http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BiologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Biology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:24:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Biology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Biology from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/dawkins.darwin.atheism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/dawkins.darwin.atheism/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn November 24, 1859, the first edition of a book that would shake the most deeply established beliefs about life was published in London. What would eventually be known as "The Origin of Species" was the opening shot in a debate that hasn't ended, even 150 years later.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/opinion.jonathan.foer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/opinion.jonathan.foer/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike most people, I'd given some thought to what meat actually is, but until I became a father and faced the prospect of having to make food choices on someone else's behalf, there was no urgency to get to the bottom of things.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/genes_addiction.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/genes_addiction.fortune/index.htmWhy do some people get hooked on drugs and alcohol, while others can party hard and walk away? We tend to think it's a matter of willpower or moral fiber, but it has more to do with a roll of the genetic dice.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlisa Rock, whose 10-year-old son Connor has autism, says parents of autistic children often align themselves with one of two camps: There are those who believe that genes cause the disorder, and those firmly convinced that environmental factors are to blame.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/05/nobel.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/05/nobel.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree U.S. researchers have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for solving "a major problem in biology," the Nobel Committee announced Monday.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/25/technology/23andme_alzheimers_avey.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/25/technology/23andme_alzheimers_avey.fortune/index.htmIn the autumn of 2007, Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki launched the era of pop genetics by going live with 23andme, their DNA testing startup.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/18/weight.loss.dna.analysis.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/18/weight.loss.dna.analysis.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have seen many weight loss DNA testing kits on the Internet. These tests claim to identify the best weight loss program by analyzing your DNA. Is there any merit to this?Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/showerhead.bacteria/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/showerhead.bacteria/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho scared you, here's another reason to scream: A new study says that potentially disease-causing germs can get trapped in showerheads and grow into biofilm, or coats of slime that deliver a bacteria blast along with your hot water.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/21/eco.algaebiofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/21/eco.algaebiofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago many would have dismissed the notion that a significant supply of the world's automotive fuel could come from algae. But today the idea, while still an adventurous one, is getting much harder to ignore.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/20/prostate.cancer.black.men/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/20/prostate.cancer.black.men/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 12 years, Georgia Dunston and Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu have been trying to figure out why African-American men develop prostate cancer at an earlier age and are twice as likely to die from it than any other group in the United States.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextExxonMobil is teaming up with the biotech research company run by genomics pioneer Craig Venter to produce algae-based biofuels.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/technology/illumina_gene_dna_sequencing.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/technology/illumina_gene_dna_sequencing.fortune/index.htmPrice competition is coming to the rarified world of genome sequencing.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/13/genes.patent.myriad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/13/genes.patent.myriad/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a little-known fact: Under current law, it's possible to hold a patent on a piece of human DNA, otherwise known as a gene.Thu, 14 May 2009 20:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/05/consumer.genomics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/05/consumer.genomics/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you want to peer inside your DNA, there's no shortage of companies offering avenues for doing so these days.Thu, 07 May 2009 07:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/genome.ebay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/genome.ebay/index.html#cnnSTCTextHave at least $68,000 to spare? If so, you may be in the running to join an exclusive group of individuals who have had their complete genome sequenced.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/microbes.antarctic.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/microbes.antarctic.discovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeneath an Antarctic glacier in a cold, airless pool that never sees the sun seems like an unusual place to search for life.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/synesthesia.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/09/synesthesia.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Julian Asher listens to an orchestra, he doesn't just hear music; he also sees it. The sounds of a violin make him see a rich burgundy color, shiny and fluid like a red wine, while a cello's music flows like honey in a golden yellow hue.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/smallbusiness/algae_oil_fuel.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/smallbusiness/algae_oil_fuel.fsb/index.htmStep into the greenhouse at Sapphire Energy, a small biofuel company in San Diego, and you might expect to be accosted by rows of exotic tropical orchids or at least a few tomato plants. But the only thing growing here is algae - lots of it.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/tech_daily.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/tech_daily.fortune/index.htmThe world of technology is filled with epic face-offs: Betamax vs. VHS, Netscape vs. Microsoft's Windows Explorer, Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/20/dinosaur.bone.theft.montana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/20/dinosaur.bone.theft.montana/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn internationally renowned paleontologist will plead guilty to stealing dinosaur bones from federal land, his attorneys said in a court filing.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/27/gehrig.gene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/27/gehrig.gene/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers announced this week that they've found a new gene, ALS6, which is responsible for about 5 percent of hereditary Lou Gehrig's cases.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/21/cloned.meat.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/21/cloned.meat.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoon, the food you put on your dinner table may be from cloned animals and chances are, you won't even know it. The Food and Drug Administration announced in January 2008 that's it OK to sell meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and goats. What does this mean to the consumer? Is cloned meat safe? How does it differ from regular animal products?Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/20/genetic.treatment.blindness/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/20/genetic.treatment.blindness/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania announced in April 2008 the use of an innovative gene therapy treatment to safely restore vision in three adults with a rare form of congenital blindness. The technique involves an injection that delivers DNA to the nucleus of a cell so it can begin making the protein that the blind patients don't have. Although the patients have not achieved normal eyesight, the results set the stage for possible treatment of other retinal diseases.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/17/healthmag.ovarian.cancer.mutations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/17/healthmag.ovarian.cancer.mutations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chances of surviving ovarian cancer appear to vary dramatically depending on the levels of two tumor proteins, suggesting that this type of cancer may have a more nuanced outlook than the grim statistics indicate.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/27/ep.avoid.germs.traveling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/27/ep.avoid.germs.traveling/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week while you're traveling, if you happen to spot a man applying hand sanitizer as he gets off an escalator, there's a good chance it's Dr. Mark Gendreau, a senior staff physician at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/19/mammoth.dna/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/19/mammoth.dna/index.html#cnnSTCTextA team of scientists at Penn State University could be one step closer to bringing extinct species back to life.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/17/digitalbiz.synbio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/17/digitalbiz.synbio/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs bioengineers continue to build things with the stuff of life itself, the rest of the world is slowly waking up to the power of synthetic biology.Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/13/healthmag.baldness.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/13/healthmag.baldness.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout one in seven men has a combination of genes -- one new and one first discovered in 2001 -- that increases his risk of male pattern baldness sevenfold, compared to men without the combination.Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/12/ike.biological.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/12/ike.biological.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorkers at a Galveston, Texas, laboratory said to contain dangerous biological agents secured the pathogens Friday ahead of Hurricane Ike, officials said.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839708,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1839708,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAccording to a new study of an active Amish population, researchers say fat genes may not destine you to a lifetime of obesityTue, 09 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838906,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838906,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancersThu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838027,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838027,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDr. Francis Collins, arguably the nation's leading geneticist, is working on a book that promises "stunning new revelations about why we get sick, what it means to be healthy and moreTue, 02 Sep 2008 18:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/27/technology/Copeland_genomes_r_us.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/27/technology/Copeland_genomes_r_us.fortune/index.htmIt took the Human Genome Project $3 billion and 13 years to map the first genome and reduce it to a chemical code six billion letters long. Today, with faster computers and improved techniques, a research laboratory can sequence your DNA in about six weeks at a cost of $100,000 to $300,000.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835907,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835907,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAntibodies are a tricky thing. Some confer protection for years, some a lifetime. To help explain, Eric Altschuler discusses new findings about the 1918 pandemic flu virusTue, 26 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836235,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1836235,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInfections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluidTue, 26 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/06/anthrax.case/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/06/anthrax.case/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal prosecutor formally declared Army biological researcher Bruce Ivins the sole person responsible for creating and mailing the bacterial spores that killed five people in the 2001 anthrax attacks.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTom Perls, an aging expert at Boston University, explains why women live five to 10 years longer than menWed, 06 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827106,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827106,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPreliminary studies of mice suggest that our willingness to exercise -- or not -- may be geneticWed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/30/roadtrips.algae.fuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/30/roadtrips.algae.fuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextPond scum. The thought typically evokes images that leave most people cringing, but it may one day occupy an important role in the nation's energy supply.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/10/hfh.fighting.germs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/10/hfh.fighting.germs/index.html#cnnSTCTextOur visits to the gym seem to be a lot more dangerous lately. Forget battling only boredom and feeling the pain. Now the fight is us against them -- and the enemy is germs.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearch points to learning-related genes as a contributor to autism and suggests that early intervention in children can help fix genetic defectsThu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819739,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819739,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearchers have discovered how the cold sore virus hides in the body, which may be the key to a permanent cureWed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA forest of blue-green algae is choking the coastal waters near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, causing problems and threatening Olympic events scheduled thereMon, 30 Jun 2008 20:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/26/nobel.smithies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/26/nobel.smithies/index.html#cnnSTCTextOliver Smithies speaks fondly of Danish potatoes and beautiful equations. More on the potatoes later. Smithies is credited with helping to revolutionize genetic studies. For more than half a century his passion for science and tireless experimentation have revealed some of DNA's best-kept secrets and he's not about to stop.Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists say they have found dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula, a discovery they say may shed more light on where dinosaurs lived, their migration patterns and how they evolved they way they didThu, 22 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/14/technology/perfect_fuel.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/14/technology/perfect_fuel.fortune/index.htmSandwiched between two nondescript commercial buildings in a vacant lot squats what looks like a long, plastic-shrouded greenhouse. Hanging nearby is a cluster of five-foot-long plastic sacks bulging with green slime that resemble intravenous drip bags for the Jolly Green Giant. It doesn't look like groundbreaking technology, but these scum bags in Cambridge, Mass., just might help save the planet.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/eco.algae/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/eco.algae/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty years ago, the last time the world faced an oil crisis, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) launched a program to analyze the potential algae had as a renewable fuel. It didn't take it long to realize algae was a godsend. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy do some smokers get cancer and others don't? Scientists have discovered two genetic variants that may be the reasonWed, 02 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTextTexas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1723204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1723204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA groundbreaking new study helps explain why some people succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder while others don'tTue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids.future/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids.future/index.htmlI am one of the most avid sports fans you'll find," Se-Jin Lee says. It's true. He'll watch anything. Basketball. Football. Fútbol. Billiards on channel seven-hundred-whatever. As a graduate student in the '80s Lee used to sit in his car in the driveway with the radio on to listen to the games of faraway baseball teams. Even now, in his lab at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, he easily rattles off the NCAA basketball tournament winners in order from 1964 to 2007. And, like anyone who values fair competition these days, he's disturbed by the issue of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/11/politics.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/11/politics.genes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor years, political scientists assumed our political leanings came from the way we were raised and the company we keep. You're a screaming liberal? Must be because you were raised in a household full of screaming liberals. You're an arch conservative? Must be because of that college you went to.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1706552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1706552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCraig Venter has built the first man-made genome. Soon those genes may cause a cell to come alive. This tiny organism will be Venter's own -- and that's just the startThu, 24 Jan 2008 16:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/15/fda.cloning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/15/fda.cloning/index.html#cnnSTCTextFood from healthy clones of cattle, swine and goats is as safe as food from non-cloned animals, the Food and Drug Administration said in a report released Tuesday.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/technology/simons_clones.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/technology/simons_clones.fortune/index.htmIn a long-awaited and controversial decision, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that food products derived from cloned cattle, swine, goats, sheep and their offspring are safe enough to enter the U.S. food supply.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1701994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1701994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating itWed, 09 Jan 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/technology/simons_clones.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/technology/simons_clones.fortune/index.htmAs early as Tuesday, the FDA is likely to issue U.S. food producers an approval to begin selling meat and dairy from cloned animals and their offspring.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/28/hfh.germs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/28/hfh.germs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's the season for giving and receiving -- yes, of course, gifts and food and holiday cheer, but also something you probably don't want: germs.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1691924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1691924,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGenes that regulate the brain's sensitivity to dopamine -- a chemical involved in addiction and motivation -- can affect the ability to learn from our errorsThu, 06 Dec 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1686700,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1686700,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYellowstone's geysers and vents may hold the keys to pharmaceutical and industrial breakthroughs. But should the park profit from it?Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/16/ww.humancloning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/16/ww.humancloning/index.html#cnnSTCTextEver wanted to be a new you? Recent developments in cloning mean that day might be possible without therapy, a new diet or fitness regime. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/mrsa.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/mrsa.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents at a high school in Virginia prepared Thursday for the funeral of a popular classmate, the victim of a deadly drug-resistant strain of bacteria that has turned up in schools across the country recently.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672934,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672934,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBy now, you've seen the headlines about MRSA, the killer staph virus. Yes, it can be deadly, but it can also be treatedThu, 18 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/superbug/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/superbug/index.htmThe market for diagnosing and preventing "superbug" staph infections could grow dramatically over the next few years, according to industry experts.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/09/news/companies/rna/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/09/news/companies/rna/index.htmBiotechs and big pharma are betting billions on an experimental technology that could be a quantum leap for healthcare, or just a big bust.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/04/dna.venter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/04/dna.venter/index.html#cnnSTCTextBiologist-entrepreneur J. Craig Venter is part of a new kind of scientific explorer whose uncharted territory was his own genes.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/05/hybrid.embryos.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/05/hybrid.embryos.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish authorities ruled Wednesday that research using animal eggs to create human stem cells could go forward in principle.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/ethanol_qmicrobe/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/news/companies/ethanol_qmicrobe/index.htmFiguring out a way to turn wood pulp, sugar cane, wheat straw and other biomass products into ethanol is the easy part. Figuring out a way to do it economically and efficiently is where it gets tricky.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100202647/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100202647/index.htmIt's a sweet time for honeybees in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania, and the ones humming around Dennis vanEngelsdorp seem too preoccupied by the blooming knapweed nearby to sting him as he carefully lifts the top off their hive. VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania's state apiarist, spots signs of plenty within: honeycomb stocked with yellow pollen, neat rows of wax hexagons housing larval bees, and a fertile queen churning out eggs.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/technology/pluggedin_gunther_supertrees.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/31/technology/pluggedin_gunther_supertrees.fortune/index.htmIn 1913, the New Jersey poet and critic Joyce Kilmer wrote "Trees," a poem which concludes with this simple rhyme:Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/23/mars.soil.life.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe soil on Mars may contain microbial life, according to a new interpretation of data first collected more than 30 years ago.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/news/international/bc.roche.alnylam.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/news/international/bc.roche.alnylam.reut/index.htmRoche Holding AG has signed a deal worth up to $1 billion with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., giving it access to the U.S. firm's skills in the new science of RNA interference.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632733,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe remains of a giant, birdlike dinosaur as tall as the formidable tyrannosaur have been found in China, a surprising discovery that indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for birds than originally thoughtThu, 14 Jun 2007 17:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/28/breast.cancer.genes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/05/28/breast.cancer.genes/index.htmlA genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers report.Mon, 28 May 2007 23:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1623086,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1623086,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA procedure that replaces faulty genes in the blind might hold cures for all kinds of genetic diseases and for cancerFri, 25 May 2007 19:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/18/cancer.rna/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/18/cancer.rna/index.htmlScientists have unlocked the genetic code that could pave the way to a new generation of highly effective cancer drugs with none of the painful side effects of existing treatments.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/08/ft.frazer/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/08/ft.frazer/index.htmlClinical immunologist Dr. Ian Frazer is experiencing what many scientists can only dream of; developing a vaccine in a laboratory and then seeing it being used and marketed all over the world.Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_wellgen.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/22/news/companies/pluggedin_boyle_wellgen.fortune/index.htmWandering through the aisles of the local grocery store, one can't help but notice the number of everyday food products that now feature some added health benefit.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmOne of the many joys of the World Cup is engaging in a 30-day frenzy of flag-hugging nationalism. Many Americans root for more than one team: the U.S. and the country of their ancestors. If you're ... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/02/08/ft.nanobots/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/02/08/ft.nanobots/index.htmlA new breed of nanobots is being designed to assist doctors by going where no surgeon or technology has gone before.Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob8_DrugResistantInfections.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob8_DrugResistantInfections.biz2/index.htmThe background: Bacterial infections that were once easily treated with antibiotics like penicillin have gained frightening resistance during the past few decades - despite the mistaken assurance by the U.S. surgeon general in 1969 that "the war on infectious disease has been won."Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/18/HM.probiotics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/18/HM.probiotics/index.htmlA daily dose of good bacteria may be just what your doctor orders. Bacteria may sound unappetizing, but they're now being sold under the name "probiotic." From yogurt to smoothies to cereal, products that contain probiotics are becoming more popular at the local grocery store. CNN Medical Correspondent Judy Fortin spoke with Marisa Moore, a registered dietician and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, about the pros and cons of probiotics.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/news/economy/cloned_animals/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/news/economy/cloned_animals/index.htmThe FDA announced a report Thursday finds meat and milk from adult cattle, pigs and goats and their offspring are safe for human consumption, although the agency is still asking producers not to introduce food from clones or their offspring into the food supply.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396782/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396782/index.htmLast year, Hwang Woo-suk was Korea's scientific Superman. He had three institutes, a stamp created in his honor, and, over the years, $60 million at his disposal. His face was plastered on buses in... Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/07/par.sick.myths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/07/par.sick.myths/index.htmlWhen it comes to colds, flu, stomach bugs, and ear infections, everyone has a theory. Some have been passed down through generations, or are based on outdated science. A few just seem like common sense. But whatever their origin, many just aren't true. The facts behind these myths:Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/24/genome.disease/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/11/24/genome.disease/index.htmlResearchers say they have developed an enhanced map of the human genome that could yield breakthroughs in understanding the genetic origins of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and various forms of cancer.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/10/01/coverstory.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/10/01/coverstory.tm/index.html(Time.com) -- You don't have to be a biologist or an anthropologist to see how closely the great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans -- resemble us.Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/08/11/execed.genes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/08/11/execed.genes/index.htmlApart from those hoping to climb the corporate ladder, a lot of people sign up to business school with the aim of gaining the necessary skills to one day make millions as the boss of their own company.Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/02/red.rain/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/02/red.rain/index.htmlAs bizarre as it may seem, the sample jars brimming with cloudy, reddish rainwater in Godfrey Louis's laboratory in southern India may hold, well, aliens.Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/10/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/10/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmYour job may be making you sick, literally. And it may not be the mystery meat in the cafeteria. In today's Five Tips we're going to tell you how to combat the office germs.Wed, 10 May 2006 14:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/10/genetics.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/10/genetics.profile/index.htmlGenes are the basic building blocks of life, and in studying them genetic science is giving us the ability to adapt and alter ourselves fundamentally, providing unprecedented opportunities to improve on nature.Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/04/05/cohen.allergies/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/04/05/cohen.allergies/index.htmlLittle Madison Sukenik crawls around her Fort Lauderdale home, grabbing everything in sight, putting much of it in her mouth.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/news/companies/sirna_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/news/companies/sirna_fortune/index.htmIt's been quite a week for Sirna Therapeutics -- and it's still only Monday.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8366989/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8366989/index.htmDomagoj Vucic didn't come to Genentech for the rich stock options or the free cappuccino or the made-to-order sushi or the parties every Friday night. He came from the University of Georgia seven y... Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/24/profile.rauscher/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/24/profile.rauscher/index.htmlDr. When most kids were learning to ride bikes, little Frank J. Rauscher III was learning the ins and outs of a cancer research lab.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/11/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/11/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlDisgraced South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk has apologized for publishing fake research on human stem cells, but said he was deceived by researchers at another lab.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/10/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/10/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlOne day after a panel investigating the work of disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk found that he faked claims of cloning human embryonic stem cells, the Seoul National University has issued a public apology.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/09/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/09/skorea.stemcell/index.htmlA panel investigating the work of disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk has found that he faked claims of cloning human embryonic stem cells, in what could be the biggest cover-up in modern scientific history.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/10/19/25.years.advances/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/10/19/25.years.advances/index.htmlSome of the biggest medical discoveries have come in the last 25 years -- everything from Viagra to laser vision correction.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlThe EPA said Wednesday that initial findings from New Orleans floodwater sampling indicate high levels of E. coli and coliform bacteria as well as lead.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:42:00 EDT