Researchers at Whitehead Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston have identified a protein, called Musashi 2,…
Month: July 2010
Better barriers can help levees withstand wave erosion
A new barrier design could protect reservoir levees from the erosive forces of wind-driven waves,…
Antibody may help treat and prevent influenza outbreaks
Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against “avian” H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and…
Saturn propellers reflect solar system origins
Scientists using NASA’s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn have stalked a new class of moons in…
We fiddle while Farm Belt copes with climate change
Houston Chronicle: Legend has it that the Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Almost two…
BP Is Ready to Put Tighter Cap on Runaway Well
New York Times: BP will begin replacing the cap on its runaway well in the…
New Rules Threaten Future of Biomass Power
New York Times: An energy technology that has long been viewed as a clean and…
United Kingdom: Easy living: The truth about modern communes
Independent (UK): It was on a summer’s afternoon in 2005 that Paul Wimbush made his…
Schwarzenegger to host third round of Governors’ Global Climate Summit
Xinhua: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Friday that he will host the third round…
Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain
Associated Press: The value of one highly touted facet of the Gulf of Mexico oil…