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TEDCO names stem cell research grantees
The Maryland Technology Development Corp. announced the names of Maryland-based scientists who will receive grants from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund’s $12.4 million FY 2012 budget. The Maryland Stem […]
Bay meeting to focus on environment, human health
Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a two-day conference in Baltimore. The conference begins Monday at the Institute of […]
O’Malley to release crab data
RIVA — Crabs in the Chesapeake Bay had an easier winter this year than last when cold killed off nearly a third of them. But while the winter was warmer, […]
Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
WASHINGTON — NASA said Monday it’s not giving up on Mars, but it’ll have to get there later and at a lower price. Earlier this month, the president’s budget canceled […]
Scientists question anthrax attack findings
HAGERSTOWN — Three scientists say they’re preparing a research paper questioning the government’s conclusion that an Army microbiologist at Fort Detrick in Frederick was the sole perpetrator of the 2001 […]
Space scientist accused of spying reaches plea deal
WASHINGTON — A government space scientist accused of trying to sell secrets to Israel has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Attorneys involved in the case declined to discuss the […]
Greenebaum Cancer Center recertified
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center has won renewal of its National Cancer Institute designation for five years, along with $7.6 million in new federal funding […]
Safety matches security at renovated Fort Detrick lab
FREDERICK — Cutting-edge technology is matched by high-tech security at a newly renovated Army biodefense laboratory, officials said Wednesday during a tour of the research suite at Fort Detrick. Scientists […]
College Park scientists developing movement technology
Scientists at the University of Maryland, College Park say they are making progress in developing a non-invasive, sensor-lined cap with neural interface software that could be used to control computers, […]
Virginia scientists to spy on bay oysters
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Attention Chesapeake Bay oysters: Big Brother will soon be watching you. To determine how valuable a foodstuff oysters are to blue crabs and finfish, scientists will […]
Panel: FBI overstated science behind anthrax probe
HAGERSTOWN — Federal investigators overstated the strength of the scientific evidence against a late Army researcher blamed for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001, a panel of […]
What’s old is new again at Straughan Environmental in Columbia
The 15-year-old company built around sustainable environmental planning practiced what it has preached when it cut the ribbon on a recycled 25-year-old office building at 10255 Old Columbia Rd. last […]
