Jun 24 2010

Rat Lungs Renovated in Lab

Tag: Engineering, Humans, Life Science, Lung Cancer, Stem Cells — Eric Bland @ 6:01 pm
The new technique that uses stem cells to build better lungs could eventually help save lives.

Mar 31 2010

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents

Tag: Bacteria, Biotech, Biotechnology, Breast Cancer, DNA, Disasters and Accidents, Engineering, Fear, Genes, Genetic Science, Hearing, Inventions, Judaism, Lakes, Lawyer, Life Science, Lung Cancer, Men, Nature, Office, Parents, Royalty and Rulers, Science, Scientists, Shakes and Smoothies, Video, Women, Women's Health — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:21 pm
Genes cannot be patented, said a judge, because isolated DNA is not markedly different from DNA as it exists in nature.

Mar 24 2010

Fatty Food Fumes Could Be Dangerous

Tag: Cooking, Exhaust and Emissions, Food, Food Unwrapped, Lung Cancer, Nutrition — Emily Sohn @ 2:00 pm
Even the smoke generated from cooking unhealthy food could be a hazard to your health.

Feb 08 2010

‘Thirdhand Smoke’ May Pose Health Risk

Tag: Cancer, Health, Health and Illness, Lung Cancer — Emily Sohn @ 8:01 pm
If smokers needed yet another reason to take it outside, here it is.