Stem cells show promise for treating Huntington's disease Paying close attention to how a canary learns a new song has helped scientists open a new avenue of research against Huntington's disease - a fatal disorder for which there is currently no cure or even a treatment to slow the disease. view more (2007-09-25)
Lemurs' evolutionary history may shed light on our own After swabbing the cheeks of more than 200 lemurs and related primates to collect their DNA, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and Duke Lemur Center now have a much clearer picture of their evolutionary family tree. view more (2008-02-26)
Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2002 for Lonnie G. Thompson The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2002 (USD 150,000) to Professor Lonnie G. Thompson Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, United States ‘for his pioneering work in research into ice cores in the polar regions and the tropics’. The... view more... (2002-04-15)
