Denmark's largest research prize awarded to nanotechnology researcher
DTU: Anja Boisen of the Technical University of Denmark received the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award for Technical and Scientific Research, for her work on the fabrication and characterisation of nanoprobes for practical applications. nanoforum.org
India conducts night raids to contain bird flu
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in India's east battling to contain a fresh outbreak of bird flu said they were raiding farms at night to catch chickens and ducks and counter unwilling villagers who have refused to hand over poultry. feeds.reuters.com
S Korean police seek to equip GPS system to cell phone users
South Korean police are pushing a controversial plan to have all new mobile phones equipped with a chip that can locate the user through satellite-based positioning technology, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Thursday. According to Song ... english.people.com.cn
Could skin cells be used to clone superhumans?
A recently developed technique that might eventually produce facsimiles of human embryonic stem cells from skin cells "opens a whole new can of worms" — the possibility of creating chimera humans — one researcher says. Scientists u ... english.people.com.cn