http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetThu, 11 Mar 2010 21:22:50 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936521CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. http://www.newspond.com/story=2936521Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:27 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936373(PhysOrg.com) -- By precisely tracking NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan, scientists have determined the distribution of materials in the moon's interior. The subtle gravitational tugs they measured suggest the interior has been too cold and sluggish to split completely into separate layers of ice and rock. http://www.newspond.com/story=2936373Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:27 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936821Two studies published in the British Medical Journal today show that obesity and alcohol act together to increase the risk of liver disease in both men and women. http://www.newspond.com/story=2936821Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:29 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936202The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010, to review ISS cooperation.With the assembly of the ISS nearing completion and the capability to support a full-time crew of six established, they noted the outstanding opportunities now offered by the ISS for on-orbit research and for discovery including the operation and management of the world's largest international space complex. http://www.newspond.com/story=2936202Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:28 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936387Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.The Penn Vet researchers, studying how the immune system operates, have discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the bodys double-edged sword, fighting off parasitic infections but also causing the harmful immune responses that can lead to allergies and asthma.This cell population, termed multipotent progenitor cells, or MPP, appears to be activated in the context of allergies or infection with parasitic worms and may be one of the earliest cellular events in the ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2936387Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:27 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2935138Makers of The Cove, an Oscar-winning documentary on Japan's dolphin slaughter, drew authorities' attention to alleged whale meat smuggling operation at a Santa Monica sushi restaurantFederal prosecutors filed charges yesterday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant following allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.Typhoon Restaurant Inc, which owns The Hump restaurant, and sushi chef Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, were charged with illegally selling an endangered species product.According to a search warrant, marine mammal activists were served whale during three separate visits to the restaurant. Tests confirmed the meat came from a Sei whale, an endangered species ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2935138Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:36:07 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936826Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis, according to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The surgery also significantly improves dynamic balance among elderly patients. http://www.newspond.com/story=2936826Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:29 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936452A study of seismic activity near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by researchers from Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that the operation of a saltwater injection disposal well in the area was a "plausible cause" for the series of small earthquakes that occurred in the area between Oct. 30, 2008, and May 16, 2009. The incidents under study occurred in an area of North Texas where the vast Barnett Shale geological formation traps natural gas deposits in subsurface rock... http://www.newspond.com/story=2936452Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:27 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2931393Image Caption: Metaphase in a human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cell. Chromosomes (red), microtubules (green). Credit: Jason Swedlow, University of Dundee. http://www.newspond.com/story=2931393Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:28 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2936825Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured (settings collectively known as the healthcare safety net). Poor, minority adults with moderate to severe CKD are also two to four times more likely to progress to kidney failure than non-Hispanic whites. These are the findings from a study published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)... http://www.newspond.com/story=2936825Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:12:29 GMT