					26 February 2003 RNA repair technique restores cell function Researchers have shown that an RNA repair technique can restore normal physiological function to defective mutant cells in vitro 26 February 2003 The American Association for the Advancement of Science annual conference The annual AAAS conference offers an opportunity for interdisciplinary discussions spanning a broad range of topics 26 February 2003 DNA strands part in fits and starts Researchers who have been pulling apart the two strands of the famous double helix say the two strands behave like a sticky zip 26 February 2003 Australians bid for marsupial DNA readout Scientists in Australia have submitted a bid to the US NHGRI pleading to sequence the tammar wallaby genome 26 February 2003 Biologists to undertake bioterror surveillance Scientists and journals agree that biologists should shoulder responsibility for censoring research that bioterrorists could misuse 26 February 2003 Prions used to make tiny electrical wires The rogue proteins - prions - blamed for mad cow disease could yet find a use — in tiny electrical wires 26 February 2003 Genetic testing for movement of scrapie-exposed sheep in US The US Department of Agriculture has expanded the use of genetic testing for determining which scrapie-exposed animals can be moved in interstate commerce 26 February 2003 Further reduction in use of antimicrobials The topic of whether the government should further limit antimicrobial use in food animals continues to make news in the US 26 February 2003 Retiring to a chimp paradise Veterinarians in the US take a lead role in establishing a federally funded sanctuary system for retired research chimpanzees 26 February 2003 From seahorses to sawfish A new $1.5 million, state-of-the-art hospital helps the Shedd Aquarium to provide comprehensive care and educational opportunities 26 February 2003 Biology needs computers and computers need biology This year's Turing Lecture underscored the central role of computing in life-science research 26 February 2003 Is pet food free of BSE? Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been observed in up to 90 cats in UK cats since 1990 26 February 2003 Dolly the sheep dies Dolly, arguably the world's most famous sheep, has departed in mid-life, fuelling concerns that cloned animals age prematurely 26 February 2003 Building a European Research Council What should the goals of a new pan-European research funding body be? 26 February 2003 Complete fossil of ancient horse found in Peru Geologists have uncovered the most complete horse fossil in the Americas, where an ancient species died out 10,000 years ago 26 February 2003 New gauze promotes natural healing A new bandage, made from fibrinogen, mimics the natural tissue that forms as a wound heals 26 February 2003 Avian influenza death in Hong Kong raises fears A man in Hong Kong died and his son fell critically ill after contracting avian influenza or 'bird flu', 26 February 2003 Researchers create powerful stem cells from blood A new source of flexible stem cells that is both plentiful and simple to produce has been has been found 26 February 2003 Yeast-based technology used to test drugs British researchers are using yeast-based technology to develop novel methods for rapid testing of drug candidates 12 February 2003 Scientists uncover the molecules responsible for sleep pattern Animals lacking molecules called cryptochromes have abnormal sleeping patterns because their internal biorhythms are disrupted 12 February 2003 Medical scientists too close to industry One in four biomedical scientists are affiliated with corporations, and two-thirds of universities hold equity in start-up companies that sponsor their research 12 February 2003 Clones to cut cheese costs? Protein-rich milk from modified cows could speed dairy processing		12 February 2003 Liver converted to pancreas: new diabetes treatment A study using frogs hints that one day portions of diabetics' livers might be converted into pancreas tissue 12 February 2003 Plague of lies lands Texas scientist in jail A prominent infectious-disease researcher was jailed after allegedly lying about the status of 30 vials of plague bacteria in his laboratory 12 February 2003 Great Britain regains FMD-free status More than a year after Great Britain experienced its worst outbreak of FMD, the USDA adds it to its list of FMD-free regions 12 February 2003 Is the veterinary profession ready to change? The 11th September showed that many veterinarians are unprepared to adequately contribute to the nation's biosecurity 12 February 2003 Xenotransplantation efforts march forward Scientists have disabled both copies of a gene in pigs that has obstructed researchers' efforts to transplant pig organs into humans 12 February 2003 Coat-colour mutation mimics prion diseases Researchers have found that a gene mutation that produces a black coat colour in mice also causes degeneration of neurons similar to that observed in prion-caused diseases 12 February 2003 Sperm use heat sensors to find the egg A study from the Weizmann Institute reports that sperm are guided to the fertilization site by temperature 12 February 2003 Australia's research seriously underfunded The Australian government is failing its scientists, with public-funding levels that fall well below those in the US 12 February 2003 Division over mammalian embryo cleavage Developmental biologists at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are deeply divided on the issue of embryonic cell division 12 February 2003 World Health Organization elects new director The WHO's executive board today nominated Republic of Korea national Jong Wook Lee as the organization's new director-general 12 February 2003 Progress with serum proteome scientists have dramatically increased the number of proteins characterized in human serum 12 February 2003 Cloned cows offer protein-charged milk Genetically modified cheese is a step closer with the birth of cloned cows in New Zealand that produce milk high in protein 12 February 2003 Cord blood claims questioned Parents paying to freeze their child's umbilical-cord blood in the hope of fighting future disease, may be over-optimistic 12 February 2003 DNA look-alike fools enzyme DNA polymerase, that copies chromosomes before a cell divides, will duplicate a synthetic molecule called threose nucleic acid - TNA 12 February 2003 Primitive prion hints at origins of brain disease Fish, like sheep, elk and humans, could suffer a version of 'mad cow disease', or BSE 12 February 2003 Ultrasound blasts away tumour cells An experimental technique that destroys cancer cells without drugs, surgery or radiation is showing promise in the lab 12 February 2003 Peer review under scrutiny The Royal Society is to investigate the peer review process due to concerns that abuses of the system have dented public confidence in science 12 February 2003 New director at Wellcome Trust Mark Walport, professor and head of medicine at Imperial College, London, has been named the new director of the Wellcome Trust 12 February 2003 Englishman to become head of Rockefeller University Sir Paul Nurse, a nobel prize winner in 2001, is to become the new head of Rockefeller University starting in the Autumn 12 February 2003 Over 1,000 novel genes in mouse and human located A computer scientist and international collaborators have developed a method for predicting novel genes in both the mouse and human genomes 12 February 2003 Chimp virus vaccine shows promise against HIV In a new study in mice, a modified form of an innocuous chimpanzee virus has shown marked potency as a protective vaccine against HIV 12 February 2003 Insect antibiotic kills bacteria from the inside Researchers have discovered that Cecropin A may kill bacteria and avoid resistance by entering bacterial cells


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