Today in Science

Stem Cells

Harvard and UCSF to produce human stem cells from cloned embryos using private funds. NYT, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, ScienceNOW


Environment

Fungus discovered that eats plastic. Nature


Science

RNAi to be tested as treatment for age-related macular degeneration. Nature


Animals

The bear is back in Germany. Der Spiegel


Nature

Indonesians are being evacuated from around active volcano. NG


Cancer

Young black women with breast cancer are more likely to have an especially lethal form of the disease. AP, NYT

Gates Foundation to fund cervical cancer vaccination for poor countries. Reuters


Health

Namibia sees first polio outbreak in over a decade. BBC


Climate Change

Coral may be able to adapt to rising ocean temperatures. BBC


Evolution

DNA extracted from 100,000 year old Neanderthal tooth. BBC


Miscellaneous

Indonesian quake survivors are being vaccinated. AP

Google founder says company compromised its principles by censoring site in China. Al Jazeera


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