5 scientists honored for life-saving leukemia treatment, research in creating stem cellsSeptember 13th, 2009 Awards given for leukemia treatment, DNA advancesNEW YORK — Five scientists have won prestigious research awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell. The $250,000 Lasker Awards will be presented Oct.
Solar disinfection method not effective technique to clean waterAugust 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found that a popular method of disinfecting water with sunlight, used in more than 30 countries worldwide, may be far less effective in real-world settings than it is in the lab. An estimated 1.8 million people die every year from diarrheal diseases, mainly by drinking or coming into contact with dirty water.
Senate confirms geneticist Francis Collins to lead NIHAugust 7th, 2009 Senate confirms new NIH directorWASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday confirmed Dr. Francis Collins, a scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code, as director of the National Institutes of Health.
Monitoring vibes can detect hidden damage in bridgesJuly 31st, 2009 SYDNEY - Monitoring changes in vibrations can detect hidden damage in bridges, said an Australian researcher. Doctoral engineering researcher Henry Shih of Queensland University of Technology has developed a method to determine whether a bridge is damaged and even locate where the damage is in the structure.
Hilary Clinton to observe 'direct seeding' of paddyJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State who arrives here Sunday, will tour the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) to observe the direct seeding method for paddy cultivation among farmers. We dont know why but Clinton is interested in one technology - the direct seeding methodology for paddy cultivation, said a senior official of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) of which IARI is a part.
Hominids' last supper establishes the times they lived at archaeological sitesJuly 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of scientists has analyzed the last food that the hominids consumed, in order to establish the length of their occupations at archaeological sites. As part of the research, the scientists analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals found in the French cave of Arago, which were hunted by Homo heidelbergensis.
'Noisy' stars mask planet's true sizeJuly 10th, 2009 SYDNEY - A German study has suggested that astronomers observing exoplanets around other stars may be underestimating their size because of active stars that add 'noise' to the observation of exoplanets using the transit method. The transit method detects exoplanets as they pass in front of their parent star, reducing the amount of light reaching telescopes on, and orbiting, Earth.
New method to detect food borne pathogensJuly 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have suggested an improved method for detection of food-borne pathogens. Dr. Edmund Ting, Senior VP of South Easton, MA-based Pressure BioSciences, Inc., believes that improvements in food safety depend on the rapid and accurate detection of food-borne pathogens, both in pre-release quality control testing and in post-outbreak investigations.
Waste water treatment plant mud to reduce CO2 emissions in cement factoriesJune 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have shown that waste water treatment plant mud can be used as a partial alternative fuel to enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions. The research was carried out by scientists from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeast Spain.
Mice cloned for the first time in SpainJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Making one of the biggest breakthroughs in cloning, researchers at the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) have become the first one to clone mice in Spain. The scientists created Cloe, Cleo and Clona-the three female brown-coloured mice that were born respectively on 12 May, 3 June and 10 June.
Haryana institute clones world's second buffalo calfJune 7th, 2009 KARNAL - Scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) here in Haryana have successfully cloned a buffalo calf for the second time in the world, officials said Sunday. The institute had this February cloned the world's first buffalo calf.
New 'molecular clock' aids dating of human migration historyJune 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have devised a new 'molecular clock' that aids dating of human migration history. Estimating the chronology of population migrations throughout mankind's early history has always been problematic.
Fertility expert: I've cloned a humanApril 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A fertility doctor has claimed to have cloned 14 human embryos and transferred them to four women prepared to give birth to cloned babies. Panayiotis Zavos broke the sacred taboo of human individuality by doing the cloning act.
Researchers identify genes that protect during ageingApril 21st, 2009 LONDON - A new method developed by scientists will help researchers isolate genes that can protect the body during the ageing process. They developed a method of analysing genes in multiple ageing tissue types in both animals and humans.
Promotion is bad for your healthApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - Do people become healthier after getting a promotion? The answer seems to be no, according to a new study. To the contrary, the study has found that promotions could undermine your peace of mind and curtail visits to the doctor.
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