
DNA on the Loose: Next-Gen Blood Tests Tap Free-Floating Genetic Material
Tests using floating nucleic acids could diagnose disease, monitor pregnancy and weed out "mad" cows

DNA on the Loose: Next-Gen Blood Tests Tap Free-Floating Genetic Material
Tests using floating nucleic acids could diagnose disease, monitor pregnancy and weed out "mad" cows

New Hope for Sickle-Cell Anemia Sufferers
Doctors could flip a genetic switch to restore fetal hemoglobin production to temper effects of this blood disorder

Greening the Supply Chain
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are urging companies to broaden their carbon footprint calculations

Wanted: Spare Computer Power

Stations in the Seas: Permanent Underwater Observatories
Scientists envisage unmanned labs on the floor of the ocean to conduct experiments and monitor climate change

Hope for Rabies Victims: Unorthodox Coma Therapy Shows Promise
First a U.S. girl--and now two South American kids survive onset of the deadly virus

Updates: Whatever Happened to Virus-Built Batteries?
Also Updates on brown fat, diabetes and methane from grass

The Role of Random Events in Extinction
Chance disaster as a bigger extinction threat than once thought

Is 100 the New 80?: Centenarians Studied to Find the Secret of Longevity
Healthy aging may be possible with some genetic help

Growing Prostates from Adult Stem Cells--But Who Would Want One?
Study in mice could shed light on common type of cancer in men

New Hope for Progeria: Drug for Rare Aging Disease
Researchers stave off premature heart failure in mice with genetic disorder

Gut Microbe Strikes Again: Ulcer-Causing Bug May Also Prevent Cancer
New study shows that H. pylori may not be all bad

Climate change may be sparking new and bigger
Climate change seems to be starving some waters of oxygen

Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk Underestimated for Asian Women
Some Asian patients may fall through the cracks when risk-assessment models ignore their particular genetic characteristics

From Wine to New Drugs: A Novel Way to Reduce Damage from Heart Attacks
Scientists may have hit on a way to diminish heart attack toll as well as stave off effects of Alzheimer's and other ills

Pass It On: Children Can Inherit Herpes via Parental DNA
New research indicates parents may pass on the infection to their kids in their genetic material

Researchers Pinpoint Genes Linked to Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Two genes that up the risk of IBD in kids offer new therapy targets

News Scan Briefs: Eyes on the Tops of Their Heads; Play Dates for Germ Sharing; Another Gene for Alzheimer's
Also: The New Stone Age; Mountain Climbing Trees; Location Influences Voters; and Martian Hit-and-Run

Germ-Spreading Playdates

Green Funds Remain Hot in Cooling Economy
Investors are still keen to buy stocks and funds that are ecologically friendly

News Bytes of the Week--Cell phones: The new cigarettes?
Peppers fingered as salmonella culprits; Does soy lower sperm count?; Robot surveillance dragonfly takes flight; and more …

New Warnings on Cell Phone Use

Antibiotic Resistance: Blame It on Lifesaving Malaria Drug?
Resistance to ciprofloxacin has emerged in people without access to the antibiotic, but who have taken a related antimalarial

Gut Reaction: An Ulcer-Causing Bug May Also Help Prevent Asthma
Helicobacter bacteria in stomach lining during childhood years may help stave off asthma and allergies