Neil Forbes of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four-year grant of more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health to research killing cancer tumors with Salmonella bacteria. Forbes turns the bacteria into tiny terminator robots that use their own flagella to venture deep into tumors where conventional chemotherapy can`t reach. Once in place, the bacteria
The Council of Smaller Enterprises' (COSE) Board of Directors voted to oppose the so-called Healthy Families Act, a ballot initiative that, if passed, would require businesses with 25 or more employees to provide at least seven days of paid sick leave to full time employees, and a pro-rated amount of sick leave to part-time employees. COSE will actively encourage small business owners,
The Celina High School University Interscholastic League one-act play has began rehearing for the district zone competition set for March 17 at the Grayson County College theater in Denison. Plays begin at 1 p.m. and continue back to back.
The Environmental Protection Agency says Southeast Texas has met the federal standard for clean air for the first time since the Clean Air Act went into effect about 30 years ago.
The Act has been responsible for the bulk of the bad loan recovery in the previous fiscal, helping banks improve ratio of non-performing assets (NPAs) to total assets.
Mysteriously, five spacecraft that flew past the Earth have each displayed unexpected anomalies in their motions. These newfound enigmas join the so-called "Pioneer anomaly" as hints that unexplained forces may appear to act on spacecraft.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is prepared to force supermarkets to cut down on plastic bag use if they do not act voluntarily, he said in an article published Friday.
Brad Richards did only one thing wrong in his Dallas Stars debut. He raised expectations impossibly high. His five assists in a 7-4 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks matched a franchise record and were a first since the club moved to Dallas.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 83-10 to approve the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization bill (S 1200), CQ Today reports (Armstrong, CQ Today, 2/26). The bill would authorize $35 billion over the next decade for the Indian Health Service to expand health coverage and services for about 1.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (Holland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/26).