BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Richard Garriott, a U.S. space tourist due to travel to space on a Russian spaceship on Sunday, said he was unfazed by the prospect of a bumpy ride back to Earth, saying he expected to land safely. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way to do it. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been possible in vertebrates, researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have recreated conditions found in an erupting volcano in the laboratory, offering a new way to understand and forecast future damaging eruptions. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute said on Thursday it will conduct the first study to assess whether people undergoing genetic testing ultimately change their behavior. ... > full story
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Two Americans and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery of a glowing jellyfish protein that makes cells, tissues and even organs light up -- a tool used by thousands of researchers around the world. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have mapped the genomes of the parasite that causes most cases of malaria outside Africa and a monkey parasite that is emerging as an important cause of malaria in people in Southeast Asia. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of fast, power-saving electronics. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
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Former Astronaut's Son Set for Space Tourist Trek Oct. 10, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott is proud of his son Richard and with good reason. After all, it's not every day a child follows his father's ...
Penumbra System Seen As Promising for Stroke Oct. 8, 2008 (Modern Medicine) — The recently approved Penumbra System can suction clots from blocked brain arteries up to eight hours after stroke onset, according to ...
How to qualify as an astronaut? Oct. 8, 2008 (Morning Call, Pennsylvania) — During the VP debate, Sarah Palin opted to forego any mention of the extent of her foreign policy experience, which, by her own admission ...
Dolly's Creator Moves Away from Embryonic Stem Cells July 21, 2008 (Scientific American) — Sitting by the window of a posh coastal hotel in Half Moon Bay, Calif., wearing a baby-blue sweater and khakis, Ian Wilmut doesn't project the ...
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