Herceptin does cut cancer deaths

Herceptin does cut cancer deaths

   The controversial drug Herceptin has been proved to be effective in some early breast cancer cases.

Hybrid embryo work 'under threat'

Hybrid embryo work 'under threat'

   UK scientists planning to mix human and animal cells to find disease cures fear authorities will ban their work.

NASA veteran takes reins at Kennedy Space Center

NASA veteran takes reins at Kennedy Space Center

   CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The man who oversaw the space shuttle program's return to flight after the deadly 2003 Columbia accident took over on Thursday as director of the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida.

Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles

Aerodynamics of Heavy Vehicles

   The conference is meant to present the current state of computational fluid-dynamics and experimental fluid-dynamics technology as they apply to the design of heavy vehicles, including trucks, buses and trains. The current state of the art new ideas and developing trends in computational, experimental, and design techniques that hold promise for the coming 10-year time span will be encouraged.

Rainy East and snowy West (weather.com)

Rainy East and snowy West
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How fish species suffer as a result of warmer waters

How fish species suffer as a result of warmer waters

   In order to estimate future changes, it is essential to develop a deeper understanding of the effect of water temperature on the biology of organisms under question. A new investigation, just published in the scientific journal Science, reveals that a warming induced deficiency in oxygen uptake and supply to tissues is the key factor limiting the stock size of a fish species under heat stress.

X-ray evidence supports possible new class of supernova

X-ray evidence supports possible new class of supernova

   Evidence for a significant new class of supernova has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton. These results strengthen the case for a population of stars that evolve rapidly and are destroyed by thermonuclear explosions. Such "prompt" supernovas could be valuable tools for probing the early history of the cosmos.

York-Sichuan link to study biodiesel production

York-Sichuan link to study biodiesel production

   Biologists at the University of York have established new research links with Chinese scientists to investigate biodiesel -- a cleaner, more environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum.

Judge: Deal 'fair' in Katrina oil spill (AP)

Judge: Deal 'fair' in Katrina oil spill
(AP)


   AP - A federal judge on Thursday praised a proposed deal between the Murphy Oil Corp. and thousands of St. Bernard Parish homeowners to end a legal fight over an oil spill during Hurricane Katrina.

Cancer-killing invention also harvests stem cells

Cancer-killing invention also harvests stem cells

   Prof Michael King of the University of Rochester has invented a device that filters the blood for cancer and stem cells. When he captures cancer cells, he kills them. When he captures stem cells, he harvests them for later use in tissue engineering, bone marrow transplants, and other health applications. This is a non-controversial way of obtaining stem cells that can be differentiated into other, useful cells.

A stormier but still mild pattern (weather.com)

A stormier but still mild pattern
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Stem cell experts slam UK stance on hybrid embryos (Reuters)

Stem cell experts slam UK stance on hybrid embryos
(Reuters)


   Reuters - Britain risks losing its position as a
stem cell pioneer if the government goes ahead with a proposed
ban on creating embryos made from human DNA and animal eggs,
scientists said on Friday.

Russian rocket comes down over Wyo. (AP)

Russian rocket comes down over Wyo.
(AP)


   AP - A spent Russian booster rocket re-entered the atmosphere Thursday over Colorado and Wyoming, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.

Orphaned bear cub not hibernating (AP)

Orphaned bear cub not hibernating
(AP)


   AP - The little bear scampering through back yards should be snug in its den, curled up beside its mother and sleeping away the harsh Alaska winter. Instead, the orphaned bear cub is prowling back yards on Douglas Island near Juneau, scrounging for anything to eat, dog food, bird seed, dead crows.

For extreme tree hunters, redwoods rule (AP)

For extreme tree hunters, redwoods rule
(AP)


   

AP - Equipped with a laser range finder, a head for numbers and an explorer's zeal, Michael Taylor has made a sport of finding and sizing up the tallest species on the planet, California's ancient coast redwoods.

Black hole dines in ancient lair

Black hole dines in ancient lair

   Scientists find a black hole in an unusual location - inside a compact group of ancient stars known as a globular cluster.

Physicians face significant new liability risks with advent of personalized medicine era

Physicians face significant new liability risks with advent of personalized medicine era

   Legal liability could dramatically hasten development of personalized medicine, according to a newly published article by genetics and law experts at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Personalized medicine is defined as using information about a person's genetic makeup to tailor strategies for the detection, treatment or prevention of disease. The legal, regulatory and ethical issues surrounding personalized medicine, or pharmacogenomics, is the focus of a March 2 conference at the College of Law.

UCLA's J. Fraser Stoddart adds Knight Bachelor to his list of honors

UCLA's J. Fraser Stoddart adds Knight Bachelor to his list of honors

   UCLA professor J. Fraser Stoddart, director of the California NanoSystems Institute, who holds UCLA's Fred Kavli Chair in Nanosystems Sciences, has been appointed Knight Bachelor for services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

NASA veteran takes reins at Kennedy Space Center (Reuters)

NASA veteran takes reins at Kennedy Space Center
(Reuters)


   Reuters - The man who oversaw the
space shuttle program's return to flight after the deadly 2003
Columbia accident took over on Thursday as director of the
Kennedy Space Center in central Florida.

Rain, snow and wind (weather.com)

Rain, snow and wind
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Metamaterials four to work for visible light

Metamaterials four to work for visible light

   For the first time ever, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed a material with a negative refractive index for visible light. Ames Laboratory senior physicist Costas Soukoulis, working with colleagues in Karlsruhe, Germany, designed a silver-based, mesh-like material that exhibits a refractive index of -0.6 at the red end of the visible spectrum.

Roger Changes

Roger Changes

   Starting today, you'll see some new features in Roger: Instead of 12 results per screen, you'll now get 50 results per screen. Results from keyword searches will appear based on relevancy instead of simple reverse chronological order, starting with the...

London shares close low (AFP)

London shares close low
(AFP)


   

AFP - Leading shares have closed easier, but off lows as continued weakness in metal and oil prices hit mining and energy stocks nullifying a strong retail sector, while vague bid talk lifted Wolseley.

Balmy eastern U.S. could cool off soon: forecasters (Reuters)

Balmy eastern U.S. could cool off soon: forecasters
(Reuters)


   

Reuters - A stretch of unusual warmth in the
central and eastern United States that has slashed fuel demand
and left New England ski resorts barren of snow could end by
mid-January, forecasters said on Thursday.

Possible meteorite hits NJ home (Reuters)

Possible meteorite hits NJ home
(Reuters)


   Reuters - Authorities were investigating on
Thursday if a metallic rock that smashed through the roof of a
home in New Jersey was a meteorite.

Drought hits India bird reserve

Drought hits India bird reserve

   India's world-famous Bharatpur sanctuary has a shortage of birds because water is so scarce.

Nanofluids -- Fundamentals and Applications

Nanofluids -- Fundamentals and Applications

   The aim of this conference is to bring together, for the first time, scientists and engineers from around the world, who have diverse disciplines (chemistry, physics, materials science & engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering etc.) and are working on nanofluids and related areas.

Repetitive motion speeds nanoparticle uptake

Repetitive motion speeds nanoparticle uptake

   Newly published research by Rice University chemists and North Carolina State University toxicologists finds that repetitive movement can speed the uptake of nanoparticles through the skin. The research is based on in vitro experiments involving animal skin that was exposed to buckyball-containing amino acids. It appears in the January 10 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters.

The challenge of gadget waste

The challenge of gadget waste

   A Welsh firm capitalises on tougher European laws to deal with our growing mountain of unwanted electronic appliances.

White-tailed eagle to make comeback in Ireland

White-tailed eagle to make comeback in Ireland

   DUBLIN (Reuters) - A species of eagle that disappeared from Ireland more than 100 years ago could soon be soaring over the country once again if a five-year wildlife project is successful.

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year

   LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.

Zoos get teeth into Chistmas tree leftovers (Reuters)

Zoos get teeth into Chistmas tree leftovers
(Reuters)


   Reuters - Germans have found a novel way of
recycling thousands of used and unsold Christmas trees: give
them to the local zoo to feed to the animals.

Scientists say 2007 may be warmest yet (AP)

Scientists say 2007 may be warmest yet
(AP)


   

AP - A resurgent El Nino and persistently high levels of greenhouse gases are likely to make 2007 the world's hottest year ever recorded, British climate scientists said Thursday.

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year (Reuters)

2007 predicted to be world's warmest year
(Reuters)


   

Reuters - This year is set to be the hottest on
record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather
phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.

Thai tsunami victims' DNA may unlock stress disorder mystery (AFP)

Thai tsunami victims' DNA may unlock stress disorder mystery
(AFP)


   

AFP - Thai scientists have collected blood and DNA samples from 3,000 villagers from six tsunami-hit Thai provinces to help identify which genes are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Heavy rain to impact Mississippi Valley (weather.com)

Heavy rain to impact Mississippi Valley
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Amazon boss shows off spacecraft

Amazon boss shows off spacecraft

   The founder of amazon.com reveals the first images of the launch of his private reusable space vehicle.

Drop charges, say 2 New Orleans officers (AP)

Drop charges, say 2 New Orleans officers
(AP)


   

AP - Two New Orleans police officers charged in a deadly shooting in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath say the district attorney reneged on a deal granting them partial immunity in exchange for their testimony before a grand jury.

'Proof' of methane lakes on Titan

'Proof' of methane lakes on Titan

   The Cassini probe spies "definitive" evidence for lakes of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

UK in plastic electronics drive

UK in plastic electronics drive

   A UK firm secures $100m for a plastic electronics factory, to develop monitor and mobile phones screens.

Plugging Into the Sun

Plugging Into the Sun

   Spurred by recent legislation that provides financial incentives, California homeowners have come to see solar power as a way to conserve money as well as natural resources.

Free the Mind and Fewer Injuries May Follow

Free the Mind and Fewer Injuries May Follow

   Relieving emotional stress emerges as a preventive measure for athletes.

Exxon Accused of Trying to Mislead Public

Exxon Accused of Trying to Mislead Public

   A scientists’ organization accused Exxon of spending millions to manipulate public opinion on the seriousness of global warming.

Climate change faster in Australia: scientists

Climate change faster in Australia: scientists

   CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia appears to be suffering an accelerated Greenhouse effect, with the pace of global warming faster across the country than in other parts of the world, climatologists said on Wednesday.