Topic: United States
Canadian researchers have discovered that a common gene links a number of rare reproductive cancers, a finding that could lead to new approaches for treatment, said a study published on Wednesday.Ovarian, uterine and testicular cancer were all found to have the same ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of chimpanzees in government-funded medical research should be strictly limited, reserved only for studies where no suitable alternative is available or where testing in people would be unethical, a U.S. expert panel said on Thursday.The Institute of Medicine, ...
For all the hand-wringing over whether Nevada Republicans should have protected the state's vaunted early caucus, it's beginning to look as if early states are losing their outsize influence over who becomes the presidential nominee.It's still early, but it hasn't been the ...
(Reuters) - Residents in the western United States will be able to see the last total lunar eclipse for nearly three years early on Saturday morning."A total lunar eclipse is where the full moon is immersed in the earth's shadow," said Larry ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep.The finding, published in the journal Science Friday, derives from 77,000-year-old plant bedding ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The lead U.S. government agency for climate and weather research unveiled a new policy that will allow its scientists to speak freely to the media and the public about their research without prior permission, the agency's administrator said ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for closer international cooperation to prevent terrorist groups from developing or using biological weapons, a threat it said was growing.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said countries must strengthen their ability to detect and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arctic zone has moved into a warmer, greener "new normal" phase, which means less habitat for polar bears and more access for development, an international scientific team reported on Thursday.Arctic air temperatures were higher - about 2.5 degrees ...
A burst of gamma-ray radiation from a distant galaxy, detected by an orbiting US telescope last December 25, may have come from a comet crashing into a neutron star, astrophysicists suggest on Wednesday.Gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, are high-energy releases that often come ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using fungi to kill coca and other illegal drug crops would be a risky tactic, as there is not enough data about how to control these killer molds and what effect they could have on people and the environment, ...
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