? That was unbelievably gross. And, it turns out, it could have been more than just a situation of black mold--it could have been the black market. Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of Kotex, has issued a health advisory regarding some of their...
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    Autism Defective Gene Link

    According to a study published online in PLoS ONE, researchers have identified how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The study, conduced by researchers affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute, also offers a potential...
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    What do I do about my defective iPad 2?

    I recently bought an iPad 2 from Meijer and was pretty pleased with it until I realized that my microphone wasn't working. I tried to look up an answer to the problem online, but I couldn't find anything that could be causing it. Others with the problem said their mics were making a static...
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    What was the suit against wal.mart on defective bikes about?

    the news item was on the eleven oclock news on channel three
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    The radiator fan on my Citroen Xsara 1.6 appears to be defective, how do...

    ...I test it to be sure? The engine overheats when sitting in traffic and I don't see the fan turning, where is the electrical connection to test it? My mate says it could also be the sensor, how do I find and test that?
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    Poundworld Sentenced For Sale Of Defective Medical Devices, UK

    Discount retailer, Poundworld Retail Ltd, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £9,000 for selling defective digital thermometers and other non-compliant medical devices to the UK market. The defective thermometers, which were found to give an inaccurate reading, were discovered in...
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    Will Apple replace my defective iPhone 3GS (32GB) battery or send me a new iPhone?

    I am under warranty and my battery is definitely defective. My friend told me they will most likely send me a new iPhone rather than replacing the defective battery. Now that Apple has discontinued the 3GS in 32GB does this mean that I might be getting an iPhone 4 or is this just wishful thinking?
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    Will Apple replace my defective iPhone 3GS (32GB) battery or send me a new iPhone?

    I am under warranty and my battery is definitely defective. My friend told me they will most likely send me a new iPhone rather than replacing the defective battery. Now that Apple has discontinued the 3GS in 32GB does this mean that I might be getting an iPhone 4 or is this just wishful thinking?
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    A test shows that 10 out of 100 gadgets are defective. In a sample, 2 gadgets...

    ...are chosen...? The probability that both are defective is: 1/1000 1/110 1/11 1/10 I know the answer is 1/110...but I really need an explanation of why it is 1/110. Thanks.
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    Is my Blue Ray player broke is the the disk defective?

    I bought Boondock Saints 2 on blue ray and at the zombieland preview the picture becomes small and up in the top left corner of the screen and the rest of the movie is that way. also leap year doesn't get past the title menu. when you press play is just goes back to the menu. i tries replacing...
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    Breaking news: toyota recalls 270,000 Lexus worldwide for defective engines. Will...

    ...this affect Lexus sales? Will Lexus sales be affected? here is the breaking news link for Toyotas defective engines. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/01/breaking-toyota-admits-270-000-cars-have-faulty-engines-worldwi/?flv=1
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    Cells Prevented From Destroying Defective Mitochondria By Mutations That Cause Parkin

    Mutations that cause Parkinson's disease prevent cells from destroying defective mitochondria, according to a study published online May 10 in the Journal of Cell Biology. Defects in the ubiquitin ligase Parkin are linked to early-onset cases of this neurodegenerative disorder. The wild-type...
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    Is the sony xplod MEX-DV1100 car stereo defective? Or am I doing something wrong?

    I put in a CD-R with only about 20 songs in it just to test it, and it took about 7 minutes just to read and start playing the first song. What's more annoying is if you skip to the next song, it will take about 10 minutes just to start playing that chosen song!! Often times it does not play at...
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    Can I fix my defective Nokia radio?

    Radio of my Nokia 2700 Classic phone doesn't sound well. it has this bad sound.
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    Can I fix my defective Nokia radio?

    Radio of my Nokia 2700 Classic phone doesn't sound well. it has this bad sound.
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    Improved Understanding Of The Defective Protein That Causes Cystic Fibrosis

    A team of researchers studying the protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) has made an important discovery about how that protein is normally controlled and under what circumstances it might go awry. "Understanding the regulation of salt transport in normal cells is...
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