Science Education & Policy

Survey: 75 Percent Support Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research

A Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences Survey is the first poll to reflect the discovery reported internationally in November that human skin cells can be used to create stem cells or their near equivalents. When asked about the implications of t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2007 - 1:18am

University Of Oxford Selects SciQuest Eprocurement Solution To Bring Purchasing Practices Online

CARY, North Carolina, December 19 /PRNewswire/--- SciQuest Continues Rapid Worldwide Growth and Market Leadership among Research-Intensive Industries with 100th Customer Signing ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 19 2007 - 3:30am

CSL Behring Expands Into Middle East Market With Haemate(R) P

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, December 19 /PRNewswire/--- High levels of Type III von Willebrand Disease, a serious, hereditary bleeding disorder, found in region ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 19 2007 - 9:30am

Mathematicians Drive Toward Solving The Mystery Of Random Traffic Jams

Mathematicians from the University of Exeter say they have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. Many traffic jams leave drivers baffled as they finally reach the end o ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2007 - 11:36am

Gene Flow From GM Crops Not Likely To Harm Environment, Says Report

Gene flow from genetically modified crop plants to their wild relatives will have little overall impact on human health or the environment, predicts a team of researchers in a report released today by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Ge ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2007 - 4:11pm

Tufts Updates Food Guide Pyramid For Older Adults

Tufts University researchers have updated their Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults to correspond with the USDA food pyramid, now known as MyPyramid. The Tufts version is specifically designed for older adults and has changed in appearance and content. The ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2007 - 2:19am

ATRIPLA(R)- The First And Only Once-Daily Single Tablet HIV Treatment For Virologically Suppressed Adults Available In The UK

LONDON and CAMBRIDGE, England, December 20 /PRNewswire/--- ATRIPLA is a Landmark Achievement of Two Co-operating Companies ATRIPLA (600 mg efavirenz / 200 mg emtricitabine / 245 mg tenofovir disoproxil as fumarate), launched today in the UK, is the first ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 20 2007 - 6:30am

G.729 Consortium Updates Patent Pool IPR Royalty Pricing Options

MONTREAL, December 20 /PRNewswire/--- Introduces a Simpler Process Better Aligned with Industry Practices for 2008 Sipro Lab Telecom, the administrator of the G.729 Patent Pool which represents the essential IPR and has contributed to this popular communi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 20 2007 - 9:30am

Evolutionary Change In Human Altered Environments- 38 Peer-Reviewed Articles Free Online

Global warming and other human-caused ecological changes are outpacing the ability of species to adapt, resulting in greater threats of disease, reduced diversity in plant and animal communities, and an overall loss of natural heritage, according to resear ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2007 - 11:02am

PopCap Offers 50% Off Stress-Busting Games

DUBLIN, Ireland, December 20 /PRNewswire/--- PopCap.com Helps Reduce Holiday Stress As if offering up family-friendly, stress-busting games wasn't enough, PopCap Games are going further to help beat Christmas stress by giving customers 50% off all ga ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 20 2007 - 1:30pm