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New Appeal to Reason (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Five of the six Wichita area candidates for the Kansas Board of Education appeared at a forum on June 30 at Allison Middle School. Towards the end, they were asked about science standards (i.e., evolution vs. creationism.) It's not always easy to tell where BOE candidates really stand. In the past, anti-evolution candidates have been elected to the KBOE through stealth campaigns. Two candidates in...
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Darwiniana (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ex-science director sues Texas agency in creationism tiff AUSTIN (AP) — A former science curriculum director for the Texas Education Agency has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was illegally fired for forwarding an e-mail about a speaker who was critical of teaching a controversial alternative to evolution.
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merinews - citizen powered media (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Hikal Ltd, a long-term outsourcing partner for leading global life science companies, today announced that the IFC, a member of the World Bank group, has agreed to invest US$ 15 million in Hikal, by way of equity participation.
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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
The Technology is ready. Are you ready to take control of your own destiny and use technology for your own advantage? The world of the furture, is a world of team effort. Source: www.hbci.com
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Nanotechnology News from Nanowerk (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of ultrasensitive protein detection and characterization systems to life science researchers, today announced three key management team additions.
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Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
A shortage of new money is likely to drive more and more life sciences companies into mergers and acquisitions , say some of the industry's top analysts. Money raised from IPOs, venture capital companies and stock sales dropped to a meager $6.5 billion in the first half of this year, less than a third of the amount posted in the first half of last year. And they cited Invitrogen's acquisition of Applied...
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Biomedicine on Display (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Most autobiographies of scientists are terribly boring—soulless accumulations of facts of hardly any interest for others than the near family combined with humourless vindications of the author’s inflated ego—best used as temporary cures against insomnia. When I bought Craig Venter’s A Life Decoded (Viking 2007) more than half a year ago I didn’t have high expectations. [...]
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New Scientist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
A hormone which allows the placenta to push into the wall of the uterus in some primates might also have played a key role in brain evolution (full text available to subscribers)
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New Scientist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The most robust reconstruction of avian evolutionary history reveals some surprising close relatives (full text available to subscribers)
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New Scientist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
As the toxic front of cane toads marches across Australia, it leaves mass death of crocodiles in its wake
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New Scientist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
In the face of rapid environmental change, preserving the status quo is no longer an option, says (full text available to subscribers)
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India Press Release (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
/India PRwire/ - Avesthagen Limited, India’s leading knowledge based Life Sciences Company today announced the permission to Avesta Biotherapeutics & Research Private Limited (ABRPL) to enter into a pivotal pre-clinical safety and efficacy evaluation study for three of its biopharmaceutical product development programs. The Review Committee for Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) authorized by the Department...
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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Ecological Cycle posters. Population study of Haven High School. The discovery of a New Ecosystem (Click here) Building a biome Source: www.havenschools.com Life Science Botany, Zoology, Micro Biology, Anatomy, Life Science Life science refers to the study of life. Life science basic elements study starts from school level. [...]
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
In addition to reducing one's risk for many common diseases, new research found that calorie restriction may slow the aging process. Calorie restriction has long been shown to slow the aging process in rats and mice. Calorie restriction - cutting approximately 300 to 500 calories per day - had a similar biological effect in humans, and, therefore, may slow the aging process.
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
By targeting the gene that confers resistance to antibiotics, a new drug may be able to finally outwit drug-resistant staph bacteria.
