Imperial College wins cash for obesity gum

   LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental anti-obesity drug which could one day be given as a chewing gum is among three projects to win funding under a new scheme from the Wellcome Trust.
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Rains force 100,000 in Malaysia to flee (AP)

   AP - More than 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes in southern Malaysia after heavy rains over the weekend caused massive flooding, officials said Monday.
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Engineered chickens make cancer drugs

   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A team at the institute that cloned Dolly the sheep have made a genetically engineered chicken that produces cancer drugs in its eggs.
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More ice looms for Texas (weather.com)

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Natural gut hormone offers hope for new obesity drug

   A hormone found naturally in the gut is the basis of a new drug to tackle obesity, one of three inaugural awards under the Wellcome Trust's Seeding Drug Discovery initiative. The drug is being developed by one of the world's leading obesity experts, Professor Steve Bloom at Imperial College London's Hammersmith Hospital campus.
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New antibacterials being developed to tackle MRSA superbug

   A novel antibacterial medicine that kills the superbug MRSA is being developed under a new scheme launched by the Wellcome Trust. The Seeding Drug Discovery initiative is aimed at catalysing the development of new drugs in areas of unmet need.
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Novel approach to cancer drug given major boost

   Scientists at the ProXara Biotechnology Limited have identified a way of switching off one of the key mechanisms that leads to the development and growth of a tumour. Under the Wellcome Trust's Seeding Drug Discovery initiative, the researchers hope to use their findings to develop a drug which could be used to fight cancer. The funding will be used to develop the drug to a point at which it is close to entering a clinical trial.
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Study links gene to Alzheimer's risk (AP)

   AP - A huge international study has identified a gene that apparently can raise the risk of developing the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, a discovery that may help scientists develop new treatments.
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Winter storm plagues much of nation (weather.com)

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Asian states to sign energy deals

   Leaders of Asian nations will sign deals on energy security and greenhouse emissions at summit meeting.
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Asian states to sign energy deals

   Leaders of Asian nations will sign deals on energy security and greenhouse emissions at summit meeting.
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Storm in Sweden kills three (AFP)

   

AFP - Three people were killed in southern Sweden in severe storms that disrupted air, rail and road traffic and caused a power cut, the TT news agency quoted police as saying.

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Online astronomers seek out new worlds (AP)

   

AP - Amateur astronomer William Bianco doesn't huddle over a backyard telescope to hunt for undiscovered planets. He logs onto his computer.

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Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced

Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced
   Chickens that can lay eggs containing cancer-fighting proteins have been created by scientists in Scotland.

Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced

Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced
   Chickens that can lay eggs containing cancer-fighting proteins have been created by scientists in Scotland.

House Passes Bill Relaxing Limits on Stem Cell Research

House Passes Bill Relaxing Limits on Stem Cell Research
    The House yesterday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would loosen the restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research imposed by President Bush in 2001, inaugurating the second such assault on the administration's stem cell policy in as many years.

Scientists Hope to Listen for Potential ‘Friends’ Elsewhere in the Universe

Scientists Hope to Listen for Potential ‘Friends’ Elsewhere in the Universe
   Giant antennas in Australia could eventually be used to tune in to any alien broadcasts.

A Secretive Aerospace Company Sheds a Bit of Light on Its Rocket Program

A Secretive Aerospace Company Sheds a Bit of Light on Its Rocket Program
   In 2000 billionaire Jeff Bezos registered a company, Blue Origin, and hired rocket scientists. Last week videos of its first test launch were released.

NASA Schedules Flight to Update Space Telescope

NASA Schedules Flight to Update Space Telescope
   NASA has set Sept. 11, 2008, as the target date for launching a mission intended to keep the Hubble Space Telescope spaceworthy into the next decade.

Skull Supports Theory of Human Migration

Skull Supports Theory of Human Migration
   It is the first fossil evidence that the migrants into Europe and Asia from Africa were fully modern humans.

Atlantis Shuttle Astronauts Train for March Spaceflight (SPACE.com)

Atlantis Shuttle Astronauts Train for March Spaceflight (SPACE.com)
   SPACE.com - Six astronauts have two training-filled months ahead as they prepare to haul new solar arrays towards the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA Atlantis orbiter in March.

Death of a Shark Leaves Scientists Grasping

Death of a Shark Leaves Scientists Grasping
   The death of a giant whale shark living at the Georgia Aquarium has reopened questions of whether whale sharks should ever be taken from the wild.

Berkeley Legal: Teeny-Weeny Rules for Itty-Bitty Atom Clusters

Berkeley Legal: Teeny-Weeny Rules for Itty-Bitty Atom Clusters
   Introducing the very first nanny for nanoparticles. Whatever they are.

Doctors Fault Designers’ Stance Over Thin Models

Doctors Fault Designers’ Stance Over Thin Models
   An international doctors’ organization criticized designers for not soliciting medical opinion beyond a panel assembled by Vogue magazine.

The Energy Challenge: Paying in Pollution for Energy Hunger

The Energy Challenge: Paying in Pollution for Energy Hunger
   India and China have explored alternatives, but too often the diesel generator is the favorite way to provide energy.

Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers

Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers
   A government plan will bring large-scale logging deep into the Amazon rain forest for the first time.

Comoros volcano tremors grow stronger, more frequent

Comoros volcano tremors grow stronger, more frequent
   MORONI (Reuters) - Earth tremors from Comoros' volcano Mount Karthala grew stronger and more frequent, residents said on Sunday, forcing thousands of nervous families to sleep outside overnight for fear their homes might collapse.

EU eyes climate, energy, trade in new China talks

EU eyes climate, energy, trade in new China talks
   BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will urge China to do more to cut greenhouse gas emissions and cooperate on energy security next week when it launches negotiations on a broad new strategic partnership with Beijing.

China begins breeding Siberian tigers (AFP)

China begins breeding Siberian tigers (AFP)
   

AFP - Chinese zoologists have launched an artificial insemination programme in a bid to rescue the Siberian tiger from extinction, Xinhua news agency reported.

Powerful winter storm spins slowly (weather.com)

Powerful winter storm spins slowly (weather.com)
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Mass. crime lab administrator suspended (AP)

Mass. crime lab administrator suspended (AP)
   AP - A Massachusetts State Police crime lab administrator has been suspended for failing to turn over DNA matches to a number of unsolved cases until after the statute of limitations had expired, the department said.