NewsDaily: Science Headlines

New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases (Reuters)

Michael Kahn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:09:39 EDT

LONDON, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- It's a discovery that would make even Sherlock Holmes proud. ... > read full story

Shuttle Atlantis hauled to launch pad in Florida (Reuters)

Irene Klotz — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:16:25 EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- NASA hauled the space shuttle Atlantis to the seaside launch pad on Thursday, hopeful a trio of storms churning over the Atlantic Ocean will steer clear of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... > read full story

Experts offer scaled-back sea level rise forecast (Reuters)

Will Dunham — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:10:54 EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- Worldwide sea levels may rise by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100 thanks to global warming, but dire predictions of larger increases seem unrealistic, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. ... > read full story

Gene trawl shows curing cancer harder than thought (Reuters)

Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:56:55 EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- Cancer experts who probed every gene in tumors from two of the hardest-to-treat cancers found that cancer is much more complicated than anyone thought -- and say they found why a cure is so unlikely after a tumor has spread. ... > read full story

Gene may hold key to neutralizing HIV: U.S. study (Reuters)

Julie Steenhuysen — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:40:05 EDT

CHICAGO, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- The AIDS virus is especially hard to fight because few people develop antibodies to neutralize it, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have found an immunity gene that may offer a new way to fight back. ... > read full story

Raising vegetables under Canada's midnight sun (Reuters)

Allan Dowd — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:44:45 EDT

INUVIK, Northwest Territories, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) -- Amanda Joynt reached down and picked a fresh tomato from the vine. That's no small feat when you are living 200 km (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle in Canada's Far North. ... > read full story

Bush surveys Gustav response as evacuees head home (Reuters)

Tim Gaynor — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:33:29 EDT

NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- President George W. Bush made a quick visit to Louisiana on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans officials lifted roadblocks to allow tens of thousands who fled the city to return despite widespread power outages. ... > read full story

U.S. study clears measles vaccine of autism link (Reuters)

Julie Steenhuysen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:38:09 EDT

CHICAGO, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- Scientists who tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat a rash of measles outbreaks. ... > read full story

Czech city bids to be global biotech hub (Reuters)

Michael Kahn — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:22:33 EDT

BRNO, Czech Republic, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- Just a few steps from the monastery where Gregor Mendel pioneered the field of genetics some 150 years ago, Czech officials hope to nurture their own biotech revolution. ... > read full story

NASA seeks next Carl Sagan - and extraterrestrial life (Reuters)

Daniel Trotta — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:47:53 EDT

NEW YORK, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famous for its manned missions to the moon, announced the creation of the Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration on Wednesday. ... > read full story

Vatican says not questioning moment of death (Reuters)

Philip Pullella — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:40:50 EDT

VATICAN CITY, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- The Vatican distanced itself on Wednesday from an article in its newspaper that suggested re-opening the debate on when a person can be considered dead for reasons of transplants. ... > read full story

Jerusalem dig uncovers ancient city walls (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:26:23 EDT

JERUSALEM, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday a 2,100-year-old Jerusalem perimeter wall -- along with beer bottles left behind by 19th century researchers who first discovered the stone defences. ... > read full story

Greece gets antiquities back from U.S. collector (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:10:12 EDT

ATHENS, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- Greece celebrated on Wednesday the return of two rare smuggled antiquities from a prominent U.S. collector and expressed hope other ancient Greek treasures housed overseas would one day be sent home. ... > read full story

Brain protein holds key to fertility (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:26:06 EDT

WELLINGTON, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility. ... > read full story

Scientists use particle accelerator to date wine (Reuters)

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:19:59 EDT

PARIS, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) -- French scientists have devised a way of using particle accelerators to authenticate vintage wines, one of France's top research bodies said this week. ... > read full story

Virus is passed from parent to child in the DNA (Reuters)

Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:39:43 EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) -- A virus that causes a universal childhood infection is often passed from parent to child at birth, not in the blood but in the DNA, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ... > read full story

Clones' offspring may be in food supply: FDA (Reuters)

Christopher Doering — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:33:08 EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) -- Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know because there is no difference between cloned and conventional products. ... > read full story

Marriage problems? Husband's genes may be to blame (Reuters)

Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:21:33 EDT

WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) -- The same gene that affects a rodent's ability to mate for life may affect human marriages, Swedish and U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. ... > read full story

EU lawmakers open battle against sheep, goat tags (Reuters)

Jeremy Smith — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:27:28 EDT

BRUSSELS, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) -- British and Irish lawmakers in the European Parliament launched a campaign on Tuesday against a rule that would make electronic tags for millions of sheep and goats across the EU compulsory from next year. ... > read full story

Weather data to help monitoring for nuclear tests (Reuters)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:18:58 EDT

GENEVA, Sep. 1, 2008 (Reuters) -- Weather data will help scan for nuclear tests and explosions under a tracking system unveiled on Monday by the U.N. weather agency and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). ... > read full story