Feds Net 38 In Global Phishing Busts
Federal authorities have charged 38 people with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users, the Justice Department said.

The most sought-after structures for next generation computing found in beetles
Researchers have been unable to build an ideal “photonic crystal” to manipulate visible light, impeding the dream of ultrafast optical computers. But now, University of Utah chemists have discovered that nature already has designed photonic crystals with the ideal, diamond-like structure: They are found in the shimmering, iridescent green scales of a beetle from Brazil.

ScanLife: Your iPhone Now Reads Barcodes.
ScanLife is a service that allows businesses to create barcodes that are in communication with your mobile phone, so that you can immediately be connected, in one way or another, to that business. For example, a ScanLife barcode on a flier or advertisement can give you an immediate discount via SMS on your mobile. Just take a snapshot of the ScanLife barcode with your cell phone. ScanLife barcodes can be used for email, bookmarking, or directing to specific mobile browsing web links.

New technology guides first responders
A growing number of first responders are using satellite navigating and vehicle-tracking technology to cut response times.

Advice from the Top: University research helps USA compete
Texas Instruments was early to recognize the power of university research. CEO Rich Templeton, 49, spoke with USA TODAY management reporter Del Jones about the R&D coming from colleges.

Broadband Access Opens Doors To Networking, Economic Development For Rural Areas
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — Proactive policies are needed to facilitate broadband Internet access and adoption in rural areas so that rural hospitals, schools and businesses can drive social and economic development and better position themselves to compete, say Penn State researchers in a recently released report from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.

Is Optimism Good For You?
Several studies suggest optimists live longer and enjoy better health than pessimists. The real mystery is why.

The ‘need for speed’ may be DNA-driven
Scientists are studying the minds of top race car drivers. It takes a complex combination of intelligence, certain inherited brain chemicals and environmental influences to make a champion.

Screening for Abuse May Be Key to Ending It
Screening for domestic abuse in seemingly healthy women is nowhere near as widespread among doctors as testing for breast cancer or high cholesterol.

Men Experience Domestic Violence, With Health Impact
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — Domestic violence can happen to men, not only to women, according to Group Health research in the June American Journal of Preventive Medicine. “Domestic violence in men is under-studied and often hidden–much as it was in women 10 years ago,” said study leader Robert J. Reid, MD, PhD, an associate investigator at the Group Health Center for Health Studies. “We want abused men to know they’re not alone.”

Low Availability of Healthful Foods Found In Low-Income Neighborhoods In US
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — Low-income neighborhoods that lack easy access to grocery stores could lead to a breakdown of food security for hundreds of thousands of people – not in the developing world, but in major urban areas of the U.S. That’s the conclusion from a report to be published in the inaugural issue of the International Journal Behavioural and Healthcare Research produced by Inderscience Publishers.

Blood Test For Lung Cancer May Be Possible
ScienceDaily (May 19, 2008) — A simple blood test may be able to detect lung cancer in its earliest stages with unprecedented accuracy, according to new research

Drug Fends Off Kidney Cancer Progression
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — New data from an international, multicenter Phase III clinical trial has found that the experimental targeted therapy everolimus (RAD001) significantly delays cancer progression in patients with metastatic kidney cancer whose disease had worsened on other treatments.

Traditional Herbal Medicine Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Researchers Report
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found that thymoquinone, an extract of nigella sativa seed oil, blocked pancreatic cancer cell growth and killed the cells by enhancing the process of programmed cell death.

Retraining Immune Cells To Kill Tumors
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — Immune cells called macrophages can destroy tumor cells by producing inflammatory proteins that are toxic to the tumor. But the environment inside the tumor somehow halts this production and instead causes the cells to make proteins that promote tumor growth.

Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause
Experts stress that the finding applies only to those under 60 years of age.

Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain
New research suggests that memory lapses that occur with age might be a sign of a widening focus of attention.

Singing cicadas emerge in 13 states
As 17-year periodic cicadas scratch and buzz in 13 states, entomologists remind us that brash noise is really an insect love song.

Diver Finds 385-Year-Old Gold Toothpick
Experts found a tiny gold combined toothpick and earwax spoon, believed to be more than 385 years old, during the search for a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys.

Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life: scientists
SYDNEY (AFP) – Scientists said Tuesday they had “resurrected” a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger by implanting it in a mouse, raising the future possibility of bringing animals such as dinosaurs back to life.
I know, we could put all the new old animals on an island.  And we could call it … Jurassic Park!

NASA gives go-ahead for Discovery shuttle launch on May 31
WASHINGTON (AFP) – NASA has given the green light to launch the space shuttle Discovery on May 31 for a mission to the International Space Station, officials said.

Robot digger set to land Sunday at Martian pole
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Like a miner prospecting for gold, NASA hopes its latest robot to Mars hits pay dirt when it lands Sunday near the red planet’s north pole to conduct a 90-day digging mission. The three-legged Phoenix Mars lander fitted with a backhoe arm is zeroing in on the unexplored arctic region where a reservoir of ice is believed to lie beneath the Martian surface.