The creator of DNA fingerprintingheads the shortlist for the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize.
Category: Science
Plants Grow Spindly When Reaching For Sunlight: Now Researchers Understand How
Those spindly plants that desperately try to reach for a break in the canopy formed…
Pieces Coming Together In Parkinson’s, Cholesterol Puzzle
In 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that people with low…
Fish Hatchery Controversy Takes On New Significance As Wild Chinook Salmon Populations Crash
A recent study indicates that wild salmon may account for just 10 percent of California’s…
Inactive Kids Face 6-fold Risk Of Heart Disease By Teen Years, Study Finds
Young children who lead inactive lifestyles are five-to-six times more likely to be at serious…
Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show
Over 1 million babies born annually in the United States are exposed to drugs, alcohol…
Reprogrammed Cells Reduce Parkinson’s Symptoms In Rats
This is the first demonstration that neurons derived from reprogrammed cells can integrate into an…
Intel plans for cosmic ray threat
Intel reveal details of a patent for protecting future generations of computers from the growing…
First S Korean in space launches
South Korea’s first astronaut, Yi So-yeon, blasts off for a sojourn on the International Space…
Regional Nuclear Conflict Would Create Near-global Ozone Hole, Says Study
A limited nuclear weapons exchange between Pakistan and India using their current arsenals could create…