LONDON - TWO separate trials are set to begin in Britain utilising cutting edge stem cell research in a bid to help treat victims of strokes and blindness, medical experts announced on Monday.
ATWATER (California) - BEEKEEPERS who are battling a mysterious ailment that led to the disappearance of millions of honeybees now fear the sting of imported Australian bees that they worry could outcompete their hives and might carry a deadly parasite unseen in the United States.
The US Department of Agriculture has allowed shipments of Australian bees to resume despite concerns by some of its own scientists.
SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA on Sunday listed the world's largest sea turtle, the leatherback, as endangered due to the threats posed by overfishing and the unsustainable harvesting of its eggs and meat.
The leatherback turtle, previously listed only as vulnerable, was one of a group of plants and animals registered as endangered by Environment Minister Peter Garrett.
NEW YORK - A COMPUTER virus that may leave Microsoft Windows users vulnerable to digital hijacking is spreading through companies in the US, Europe and Asia, already infecting close to 9 million machines, according to a private online security firm.
