Reuters: Science News

Scientists find new way to help crops fight pests

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:03:25 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from potentially costly and destructive pests.

SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:01:52 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed spaceship to fly cargo, and possibly astronauts, into orbit, the company said.

Glenn Close has genes mapped

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:20:32 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter.

"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:18:51 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA.

Calcium may help you live longer: study

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:26:43 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests.

Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:31:02 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns.

Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:59:15 -0500

GENEVA (Reuters) - Dark matter, which scientists believe makes up 25 percent of the universe but whose existence has never been proven, could be detected by the giant particle collider at CERN, the research center's head said Monday.

Obama to push White House vision for NASA in April

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:50:26 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline his administration's vision for space agency NASA and an eventual trip to Mars during a conference in Florida in April, the White House said on Sunday.

Scientists say UK risks losing innovation edge

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:31:52 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain risks decades of slow economic decline unless it invests heavily in research, which at the moment is one of the country's few genuine areas of economic competitive advantage, leading scientists said on Tuesday.

Scientists find why "sunshine" vitamin D is crucial

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:50:16 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday.