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Spaceports, New Mexico and Richard Branson
Sep 1, 2007
The newest transportation hub in the United States will be built in New Mexico. Not an airport or a train station. It's something a bit more...out there. The state of New Mexico and uber-entrepreneur Richard Branson are building a Spaceport.
Mapping cancer
Helen Palmer Sep 1, 2007
Scientists have decoded the human genome, the chimp genome, and the cow and the yeast and the rat and the dog genome. Today the National Institutes of Health launched a new project, to map the cancer genome. Helen Palmer reports from the Health Desk at WGBH.
Broadband is good for your health
Helen Palmer Sep 1, 2007
If we were more wired, we could save billions of healthcare dollars, says a report released today. It looks specifically at how the bill for seniors and the disabled could be slashed if speedy broadband access were more widespread. From the Health Desk at WGBH, Helen Palmer reports.
Roadcasting
Sep 1, 2007
New technology is being developed to allow drivers to share music files with other motorists. Joel Rose looks at how it works.
The world post-Kyoto
Steve McNally Sep 1, 2007
Environmental officials from around the world are in Montreal trying to hammer out a new round of greenhouse gas limits once the Kyoto protocol expires. Steve NcNally reports.
Scientific American's Top 50
Janet Babin Sep 1, 2007
Janet Babin looks at what made the cut in Scientific American's top 50 contributions to science in 2005.
Drug battle in D.C.
Sep 1, 2007
The drug industry is suing Washington, D.C. over a city law that caps prescription drug prices. The city is trying to cut down on the amount it spends annually on drugs for uninsured residents. Stuart Cohen reports.
Patent reform urged for genome technology
Janet Babin Sep 1, 2007
A National Academy of Science report out today calls for reforms in the US patent system to encourage development of genomic technology. Janet Babin reports.
Nanotechnology under review
Sam Eaton Sep 1, 2007
A congressional panel today looks at consumer and environmental safety issues concerning the use of nanotechnology in hundreds of consumer products. Sam Eaton reports.
Keeping a head above water in Alaska
Sep 1, 2007
Global warming has the water rising in the Native Alaskan village of Newtok. And as Aliza Sherman Risdahl reports, residents have few options.
