New Analysis of Viking Mission Results Indicates Presence of Life on Mars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Jan 07, 2007 | 4.3 / 5 (56) | 0

We may already have ‘met’ Martian organisms, according to a paper presented Sunday (Jan. 7) at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle.

New 3-D Map of Dark Matter Reveals Cosmic Scaffolding

Physics / General Physics

Jan 07, 2007 | 4.6 / 5 (29) | 0

An international team of astronomers has created a comprehensive three-dimensional map that offers a first look at the weblike large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe. Dark matter is an invisible ...

Scientists discover new, readily available source of stem cells

Medicine & Health / Research

Jan 07, 2007 | 4.6 / 5 (22) | 0

Scientists have discovered a new source of stems cells and have used them to create muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the laboratory. The first report showing the isolation of broad potential stem ...

Astronomers detect black hole in tiny 'dwarf' galaxy

Space & Earth / Astronomy

Jan 07, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Astronomers have found evidence of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a dwarf elliptical galaxy about 54 million light years away from the Milky Way galaxy where Earth resides.

New HIV test may predict drug resistance

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Jan 07, 2007 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a highly sensitive test for identifying which drug-resistant strains of HIV are harbored in a patient's bloodstream.