Ancient mediterranean port city may have been holy land way station
...ourth century -- was growing due to reports of his miracles that included saving drowning sailors, filling empty ships with grain and providing gifts to children. The close proximity of Myra likely increased the number of pilgrims visiting Aperlae, Hohlfelder said. The Lycia region enveloping Aperlae also w...Fight between GMOS and the bugs they repel may not be over
...of crops genetically modified to resist pests, the miracles of the laboratory are only good until the bugs outsmart them. Mark Whalon, a Michigan State University entomology professor, says that farmers and those marketing genetically modified seeds shouldnt become complacent because so far there has been no ...Ambitious plan to give sight to the blind
...blind to see - a task once thought the province of miracles - is the goal of a technical team that includes Sandia National Laboratories, four other national labs, a private company, and two universities. The idea, funded by a $9 million, three-year grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Biological a...UNC, other universities will help NASA develop space-age materials
...nautics and Space Administration believe such near miracles one day will become reality. To spur their development, NASA has awarded a consortium of research institutions grants that should total $30 million within 10 years to create new materials that might revolutionize civil aviation and space travel. The ...First West Coast baby born using frozen egg technique
...en,'" Added Brian: "We want people to know that miracles still exist." Jennifer is a program manager at Intel, and her husband is a stay-at-home dad. Embryos and sperm have been successfully frozen for years, but egg cryopreservation is more difficult because the technique had not been refined enough,......en,'" Added Brian: "We want people to know that miracles still exist." Jennifer is a program manager at Intel, and her husband is a stay-at-home dad. Embryos and sperm have been successfully frozen for years, but egg cryopreservation is more difficult because the technique had not been refined enough,...