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Cell & Microbiology Dec 5, 2016

Designer switches of cell fate could streamline stem cell biology

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in a more efficient and less biased manner than previous methods.

Space Exploration Feb 19, 2016

Virgin Galactic rolls out new space tourism rocket plane (Update)

Virgin Galactic rolled out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares to return to flight testing for the first time since a 2014 accident destroyed the original craft, killing a pilot and ...

Space Exploration Feb 15, 2016

Space tourism projects at a glance

Virgin Galactic later this month in Mojave, California, is preparing to roll out its new SpaceShipTwo, a vehicle the company hopes will one day take tourists to the edge of space. It comes roughly 15½ months since an earlier ...

Space Exploration Dec 18, 2015

Challenge is on to design sky for all

The history of aviation is rich with innovations from citizen inventors, and NASA is looking to the public to continue that tradition by contributing new ideas for the future of air travel.

Software Nov 18, 2015

New apps help Palestinians navigate Israeli checkpoints

A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering a high-tech response to an intractable problem: constant, burdensome and often ...

Environment Aug 31, 2015

Qatar coral reef at risk from warming seas: researchers

High sea temperatures off the coast of Qatar threaten precious coral reef and have caused mass deaths among some 20 types of fish, Doha-based marine researchers said on Monday.

Space Exploration Jul 12, 2015

Astronomer's ashes nearing icy world he discovered: Pluto

Come Tuesday, Clyde Tombaugh will pass within 7,800 miles (12,550 kilometers) of the icy world he discovered 85 years ago.

Space Exploration Jun 22, 2015

Russia eyes Kazakh cosmonaut as space tourist

Russia on Monday proposed sending a Kazakh cosmonaut to the International Space Station in place of a space tourist in September after a Japanese candidate formally dropped out.

Space Exploration May 14, 2015

Russia races to replace British singer Sarah Brightman as space tourist

Russia's space officials on Thursday rushed to find a replacement for British singer Sarah Brightman after she pulled out as the next space tourist four months ahead of her planned trip.

Computer Sciences Apr 6, 2015

Rage against the machines: A computer engineer battles malicious bots

Defending websites from malicious intruder bots is not unlike fighting viruses: neutralize them and they reinvent themselves, finding new ways to penetrate. But IT security designers still hold an advantage over some automated ...

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