Tech played support role in discovery

Geneva : Switzerland | Jul 04, 2012 at 11:43 PM PDT

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To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson popularly known as the "God particle" that helps explain what gives all matter in the universe... FULL ARTICLE AT The News-Star

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