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...that the concept has been proven, plans are underway to do similar earthshine observations of the rest of the globe, so that the lessons learned can be applied to chart the landscapes of bona-fide exoplanets - if we can ever actually see them...
...with the tumor, said Kamoun. “This was the first preclinical study to show that normalization of vessels alone without chemotherapy and radiation can prolong life,” Jain said. Currently, clinical trials using cediranib to treat patients with both recurrent and newly-diagnosed glioblastoma are underway in Boston and internationally to further study the drug’s efficacy. In the future, the researchers hope the drug can be used in combination with traditional chemotherapy and radiation—both of which are more effective when blood flow to the tumor is normal?...
There's a quiet revolution underway at the CIA and its sister agencies. A new generation of analysts, determined to drag their Cold War-era colleagues into the world of Web 2.0 information-sharing, have created Intellipedia, a classified version of Wikipedia they say is transforming the way U.S. spy agencies handle top-secret information by fostering collaboration across Washington and around the world. Rolled out in 2006 to skeptical veterans at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., Intellipedia has grown to a 900,000-page magnum opus of espionage, handling some 100,000 user accounts and 5,000 page edits...
...which plans to build a permanent settlement on the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, seemed good on the surface. Its ambition rivals the Apollo program, and its announcement came on the heels of China’s first manned rocket launch, suggesting a new space race was underway. Constellation also seems to have the support of Congress, which this year proposed increasing funding for the program (at the expense of NASA’s science budget) in order to return to the moon...
More change might flow from a landmark trial underway in Istanbul. The case pits the state against a shadowy ultra-right-wing network allegedly led by retired generals. Prosecutors accuse the group of staging bomb attacks and assassinations in a bid to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party and create a pretext for military rule. Turkey is no stranger to coups - the military has stepped in to push the government this way or that three times in as many decades. As recently as 2007, a veiled threat prompted early elections...