| Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-08-27T16:13:36ZLONDON (AP) -- British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat - one of the world's oldest and most important crops - a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.... hosted.ap.org |
Vital Signs: Hazards: Watch Where You Point That Laser High-powered hand-held laser pointers can cause serious eye injuries, several physicians warn in The New England Journal of Medicine. feeds.nytimes.com |
A Guided Tour of Modern Medicine’s Underbelly In Dr. Carl Elliott’s survey of all that is shifty in modern medicine, humdrum events are exactly what make up medicine’s dark side. feeds.nytimes.com |
Sluggish Economy Curtails Prospects for Building Nuclear Reactors The economic prognosis for new nuclear reactors has been hurt by the falling price of competing energy sources and a lack of climate legislation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Oil Sands Effort Turns on a Fight Over a Road Big oil companies want to use a route in the American Northwest to ship loads of equipment, but residents object. feeds.nytimes.com |