A South Korean private bioengineering laboratory led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Monday it is stepping up efforts to make progress in cloning an extinct woolly mammoth.To that end, the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation signed an agreement Sunday with Russia’s North-Eastern Federal University that gives the foundation the exclusive right to study the mammoth remains found in northwestern Siberia, according to lab officials.  The agreement came six months after both parties

(123rf)A Korean private bioengineering laboratory led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Monday it is stepping up efforts to make progress in cloning an extinct woolly mammoth.To that end, the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation signed an agreement Sunday with Russia's North-Eastern Federal University that gives the foundation the exclusive right to study the mammoth remains found i

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (AP) ― A fleet of picture-snapping NASA satellites that for 40 years has documented forest fires, tsunamis and everyday changes in the Earth’s geography will soon get a new member.With Landsat 8 set for a February launch, nearly 140 scientists and engineers from more than 25 countries are scheduled to gather in South Dakota next week to discuss how to best download, process and distribute the millions of data-rich images used in agriculture, education, business and gove

Local research team overcomes limitations in cancer immunotherapyA local research team has succeeded in developing a new method for treating cancer using materials found naturally in the human body.Advances in the medical sciences over the years have given rise to radiotherapy and to numerous different chemicals for treating cancer.While such methods have dramatically increased the chance of survival for cancer patients, medical professionals have been searching for alternatives due to the sever

Since claiming to solve a 27-year-old mathematical conundrum, Kyoto University professor Shinichi Mochizuki has let his papers do the talking. The four papers he uploaded to the Internet on Aug. 29 amount to what he says is a 500-page proof of the “abc conjecture,” which describes a relationship between whole numbers. However, in the several weeks since the upload, he has declined to talk publicly about them.Mochizuki has pedigree on his side. He is highly regarded in his field with many other p

(123rf)A huge meteor striking Earth 2.5 million years ago may have generated a massive tsunami and plunged the world into the Ice Ages, Australian researchers suggest.Scientists at the University of New South Wales say because the meteor -- more than a mile across - crashed into deep water in the southern Pacific Ocean, most researchers have discounted its potential for catastrophic impacts on coa

British astronomers say the death “sounds” of black holes could reveal the cosmic crash that created them in the first place.In black holes gravity is so strong not even light can escape, making them truly dark objects that don‘t emit any form of radiation.However, scientists at Cardiff University say black holes that become deformed through collisions with other black holes or stars are known to emit a form of radiation called gravitational waves, predicted by Einstein nearly a hundred years ag

Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the center of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae, which lies about 17,000 light years from Earth. (Dark Energy Survey Collaboration-UPI)The most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created has captured and recorded light from 8 billion years ago, U.S. researchers say.After eight years of planning and construction by scientists, engineers, and technici

A local team of scientists have developed a new method for detecting particles specific to particular conditions, opening new possibilities for early diagnosis.With many chronic conditions, early detection is crucial for effective treatment. Even with incurable conditions such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, entering a treatment regime early on can extend the patient’s life expectancy for as much as several decades.  As different conditions can have similar effects on the body i

JERUSALEM, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- When you eat, not what you eat may make all the difference for those who want to watch their weight, researchers in Israel say. Professor Oren Froy, Professor Zecharia Madar, research student Yoni Genzer and research fellow Dr. Hadas Sherman with the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem showed a carefully scheduled high-fat diet can lead to a reduction in body weight. For 18 weeks, the researchers fed a group of