Researchers have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have very similar versions in humans…

Odd Numbers, an excellent blog by Jubin Zelveh at Portfolio.com, recently listed a few findings from the American Time Use Survey, which is in danger of being ended. They included: - First-born…

PARIS, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- - Further Profit Growth - Sales up 16% - Profit Before R&D up 19% - Net Profit (Group Share) up 12% - Acceleration of R&D Expenditure The Board of Directors,…

HOUSTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Water Standard Company (WSC) today announced that it has received commitments of up to US$250 million in equity to develop its Seawater Desalination Vessels, whose…

Grammar is a complex human ability yet by the age of three most children can make grammatically correct sentences. Kids with a specific language impairment(SLI), however, continue to make…

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- MyStrands, a leading developer of social recommendation technologies, today announced the Strands US$100,000 Call for Recommender Startups. The Call seeks…

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- - This World Water Day - March 22 - Innovative 'Clean Water' Non-Profit, PlayPumps International Recognizes 5 'Heroes' Including Coke Africa, Save the Children…

LONDON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Road Haulage Association welcomes today's announcement by the Chancellor that the 2 pence per litre fuel duty increase is to be deferred until October 2008. "Yes…

There are ten key questions we have to answer this century, says a new report by the National Research Council. The questions represent where earth science stands, how it arrived at this point, and…

MILPITAS, California, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- JDSU today announced that its service assurance test solutions have been selected by Deutsche Telekom to support delivery of its IPTV service. JDSU's…