AP - Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field.
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New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research (AP)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009Rural America Surprisingly Prosperous, Study Finds (LiveScience.com)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009LiveScience.com - For many people “rural” is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains.
Controversy Flares Over Space-Based Solar Power Plans (SPACE.com)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009SPACE.com - Space solar power advocates may soon get their day in the sun, as
different projects aimed at beaming energy to Earth from orbit begin to take
shape. But at least one space power scientist worries that a U.S.-based project may be
promising too much, too soon.
Huge Explosion Reveals the Most Massive Star Known (SPACE.com)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009SPACE.com - All supernova explosions are violent affairs, but this one
takes the cake. Astronomers have spotted a new type of extremely bright cosmic
explosion they think originates from an exceptionally massive star.
U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Publicly Funded Research (HealthDay)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — Thirteen stem cell lines
have been added to the pool that scientists can use for taxpayer-funded
research, and many more such lines will soon be made available, U.S.
health officials announced Wednesday.
Federal agency says prairie dogs not endangered (AP)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009AP - Black-tailed prairie dogs were denied protection under the Endangered Species Act on Wednesday after federal officials concluded the once prevalent species shows signs of rebounding.
See Venus Before It Bids Farewell (SPACE.com)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009SPACE.com - If you get up before the sun this week, you will get your
last chance for a while to see Venus as a “morning star.”
U.S. approves first “ethical” human stem cell lines (Reuters)
Czwartek, grudzień 3rd, 2009
Reuters - The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March.
Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand (AP)
Wtorek, grudzień 1st, 2009AP - Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.
Plan to breed lab monkeys splits Puerto Rican town (AP)
Wtorek, grudzień 1st, 2009
AP - Puerto Rico has such a bad history with research monkeys running amok that some residents are stunned that its government has tentatively approved a plan to import and breed thousands of primates for sale to U.S. researchers.
School Bullies Bully at Home, Too (LiveScience.com)
Wtorek, grudzień 1st, 2009LiveScience.com - Children who bully at school are likely to also bully their siblings at home, a new European study finds.
Crew Undocks From Space Station (SPACE.com)
Wtorek, grudzień 1st, 2009SPACE.com - A Canadian, a Russian and a Belgian astronaut have left the
International Space Station to begin their journey home aboard a Russian Soyuz
spacecraft.