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Controversy greeted the report, but of the normal kind, with critics making specific allegations that the costs were calculated using unrealistic assumptions.

Two teams of investigators led by Professor Gregory Hannon of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have published studies revealing many previously unknown components of an innate system that defends sex cells - the carriers of inheritance across generations - from the ravages of transposable genetic elements.

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Two teams of investigators led by Professor Gregory Hannon of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory today publish studies revealing many previously unknown components of an innate system that defends sex cells - the carriers of inheritance across generations - from the ravages of transposable genetic elements.

When a pedestrian hears the screech of a car's brakes, she has to decide whether, and if so, how, to move in response.

In February, President Barack Obama hinted that the White House would soon announce a large-scale initiative aimed at mapping the activity in the brain at the cellular level.

When a pedestrian hears the screech of a car's brakes, she has to decide whether, and if so, how, to move in response.

The American Cancer Society reports that the five-year relative survival rate for all cancers diagnosed between 2002 and 2008 is 68%, up from 49% in 1975-1977. For many, these numbers speak only to a greater awareness of prevention and earlier diagnosis, and they do not show real progress toward a cure.

Alan Alda was honored at Stony Brook University 's 14th annual celebrity gala Wednesday by naming its Center for Communications for him.

Yesterday marked sixty years since James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking paper describing the chemical structure of the DNA molecule and explaining how it could form the self-replicating core of living cells.

A cob of maize holds several hundred kernels, and each one came from its very own fertilization.

Stony Brook University is naming its Center for Communicating Science for Alan Alda , the acclaimed actor and science enthusiast who seven years ago pitched the idea of teaching researchers how to relay complex discoveries to the public in simple, understandable ways.

The discovery of the DNA double helix 60 years ago proved to be a headache for the Nobel organisation as the feat became nominated for prizes in different categories at the same time, Nature reported on Wednesday.

Wednesday night, it was expected the Bridgehampton School Board of Education would accept the resignation of Jack Pryor who has served as principal in the district for the last eight years.