Topic: Sciences

The ALK gene codes for a protein which, when mutated, has the potential to cause certain types of cancer. The discovery of the gene means the...

LS9 finds genes to make fuel from sugar

Biofuel business LS9 Inc. published a paper in the journal Science detailing its discovery of genes that make important components of gasoline and ...

Conference on global warming

V.L.B. Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology will organise a one-day conference on "Global Warming and its Effects" on September 9 in...

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center names Corey new director

Dr. Lawrence Corey has been named new director and president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.. . He'll begin work on Jan ...

University of Hawaii at Manoa gets $3.5M grant

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is getting nearly $3.5 million in federal funds to study and restore coral reefs in the Pacific.. . U.S. senators ...