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Personal look at genes locates disease causes
(AP)
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
World's top scientists to review climate panel
(AP)
 AP - At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the world's most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative reports of the United Nations' Nobel Prize-winning global warming panel.
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
 AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
'Doomsday' Seed Vault Stores 500,000 Crops
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A mold-resistant bean, a German pink tomato and a wild
strawberry plucked from the flanks of a Russian volcano are just some of the
crops whose seeds are being tucked away this week in a giant vault dug out of a
mountainside of the Norwegian island Svalbard.
Independent body to review climate panel
(AFP)
 AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: report
(AFP)
 AFP - The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels.
First American woman in space promotes careers in science
(Reuters)
 Reuters - American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study
(AFP)
 AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.
NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
(AP)
 AP - With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month.
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
(AP)
 AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50.
Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds
(AFP)
 AFP - In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.
California outlet accused of serving whale sushi
(AFP)
 AFP - A restaurant in Santa Monica, California faces criminal charges after being accused of selling sushi made from whale meat, the sale of which is strictly banned in the United States, prosecutors said.
The nation's weather
(AP)
AP - Another snowy day was expected over the central part of the country Wednesday as two low pressure systems were forecast to combine over the Plains.
Just One Hitch in Choosing China's First Women Astronauts
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - China has selected two military air transport pilots as
its first female astronauts, the country's state media reported Wednesday. The
only hitch? The women had to be hitched as in married to make the cut.
Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as
revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing each synaptic
connection between neurons - essentially a manual effort so far - has
proven painstakingly slow. To approach a thorough mapping, researchers
will have to develop a computer-automated process.
Govt has no plans now to sell stake in ONGC, IOC - Oil secy
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The government has no immediate plans to sell stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan told reporters on Wednesday.
After slow start, tornado season under way
(AP)
 AP - Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream ripping over the part of the country known as "Tornado Alley" could lead to an active spring — perhaps starting with the strong twister that nicked a small western Oklahoma town Monday night.
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