The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks, a black woman who died of cancer in 1951, became the source of a cell line — HeLa — that has been cultivated for 60 years in laboratories around the world, contributing to cancer...
View ArticleUnited States, China Cultivate Partnership Through China Garden
The United States and China are cooperating to build a classical Chinese garden at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington. The project, a gift from the Chinese people to the American people, aims to...
View ArticleU.S., Russian Scientists Researching North Pacific Volcanoes
U.S. and Russian scientists are joining forces to study the geologically active region stretching from the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East across the Aleutian Islands chain to mainland Alaska.
View ArticleSocial Media Mobilize Public to Help Find Missing Children
Internet technology and social networking through Facebook and online discussion forums can help find missing and exploited children.
View ArticleYoung American Blogger Discusses Social Media’s Power for Change
American blogger Zerlina Maxwell and Palestinian students from An-Najah National University, in a video conference, discuss the power of social networking and blogging. Maxwell explains how...
View ArticleCooperation, Intellectual Property Rights Support Innovation
Fostering and supporting innovation is a key message the U.S. government wants to convey to other nations as it prepares to host the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in...
View ArticleDon’t Call Mideast Unrest a “Facebook Revolution,” Panelists Say
Discussions of the role of social media in the Middle East’s political unrest should not distract from the basic desire for human freedom that is fueling the protests, a panel of media experts say....
View ArticleU.S. and Partners Commit Science to Saving Mothers and Babies
Too many women and their newborns die in childbirth or days after. The United States — joined by Canada, Norway and other partners — announces an initiative to commit science and technology to saving...
View ArticleU.S. Geologists Explain Science Behind Japanese Earthquake
On March 11, northeastern Japan suffers an earthquake measured at magnitude 8.9, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 15 people. It is the most powerful recorded earthquake in Japan’s history, and...
View ArticleNew Treatments, Diagnostic Methods Celebrated on TB Day 2011
Medical practitioners involved in treating tuberculosis will mark World Tuberculosis Day March 24 with a new sense of hope about progress against the disease. New and simpler diagnostic tools have been...
View ArticleGains Noted, but Resolve Against Disease Reaffirmed on TB Day
Tuberculosis treatment has become more accessible, deaths have declined and new treatment and diagnostic methods are in the pipeline. Those are the gains against the disease being noted on World...
View ArticleText Messages to Help Russian Mothers and Babies
Pregnant women and new mothers in Russia gain access to the latest maternal and infant health care information via text messages, thanks to a new U.S.-Russia partnership.
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