Funding shortfalls threaten science research
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are chafing at the U.S. government's unfulfilled pledge to boost funding for basic scientific research, the source of innovations ranging from the World Wide Web to high-tech cancer treatments. feeds.reuters.com
Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from a seaside Florida launch pad on Tuesday to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system to the International Space Station. feeds.reuters.com
Study ties genetic variations to schizophrenia
Experts said the study, while not identifying the cause of the disorder, provided a striking demonstration of new gene-scanning technology. iht.com
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 ... english.people.com.cn