http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CSCI?src=RSS-SCI Reuters Mobile is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including market data giving you access to the information you need - any time, anywhere. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:22 -0500 5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png 120 35 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CSCI?src=RSS-SCI http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A55FV20091106?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:30 +0000 2009-11-06T215630Z_01_TRE5A55I6_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-PETS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A46CE20091106?src=RSS-SCI VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the Fraser River on the Pacific Coast this summer. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:23:17 +0000 2009-11-06T012317Z_01_TRE5A50FH_RTROPTC_0_US-SALMON.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A41GB20091106?src=RSS-SCI BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:11 +0000 2009-11-06T135711Z_01_TRE5A52EY_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-AIRFORCE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A227820091106?src=RSS-SCI GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:10 +0000 2009-11-06T170710Z_01_TRE5A53TP_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-WHO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A507920091106?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:24:11 +0000 2009-11-06T002411Z_01_TRE5A507A_RTROPTC_0_US-GENOME-CHEAP.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A44LS20091105?src=RSS-SCI LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:15 +0000 2009-11-05T203615Z_01_TRE5A45A7_RTROPTC_0_US-GENE-THERAPY-ALD.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A50OV20091106?src=RSS-SCI JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:03:29 +0000 2009-11-06T190329Z_01_TRE5A54JO_RTROPTC_0_US-CLIMATE-INDONESIA-PEAT.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A31V620091104?src=RSS-SCI LONDON (Reuters) - A growing storm of debris flying around in space is dramatically increasing the risk of orbital crashes, and steps to avoid them will add greatly to the costs of future space flight, British space experts say. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:48 +0000 2009-11-04T105848Z_01_TRE5A31V8_RTROPTC_0_US-SPACE-DEBRIS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A35LO20091104?src=RSS-SCI BOSTON (Reuters) - Allowing the heart to keep beating during coronary bypass surgery is riskier than stopping the heart and using a heart-lung machine to keep the patient alive, researchers reported on Wednesday. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:00:57 +0000 2009-11-04T220057Z_01_TRE5A35LP_RTROPTC_0_US-HEART-BYPASS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A24WG20091104?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is now tracking 800 maneuverable satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to add 500 more non-maneuvering satellites by year's end. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:50:53 +0000 2009-11-04T125053Z_01_TRE5A32F5_RTROPTC_0_US-SPACE-COLLISIONS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A41GB20091105?src=RSS-SCI BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary worried analysts in the United States. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:50 +0000 2009-11-05T104250Z_01_TRE5A41GO_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-AIRFORCE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A41GP20091105?src=RSS-SCI (Reuters) - China's air force celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding with aerial displays and parachutists dressed like fairies from a Chinese folk tale, but its ambitions in space worry analysts in Washington. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:42:46 +0000 2009-11-05T104250Z_01_TRE5A41GO_RTROPTC_0_US-CHINA-AIRFORCE.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A25XG20091103?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to deepen dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, after a Chinese commander announced plans to develop offensive military capabilities in space. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:31 +0000 2009-11-03T223231Z_01_TRE5A25ZY_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-CHINA-SPACE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A24HT20091103?src=RSS-SCI PARIS (Reuters) - French intellectual Claude Levi-Strauss, the founder of structural anthropology, has died at the age of 100, his publishing house Plon said on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:46 +0000 2009-11-03T204046Z_01_TRE5A25CH_RTROPTC_0_US-FRANCE-LEVISTRAUSS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A142120091103?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:36 +0000 2009-11-03T093936Z_01_TRE5A21CV_RTROPTC_0_US-GENES-PIG.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A20M320091103?src=RSS-SCI CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two man-eating lions terrorized Kenya during the building of a railroad bridge over the Tsavo River in the late 19th century, but only one was making regular meals of human prey, researchers said on Monday. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:08 +0000 2009-11-03T093908Z_01_TRE5A21CE_RTROPTC_0_US-LIONS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A15RU20091102?src=RSS-SCI NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer can move forward, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:59:38 +0000 2009-11-02T235938Z_01_TRE5A15RV_RTROPTC_0_US-GENES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A142120091102?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:31:31 +0000 2009-11-02T193131Z_01_TRE5A14IB_RTROPTC_0_US-GENES-PIG.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5A100O20091102?src=RSS-SCI BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - The mysterious people who etched the "Nasca Lines" across deserts in Peru hastened their own demise by clearing forests 1,500 years ago, according to a study on Monday. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:06 +0000 2009-11-02T085706Z_01_TRE5A115W_RTROPTC_0_US-FORESTS-NASCA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE59T4P120091030?src=RSS-SCI GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Scuba divers are exploring the depths of a volcanic lake in Guatemala to find clues about an ancient sacred island where Mayan pilgrims flocked to worship before it was submerged by rising waters. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:02:58 +0000 2009-10-30T220258Z_01_TRE59T4P2_RTROPTC_0_US-GUATEMALA-ARCHAEOLOGY.XML