Stem-cell therapy hopes remain unfulfilled, so far
In April 2001, researchers from the New York Medical College and the National Institutes of Health announced electrifying news for heart surgeons and their patients : Stem cells from bone marrow,
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Controls to be sought on mercury emissions
The Bush administration this week will propose the first federal controls on coal-fired power plant emissions on mercury. The new rule will abandon the Environmental Protection Agency's original
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Thailand sees risk in fuel prices and drought
The prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, has said that his new cabinet faces a
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Blair commission calls for more aid to Africa
A commission on Africa led by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain has called on wealthy countries to double aid to Africa and simultaneously has challenged African nations to root out pervasive
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Alarmism has cost the environmentalists plenty
When American environmentalists are writing tracts like "The Death of Environmentalism," you know their movement is in deep trouble. That essay by two young environmentalists has been whirling around
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States required to cut air pollution by 2015
A new Clean Air Interstate Rule issued in Washington is expected to cut drastically the smog and soot over most of the Northeast United States. The rule sets pollution caps for Midwest and East
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New study of malaria finds many more cases
More than half a billion people, nearly double previous estimates, were affected by the deadliest form of malaria in 2002, according to a new estimate by scientists. Most of the cases were in
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A lesson from the birds
We take the range of personalities among individuals in our species for granted, yet it seems surprising to think of similar diversity in other species. But scientists are starting to suggest that if
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New study of malaria finds many more cases
More than half a billion people, nearly double previous estimates, were affected by the deadliest form of malaria in 2002, according to a new estimate by scientists. Most of the cases were in
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A lesson from the birds
We take the range of personalities among individuals in our species for granted, yet it seems surprising to think of similar diversity in other species. But scientists are starting to suggest that if