Scientists have successfully transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells destined to produce insulin into diabetic macaque monkeys – all without the need for risky immune suppression drugs that prevent rejection.
More than 70% of processed foods such as flour, cereals, chips and cookies contain biotech ingredients. Opponents call them Frankenfoods, man-made aberrations that should be banished from our grocery stores or at least clearly labeled so consumers know what they're eating.
There was good news about cancer last week, a report that death rates in the United States have begun falling by 2.1 percent a year, nearly twice the rate of previous declines.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in Burlington have run above the 30-year averages in every September and October for the past four years, save for October 2004, when they were 0.2 degrees below average. Warming climate affects trees in several ways.
A research team has found that increased exposure to sunlight – which increases levels of vitamin D in the body -- may decrease the risk of advanced breast cancer.
When space shuttle Discovery blasts off Tuesday, a woman will be sitting in the commander's seat. And up at the international space station, a female skipper will be waiting to greet her.
For gosh sakes, It's become a holiday tradition! That is to say, early postings of "Day After Thanksgiving" (also known as Black Friday) sales, particularly related, thought not limited, to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has warned that posters had better "watch out." As opposed to Santa looking for bad behavior, Wal-Mart will be looking for early ad postings.
In-game ads are, unfortunately, nothing new any longer. But using them to recruit for intelligence services is new. the British intelligence service GCHQ is going to use them in hopes of attracting the attention of "tech-savvy" gamers.
