Science
Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a genetic trait that appears to boost the risk that a child will develop an often-fatal cancer that targets the nervous system. Read more…
Partial walrus estimate alarms conservation group (AP)
AP - A partial federal assessment of Pacific walruses estimates their minimum population at just 15,164 but says the count likely missed a number of animals. Read more…
Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The fossilized remains of a tiny 100 million-year-old crustacean reveal evidence of what to her at least would have been giant sperm, measuring perhaps as long as her body. While the sperm itself was not preserved, 3-D images of the female's specialized receptacles indicate she had just finished having sex and that they were filled with sperm that has since degraded. (The oldest direct evidence of sperm comes from a springtail living some 40 million years ago, according to the researchers. ... Read more…
Study: US technology key to China and climate (AP)
AP - Finding an economical way to capture carbon dioxide from existing coal burning power plants is key to getting China to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as well as for U.S. efforts to combat global warming, says a study being released Friday. Read more…
Rocket Launches New U.S. Moon Probes (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA's first moon mission in more than a decade blasted off Thursday, launching two unmanned probes to hunt for water ice and map the lunar surface. Read more…
9/11 search dog cloned for former Canadian cop (AP)
AP - Scientists in California say they have cloned a dog that helped with search-and-rescue after the New York terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Read more…
High court rules in favor of ex-Enron executive (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a former Enron Corp. executive in a ruling that makes it unlikely he can be tried a second time on charges related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant. Read more…
Owners of flood-damaged ND homes left wondering (AP)
AP - Craig and Marcia Strehlow's 4,400-square-foot dream home had been their sanctuary for 23 years, a wooded paradise in North Dakota river country. But after record-breaking spring floods, they and thousands of others are left wondering: Will the federal government help? Read more…
First Image Of Memories Being Made
The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. Read more…
Genes Edited In Human Stem Cells
Researchers have successfully edited the genome of human- induced pluripotent stem cells, making possible the future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies. They altered a gene responsible for causing the rare blood disease paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or PNH, establishing for the first time a useful system to learn more about the disease. Read more…
