[Science] Rat Kidneys Made in Lab Point to Aid for Humans

Rat Kidneys Made in Lab Point to Aid for Humans
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/15/labmade_rat_kidneys_raise_hopes_for_dialysis_patients.html
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have made functioning rat kidneys in the laboratory, a bioengineering achievement that may one day lead to the ability to create replacement organs for people with kidney disease.

Is Nasa looking in the wrong place for life?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22163745
The world's leading space agency, Nasa, has an ambitious new Grand Plan: to "identify, capture and relocate" an asteroid.

Giant snails on advance in Florida
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22155219
The snail is considered one of the most destructive invasive species, feeding voraciously on more than 500 plant species. They can also eat through plaster walls, which provides the calcium content they need for their shells.

Iraqi Engineer Wins Award in California for Garden of Eden
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Iraqi-Engineer-Wins-Award-in-California-for-Garden-of-Eden-203077941.html
Azzam Alwash could hear the sounds of the reeds rustling in a light breeze. He could smell the soupy water - gazing over the sides of a wooden boat as it parted the dense vegetation.

Apollo-era NASA official: Climate change studies 'corrupted' by politics
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/apollo-era-nasa-official-climate-change-studies-corrupted-by-politics/
According a newly released report titled Anthropogenic Global Warming Science Assessment and published by a group called The Right Climate Stuff, climate studies produced by NASA are ”corrupted by political and special interest influences.

IKEA robot assembly assistant may just save you some blood, sweat, and tears
http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ikea-robot-assembly-assistant/
There's a love-hate relationship we all have with IKEA. For the cost of an affordable, decent-looking Swedish furniture, you understand that you have to put in the work to assemble the full set.

Antarctic ice sheet melt 'not that unusual', latest ice core shows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/15/antarctic-ice-melt-record-rate
The latest ice-core analysis from the Antarctic shows that nothing unusual in terms of melting is occurring. In research published yesterday, a large team of scientists used a deep ice core from the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide to produce records going ...

Dinosaur State Park's exhibition center reopens after extension renovations
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/hartford_cty/dinosaur-park-exhibit-center-reopens_53564171
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's Dinosaur State Park is reopening its exhibition center to the public after extensive renovations.

Decoded: Plant Protein Shape No More A Puzzle - RTTNews
http://www.rttnews.com/2094639/decoded-plant-protein-shape-no-more-a-puzzle.aspx?type=bio
Plants are said to have evolved on the earth around 500 million years ago, and information on the shape of cellulose synthase, a plant protein that plays an important role in the synthesis of cellulose, has remained elusive.