Xenotransplantation: Common Design in Pigs Could Save Lives July 1, 2011 Listen Science Daily, "Genetic Alterations in Pig Tissue May Allow for Human Transplantation" June 30, 2011; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630112855.htm
Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection June 2, 2011 Listen PhysOrg, "Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection" May 13, 2011; http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-therapies-pluripotent-stem-cells-encounter.html Biotechnology
‘Exciting’ find: Possible planets without orbits May 19, 2011 Listen Yahoo! News, "'Exciting' find: Possible planets without orbits" May 18, 2011; Astronomy
Adult Stem Cells Take Root in Livers and Repair Damage May 16, 2011 Listen ScienceDaily, “Adult Stem Cells Take Root in Livers and Repair Damage,” May 11, 2011, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511142134.htm Biotechnology
New Insect Repellent is ‘Thousands of Times’ More Effective Than DEET May 11, 2011 Listen Fox News, "New Insect Repellent is 'Thousands of Times' More Effective Than DEET," May 11, 2011; http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/10/new-insect-repellent-thousands-times-effective-deet/#ixzz1M58sErFM
Normal cells can spontaneously morph into stem cells April 18, 2011 Listen Vonpurdy-cancerpage, "Normal cells can spontaneously morph into stem cells," Apr 11, 2011; http://vonpurdy-cancerpage.typepad.com/weblog/2011/04/normal-cells-can-spontaneously-morph-into-stem-cells.html Biotechnology
Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry March 30, 2011 Listen NewScientist, "Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry," Mar 28, 2011; http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20302-evolution-of-cognition-might-be-down-to-brain-chemistry.html Biochemistry
Missing DNA Helps Make Us Human March 11, 2011 Listen Science Daily, "Missing DNA Helps Make Us Human," Mar 09, 2011; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110309131934.htm Design
Synthetic Biology: Controlling Gene Expression in Yeast March 4, 2011 Listen Nature, "A synthetic library of RNA control modules for predictable tuning of gene expression in yeast," Mar 01, 2011; http://www.nature.com/msb/journal/v7/n1/full/msb20114.html Biochemistry
Junk DNA Shows Evidence for Biochemical Design Once Again February 18, 2011 Listen Ars Technica, "Selfish genes may have helped make us human," Feb 08, 2011; http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/02/transposable-elements-choose-which-genes-make-us-human.ars Biochemistry
Has NASA Discovered 54 Potentially Life-Friendly Planets February 3, 2011 Listen L.A. Times, "NASA finds dozens of planets that might support life," Feb 03, 2011;
First Alien Planet from Another Galaxy Discovered November 19, 2010 Listen Yahoo! News, "First Alien Planet from Another Galaxy Discovered," Nov 18, 2010,; Astronomy