Mad cow is hinted in tissues of muscle
Researchers studying mice have made a discovery that is certain to upset anyone who loves the rump end of beef but worries about mad cow disease. In mice, anyway the aberrant proteins that cause the
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Plagues of poverty
Infectious diseases in poor countries kill more than 12 million people a year and play a significant role in keeping countries destitute. Hookworm creates anemia and learning disabilities. Malaria,
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Implant cuts mortality after heart attacks
A device implanted in the chest to prevent sudden cardiac arrest could help to extend the survival of many people whose hearts pump poorly because of previous heart attacks, according to findings of
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Test on Mexico corn stirs up biotech furor
The origins of modern corn can be traced to the remote valleys of Central America, where it was first cultivated 10000 years ago from the wild teosinte plant. What is grown today in the vast corn
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Senators back addition of $500 million on AIDS
Key Senators, including Jesse Helms, Republican of North Carolina, longtime foe of foreign aid, are planning to introduce legislation after the Senate returns April 8 that would add $500 million to
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Oral smallpox drug developed
A researcher has developed an oral drug that appears to be active against the smallpox virus, the most dreaded potential agent of biological terrorism. We are excited about the findings said James Le
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Smallpox vaccine could be extended
If terrorists attacked the United States with smallpox, doctors would be able to dilute the vaccine, stockpile in the United States to create as many as 150 million doses, enough to vaccinate more
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A child killer : drought
Central America's worst drought in more than a decade has caused the deaths of more than 125 children in Guatemala, the hardest-hit country in a region where thousands of lives are threatened by
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Farmers plan to plant larger biotech crops
American farmers will plant more genetically engineered crops this year, including one-third of the corn crop, shrugging off international resistance to biotech food. The farmers are expected to grow
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Vindication on clean air
In 1999 a three-judge panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a hugely controversial decision that not only paralyzed the Clinton administration's clean-air strategy