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Scientists make cells that form eggs and sperm in lab
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-28
Before Lucy came Ardi, new earliest hominid found
WASHINGTON - The story of humankind is reaching back another million years as scientists learn more about "Ardi," a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a human ancestor.
Nations:Ethiopia U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Obama says $5B in grants will aid medical research
BETHESDA, Md. - Calling scientific research a job-creating engine, President Barack Obama heralded $5 billion in new government grants Wednesday to fight cancer, autism and heart disease while boosting the economy.
People:Kathleen Sebelius Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-09-30
Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing
WASHINGTON - Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
China delays launch of first space telescope to 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has delayed the launch of its first space telescope, designed to detect black holes, by two years to 2012 for cost reasons, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Nations:China India Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-24
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