					17 December 2003 Italian Scientists outraged Italy's government has stepped into a firestorm of criticism from its scientific community 17 December 2003 Influenza Immunopathology A novel form of immune intervention for flu therapy 17 December 2003 Less pain drug delivery Tiny silicon needles can deliver drugs with less pain in each prick 17 December 2003 Bacterial relationships revealed Lateral gene transfer in bacteria 17 December 2003 Protein Linked to Longer Life for Worms A protein could be a key to extending the lifespan of organisms 17 December 2003 Stem Cells May Create Fertile Sperm in Mice Stem cells from mice made to change into immature sperm 17 December 2003 FDA Gives Green Light to Glowing Pet Fish First genetically engineered household pet 17 December 2003 President U.S.A. signs animal drug user fee act Reduced review time for new animal drugs 17 December 2003 Too few countries follow BSE guidelines Countries fail to implement OIE science-based standards 17 December 2003 Mad Cow-Resistant Calves South Korean scientists have cloned BSE resistant bovine 17 December 2003 Protecting cats from traffic accidents Being hit by a car is a major reason why cats lose lives 17 December 2003 Teaching an old drug new tricks Immunomodulatory drugs show powerful anti-cancer activity and low side-effects 17 December 2003 Elaborating on brain evolution Natural selection acting on the mammalian brain 17 December 2003 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Epidemiological surveillance and an early warning and response system, technical assistance and communication are proposed. 17 December 2003 Public perceptions of risk Ways in which public perceptions are created and how policy makers respond to them have been discussed. 3 December 2003 New program interrogates gene pathways New, publicly available software tells scientists about gene regulatory pathways 3 December 2003 Researchers measure the 'Heat Of Life,' offering clues to DNA damage A team of scientists have measured for the first time the energies involved in DNA replication and synthesis 3 December 2003 Biofilm antibiotic resistance may be susceptible to genetic approach Researchers are using genetics to understand how biofilms can withstand antibacterial treatments 3 December 2003 Three molecular-targeted compounds show promise against cancers Drugs that target signalling pathways and the body's own tumour-suppressing proteins have promise for treatment 3 December 2003 Protein involved in cell division now found key to cell growth A single protein seems to help coordinate both growth and division within a cell 3 December 2003 Understanding lymph node response to infection Researchers may have solved the mystery of why lymph nodes swell when the body fights infection 3 December 2003 New technology will speed genome sequencing Sequencing needs are growing faster than ever - the BioMEMS 768 can work 7 times faster than its nearest rival		3 December 2003 MIT researcher makes adult stem cells multiply, then revert to normal Adult rat liver stem cells fortified with a metabolite allows them to multiply like embryonic stem cells 3 December 2003 International collaborators to form The Worldwide Protein Data Bank A collaboration between three major institutes has given rise to the Worldwide Protein Data Bank 3 December 2003 Researchers reveal early steps in clone development Researchers are looking into early embryonic development to try and understand why cloning is so unsuccessful 3 December 2003 Cytokine signal shuts down hyperactive T cells Interleukin-27 may be responsible for suppressing CD4 T cells 3 December 2003 Lawsuit seeks stronger protections for primates USDA accused of doing too little for animals' mental health 3 December 2003 Update on BSE enforcement activities Some US animal feed facilities are still not complying with federal rules designed to diminish the risk of BSE 3 December 2003 Survivors campaign promotes animal research to aid animals Heart surgery techniques developed for use in humans through animal research is now being used in dogs 3 December 2003 Controversial primate lab gets go-ahead Cambridge University can build a controversial laboratory for conducting neuroscience research on primates 3 December 2003 Ebola reservoir 'suspect list' drawn up Scientists have drawn up a list of animals suspected as the natural reservoir of the Ebola virus 3 December 2003 China to give first SARS vaccine to people China is about to start the world's first clinical trials of a vaccine against SARS 3 December 2003 Bear bones hint at osteoporosis treatment Hibernating bears may help in the development of new treatments for osteoporosis 3 December 2003 Push to free up biotech tools for all An Australian geneticist, Richard Jefferson, thinks "open access" biotechnology could help all scientists 3 December 2003 Leeuwenhoek Medal awarded to German Scientist Karl Stetter, a expert on extremophiles, has been awarded the prestigious Leeuwnhoek Medal 3 December 2003 Sex determination requires insulin receptor family members Members of the tyrosine kinase family of receptors play an important role in sex determination 3 December 2003 Biotech industry posted greatest rate of job growth American biotech companies have emerged as a leading source of new jobs 3 December 2003 New centre aims for the top High-powered Italian lab wants to acquire the best brains from the US 3 December 2003 Euro parliament okays stem cells Debate over whether EU funds can be used for research on human embryonic stem cells is being concluded 3 December 2003 Genome complexity 'syndrome' There is much debate over whether genome complexity is due to natural selection or is a funcion of chance 3 December 2003 Human Ebola vaccine trial begins Phase I safety test of the multimodal vaccine's DNA component will last 1 year 3 December 2003 Call to raise EU science funds Parliamentary support for a report urging lots more cash for the Framework Research Programme 3 December 2003 Iraqi Academy of Science forms Leading scientists want to direct research toward the benefit of the Iraqi people


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