May in Science
Health
Pop is out of school! WP, CNN, WP, NYT, CBC
FDA announces that marijuana has no medical benefits. (Potheads disagree.) LAT
Study: Marijuana smoking does not increase lung cancer risk. Reuters, ScienceNOW, WP
Merck may have discovered new class of antibiotics. WP, CBC, ScienceNOW, BBC, LiveScience.com
Technology
iTunes downloads will stay at $0.99. FT
Bird Flu
Draft of Federal bird flu plan released. NYT, CNN
HIV/AIDS
Newsweek ran a series of articles about 25 years of the AIDS epidemic. Newsweek
HIV originated in chimpanzees. Nature, AP, NYT, BBC, CBC, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, NG
Technology
The NSA knows who you have been calling. WP, WP
Cloak of invisibility? CBC, Reuters, LiveScience.com, Nature, NG, AP
Science
Scientific journal publishers are not happy about bill which would require free access to journal articles about US funded research. NYT
Neanderthal DNA sequenced. Nature
Human chromosome 1 sequencing completed. Reuters, Nature
Mice in lab have inherited a trait without inheriting the corresponding gene. AP, CBC, BBC, ScienceNOW, Nature
Mice deaths caused by RNA interference experiments. NYT, Nature
See also my take on these stories. More RNAi
Nature
Half-grizzly, half-polar bear shot in Canada. USAT
Weather
Children in the East African drought region need immediate assistance. Reuters
This is going to be another active hurricane season. LiveScience.com, CNN
Animals
Wild bear seen in Germany for first time in 170 years. NG, Der Spiegel, AP
Cancer
New genetic engineering technique may have huge potential to cure cancer. BBC
Evolution
Human ancestors may have interbred with chimpanzees. CBC, WP, NYT, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, Nature, NG, BBC
Space
The Washington Post ran a series of articles commemorating the Challenger disaster. WP
Climate Change
Disease spawned by climate change may kill millions in Africa. Reuters, BBC
African mountains will no longer have snow capped peaks. LiveScience.com
GM to introduce more fuel efficient engines in 2007 models. Reuters, AP
Reviews of Al Gore’s climate change movie. NYT, Nature, CSM
Bird Flu
WHO says no human to human transmission of bird flu found in Indonesian deaths. NYT, WP, AP
Categories: Science news, Science, News
Pop is out of school! WP, CNN, WP, NYT, CBC
FDA announces that marijuana has no medical benefits. (Potheads disagree.) LAT
Study: Marijuana smoking does not increase lung cancer risk. Reuters, ScienceNOW, WP
Merck may have discovered new class of antibiotics. WP, CBC, ScienceNOW, BBC, LiveScience.com
Technology
iTunes downloads will stay at $0.99. FT
Bird Flu
Draft of Federal bird flu plan released. NYT, CNN
HIV/AIDS
Newsweek ran a series of articles about 25 years of the AIDS epidemic. Newsweek
HIV originated in chimpanzees. Nature, AP, NYT, BBC, CBC, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, NG
Technology
The NSA knows who you have been calling. WP, WP
Cloak of invisibility? CBC, Reuters, LiveScience.com, Nature, NG, AP
Science
Scientific journal publishers are not happy about bill which would require free access to journal articles about US funded research. NYT
Neanderthal DNA sequenced. Nature
Human chromosome 1 sequencing completed. Reuters, Nature
Mice in lab have inherited a trait without inheriting the corresponding gene. AP, CBC, BBC, ScienceNOW, Nature
Mice deaths caused by RNA interference experiments. NYT, Nature
See also my take on these stories. More RNAi
Nature
Half-grizzly, half-polar bear shot in Canada. USAT
Weather
Children in the East African drought region need immediate assistance. Reuters
This is going to be another active hurricane season. LiveScience.com, CNN
Animals
Wild bear seen in Germany for first time in 170 years. NG, Der Spiegel, AP
Cancer
New genetic engineering technique may have huge potential to cure cancer. BBC
Evolution
Human ancestors may have interbred with chimpanzees. CBC, WP, NYT, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, Nature, NG, BBC
Space
The Washington Post ran a series of articles commemorating the Challenger disaster. WP
Climate Change
Disease spawned by climate change may kill millions in Africa. Reuters, BBC
African mountains will no longer have snow capped peaks. LiveScience.com
GM to introduce more fuel efficient engines in 2007 models. Reuters, AP
Reviews of Al Gore’s climate change movie. NYT, Nature, CSM
Bird Flu
WHO says no human to human transmission of bird flu found in Indonesian deaths. NYT, WP, AP
Categories: Science news, Science, News
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