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African-American Mothers More Likely To Deliver Prematurely, Missouri
African-American women are three times more likely to deliver babies three to 17 weeks prematurely than Caucasian women, according to a review of Missouri birth statistics by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In addition, African-American women are more likely to deliver babies prematurely in subsequent pregnancies.

X Rays Reveal Cell's Fight Against Cancer As Struggle Between Pro- And
Molecular biologists document the first step in one type of tumor: a virus homes in on a cell's most important defender, inhibiting its anti-cancer properties.

Feds Win Round Two in Spy Suits
An Illinois judge tosses an ACLU lawsuit alleging that AT&T helped the NSA spy on Americans, just days after a California judge allowed a similar suit to progress. In 27B Stroke 6.

'Dachshund' Gene Reverts Cancer Genes To Normal, Predicts Breast Cance
Scientists have shown that the activity of a gene that commandeers other cancer-causing genes, returning them to normal, can predict the prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. They looked at cancer cells from more than 2,000 breast cancer patients and found that this commandeering or "organizing"ability is increasingly lost in cancer cells and associated with the progression of disease. The more the gene is expressed in breast cancer, the better the patient did.

Prototype Propane Fuel Cell Passes Muster In Alaska
The Alaska Energy Technology Development Laboratory at the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently announced a successful field test of a prototype propane fuel cell.

Toward A Rosetta Stone For Microbes'Secret Language
Scientists are on the verge of decoding the special chemical language that bacteria use to "talk"to each other, British researchers report. That achievement could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including so-called superbugs that infect more than 90,000 people in the United States each year, they note.

Organic Diet Makes Rats Healthier
A team of European scientists, including one from Newcastle University, has found in an experiment that rats that ate organic food were much healthier than those that ate conventional diets.

Scientists Find Elusive Waves In Sun's Corona
Scientists for the first time have observed elusive oscillations in the sun's corona, known as Alfvén waves. The discovery is expected to give researchers more insight into the fundamental behavior of solar magnetic fields, eventually leading to a fuller understanding of how the sun affects Earth and the solar system.

New Study Shows How Often Juries Get It Wrong
A new Northwestern University study shows that juries in criminal cases many times are getting it wrong. In a set of 271 cases from four areas, juries gave wrong verdicts in at least one out of eight cases, according to a statistician whose paper is being published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.

Plan B contraceptive
On Friday, August 18, Barr Laboratories asked the US Food and Drugs Administration to reconsider its application to make its Plan B contraceptive available over the counter. According to FierceBiotech’s John Carroll, “Given the FDA’s sudden willingness to work out a marketing plan for the contraceptive, Barr has a good shot at finally obtaining an [...]

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