Stem cells can differentiate into 220 different types of body cell. The development of these cells can now be systematically observed and investigated with the aid of two new machines that imitate the conditions in the human body with unprecedented
Zimbabwe's central bank, currently grappling with record-breaking inflation, has introduced a new high-denomination bank note of a quarter of a billion dollars,state television have said.
Voters in the states of Indiana and North Carolina headed for polling stations today in the high-stake Democratic primaries with front runner Barack Obama is hoping to nudge Hillary Clinton out in the cliffhanger. Everyone is anxiously looking for the
A University of Leicester researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood - linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body's immune defence system.
The world food crisis is beginning to accelerate sending millions of people to the brink of starvation. As the world faces food prices so high that people are facing hunger mega agribusinesses are making a killing.
As the first polling stations are getting ready to close a controversial and conflicting picture of early exit polls are being revealed about the primary in Indiana and North Carolina.
President Hu Jintao on Tuesday started the first visit by a Chinese leader to Japan in 10 years as the Asian powers eased decades of tension, but hundreds took to the streets to protest over Tibet.
An innovative micro-pump makes it possible for tiny quantities of liquid - such as medicines - to be dosed accurately and flexibly. Active composites and an electronic control mechanism ensure that the low-maintenance pump works accurately - both forwards and
Conductor paths in sensor systems have to be correctly 'wired'. Now, instead of using obtrusive connecting wires, researchers print the conductor paths. The connections thus produced are thinner, and the sensor delivers more accurate measurements.
Amidst an increase in new tuberculosis cases, researchers have begun investigating the effectiveness of new operating room filtration systems designed to protect staff and patients.
Despite the Chrysler Daimler separation, Chrysler will continue with the existing joint venture that both companies set up in China in 2004, the Beijing Benz Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co Ltd. Chrysler is playing catch-up in China, as they were late...
Closing arguments are expected to begin tomorrow in the trial of a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl in Greene County and burying her body on a farm in June of 2006.
The elderly woman who crashed her car into Brockton Hospital back in October, killing a doctor and a secretary, will serve 18 months of probation after pleading guilty on Tuesday.
There were some scary moments Tuesday morning as an out-of-control car careened past a group of people gathered for a governor's news conference in Northwest Baltimore.
