Patients with hepatitis B who did not respond to lamivudine therapy had a better virological response after switching to entecavir for a year. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
The battle to reduce carbon emissions is at the heart of many eco-friendly efforts, and researchers have discovered that nature has been lending a hand. They have discovered that trees submerged in freshwater aquatic systems store carbon for thousands of years, a significantly longer period of time than trees that fall in a forest, thus keeping carbon out of the atmosphere. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
A new study shows the potential to pre-target the treatment of cancer cells -- bringing personalized medicine one step closer from the laboratory to patients. By combining new molecular imaging techniques with targeted therapy, pre-targeting offers cancer patients a more individualized treatment that can increase the effectiveness of therapies and minimize discomfort experienced during treatment. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
New research could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel. Algae are a diverse and simple group of organisms that live in or near water. Certain algal species are high in oil content that could be converted into such fuels as biodiesel, according researchers. Algae also have several environmentally-friendly advantages over corn or other plants used for biofuels, including not needing soil or fresh water to grow. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
A new implantable medical device shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to new findings. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, maintaining embryonic stem cells in their undifferentiated state and playing essential roles in genesis of embryos and their development, said researchers who reported on this novel cellular regulator in the journal Cell. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors. Researchers describe how they have created a new, hybrid molecule in which its quantum state can be intentionally manipulated -- a required step in the building of quantum computers. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
Chronically high levels of a recently discovered starvation hormone markedly stunt the growth of mice, reveals a new study. The liver-produced hormone known as FGF21 does so by causing the mice to become resistant to growth hormone. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
Rejuvenating newly identified fat compartments in the facial cheeks can help reduce the hollowed look of the face as it ages, according to new research by plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
AP - The Chinese government says Tropical Storm Fengshen has killed at least nine people in southern China. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 28 Jun 2008 | 6:21 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "wimpy" artificial virus protected mice against polio, and the approach might be used to make a range of safer new vaccines against viruses, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's booming economy has allowed it to increase spending on research and basic science, but it still has a way to go to catch up with the United States and other developed countries, top science officials said.
AP - There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says.
The problem of keeping track of thousands of near-identical penguins has been solved, scientists report. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 11:23 pm
According to the psychologist Sam Gosling, the minutiae of our private spaces hold the secrets of our true personality. Here he runs his test on six public figures, from John Simpson to Julian Clary Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 27 Jun 2008 | 11:06 pm
Ben Goldacre: Remarkably, suicide is not the first problem Mr Coghill has attributed to electromagnetic waves Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 27 Jun 2008 | 11:03 pm
SPACE.com - WASHINGTON
- A tiny weld defect discovered in one of the Falcon 1's engine nozzles as the
rocket was being readied for a late June launch contributed to Space
Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) decision to postpone its third attempt to
put the rocket into orbit by at least a month. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 27 Jun 2008 | 10:15 pm
LiveScience.com - If the North Pole becomes ice-free this summer - the odds for that are 50-50, one scientist says - that doesn't mean that the whole Arctic region will become an open ocean.
Mark Serreze of the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado told The Independent, a London-based newspaper, "I'd say it's even-odds whether the North Pole melts out. ... Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 27 Jun 2008 | 9:55 pm
Researchers measure activity of an exercising shrimp by time, speed and oxygen level. Credit: David Scholnick Source: Livescience.com | 27 Jun 2008 | 9:49 pm
AP - With a heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, Hawaii has become the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes, pleasing environmentalists but leading opponents to note the island chain's already high home prices. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 27 Jun 2008 | 8:46 pm
AP - The International Whaling Commission ended its annual conference on Friday, leaving all the tough work on expanding or restricting whale hunting still ahead of it. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:50 pm
The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting ends with members agreeing to try and resolve their differences. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:40 pm
The discovery of a toxic cargo on board a sunken Philippine ferry halts an operation to recover hundreds of bodies inside. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 4:53 pm
Climate change has resulted in many plant species moving an average of 29 metres uphill every decade, a study finds. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:37 pm
Martian soil appears to contain sufficient nutrients to support life - or, at least, asparagus - Nasa scientists believe. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:33 pm
The comment from the head of biotech giant Syngenta contrasts with the suggestions of UK politicians, industry bodies and the European Commission Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:06 pm
AP - The Navy has adopted a new plan for training in Hawaii waters that it says will allow it to accelerate some exercises and hold them more frequently while continuing to limit the effects of its sonar on marine mammals.
Australia's treasury secretary takes time out to care for hairy-nosed wombats, sparking questions from some opposition politicians. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 27 Jun 2008 | 11:05 am
AP - There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says.
AP - The Navy has adopted a new plan for training in Hawaii waters that it says will allow it to accelerate some exercises and hold them more frequently while continuing to limit the effects of its sonar on marine mammals.