11 Mar 2010

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Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found a type of stem cell tucked away in hair follicles that is capable of morphing into all three types of skin cells.

11 Mar 2010 9:03pm GMT

Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget (AP)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech during the opening session of the international conference on major forest areas, in Paris, Thursday March 11, 2010. Sarkozy opened daylong conference of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)AP - A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests - a key defense against global warming.


11 Mar 2010 8:14pm GMT

Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes rattle Chile (Reuters)

Newly elected Chilean President Sebastian Pinera delivers a speech after winning the presidential election in Santiago January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz CaballeroReuters - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.


11 Mar 2010 7:58pm GMT

Space station could operate until 2028, says consortium (AFP)

In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the cupola was relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's newly installed Tranquility node in this NASA image obtained in February 2010. The consortium of agencies building the ISS wants to see if the orbital outpost can operate until 2028, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday.(AFP/NASA/File)AFP - The consortium of agencies building the International Space Station (ISS) wants to see if the orbital outpost can operate until 2028, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Thursday.


11 Mar 2010 7:46pm GMT

Water Discovered in Apollo Moon Rocks Likely Came from Comets (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Genuine moon water has been found for the first time in rocks that were brought back to Earth during NASA's historic Apollo missions 40 years ago. The water is similar to that detected in comets, suggesting that the moon's scarce supply got there through the impacts of these icy bodies.

11 Mar 2010 7:46pm GMT

Progress seen on forest scheme, Germany to join (AFP)

A view of a deforested area on the border of Xingu river in the Amazon rainforest, northern Brazil. Around 60 countries pushed ahead on Thursday with a multi-billion-dollar scheme to reduce climate-changing emissions from deforestation, to which Germany added its support, British minister Joan Ruddock said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Around 60 countries pushed ahead on Thursday with a multi-billion-dollar scheme to reduce climate-changing emissions from deforestation, to which Germany added its support, British minister Joan Ruddock said on Thursday.


11 Mar 2010 7:30pm GMT

Italy to host Europe's biggest solar plant: company (AFP)

Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace hold banners reading, AFP - Europe's most powerful solar power plant is set to start operations in Italy later this year, the US company building the installation on an area as large as 120 football pitches said on Thursday.


11 Mar 2010 7:04pm GMT

Calming Ragged Nerves from Inside the Tsunami Warning Center (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Gerard Fryer got paged about 20 times early Thursday morning Hawaii time, signaling a large earthquake had occurred in Chile and there was a potential for a tsunami.

11 Mar 2010 6:50pm GMT

Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts (Reuters)

Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.

11 Mar 2010 6:18pm GMT

U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case (Reuters)

The Chevron corporate logo and the current price of unleaded fuel per gallon are shown at a Washington DC gas station January 11, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries a potential $27 billion liability for the second-largest U.S. oil company.


11 Mar 2010 6:17pm GMT

Sequencing of patients' genomes offers new hope: studies (AFP)

A scientific researcher extracts the RNA from cells in a laboratory. US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.


11 Mar 2010 6:06pm GMT

BP to pay Devon $7 billion for oil fields (Reuters)

A British Petroleum (BP) sign is seen at a petrol station in south London July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - BP will pay $7 billion to Devon Energy for assets that will extend its reach into Brazil and bulk up its position in the Gulf of Mexico, as the world's top oil companies look to acquisitions to refill depleting reserves.


11 Mar 2010 4:39pm GMT

The nation's weather (AP)

AP - Unsettling weather activity was forecast to continue to develop throughout the Mid- and Eastern U.S. on Thursday.

11 Mar 2010 9:54am GMT

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an akikiki or Kauai creeper is seen in Kauai, Hawaii. The federal government added the akikiki and 47 other plants and animals to the endangered species list Wendesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dr. Eric VanderWerf.)AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.


11 Mar 2010 8:32am GMT

Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP)

FILE - In this May 15, 2007 file photo, a loggerhead sea turtle swims at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. The turtle was first discovered as a hatchling straggler left behind by his nest mates, and was later released back into the Atlantic Ocean. The federal government recommended Wednesday, March 10, 2010, that the loggerhead turtle be listed as an endangered species. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)AP - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.


11 Mar 2010 5:29am GMT

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.

11 Mar 2010 12:12am GMT