NEW YORK - THE federal court overseeing Google Inc.'s settlement over its book-scanning program is giving authors four more months to opt out of the deal and review its potential pitfalls.
SEOUL - SOUTH Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created dogs that glow red by using a cloning technique that opens the way for research into human diseases.
The four cloned beagles known as Ruppy - Ruby Puppy - contain a fluorescent protein that makes them glow red under ultraviolet light. Even in daylight, their skin and claws appear pink.
MEXICO CITY - THE cloth patches in green, blue and white are everywhere, clamped tight over the mouth and nose of teachers, toddlers, policemen and drunks. Even the statue at the church of St Jude, patron of lost causes, has been fitted with a light-blue surgical mask to ward off swine flu.
But do they work? While Mexico has handed out millions of facial coverings, US officials have held off, saying there is little evidence of their effectiveness. Some doctors warn they might even be harmful, causing people to take risks - like venturing into crowds or neglecting to wash hands - in the mistaken belief that the mask protects them.
CHICAGO - THE first vein grafts made entirely of a patient's own cells showed promise in a long-term study of 10 seriously ill kidney dialysis patients, US researchers said on Thursday.
The tissue-engineered grafts were grown over a period of six months and tested in patients undergoing kidney dialysis.
