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Stem-cell debate unlikely to fade after Neb. vote  11/20/2009 10:25:00 AM
The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush. The vote by the Board of Regents would come eight months after President Barack Obama removed government funding restrictions on new stem-cell lines.

Library group offers text search to 4.6M books  11/20/2009 10:23:00 AM
A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes. Last year, the University of Michigan and 24 other research libraries launched the HathiTrust Digital Library.

200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English  11/20/2009 10:18:00 AM
Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.

China wants content, values censored in online games  11/19/2009 3:20:00 PM
China-flagChina said it will tighten regulations in its rapidly growing online games sector, requiring game operators to enhance socialist values in their games and hire specialized staff to monitor content. China's Ministry of Culture said in a circular that game operators must re-examine their game offerings for obscene and violent content and limit the number of virtual marriages and player-versus-player combat.

Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments  11/19/2009 2:58:00 PM
The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection  11/19/2009 2:53:00 PM
People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They found evidence that the human immune system can recognize bits of the new H1N1 virus that are similar to older, distantly related H1N1 strains.

Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndrome  11/19/2009 2:48:00 PM
Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. They said mice with a rodent version of Down syndrome that were injected with drugs to increase levels of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine...

Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?  11/19/2009 2:43:00 PM
Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers. At issue are small cages, typically 24 inches wide by 25 1/2 inches deep, that can be shared by up to nine hens.

3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found  11/19/2009 2:38:00 PM
A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs - like wild boar tusks - roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout like a pancake was fishing for food.

Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease  11/19/2009 9:12:00 AM
You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies. "We think of it as being caused by modern risk factors," such as fast food, smoking and a lack of exercise, but the findings show that these aren't the only reasons arteries clog, said Dr. Randall Thompson, a cardiologist at the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City.



 




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