Stem Cells and ALS Research

Stem cell research is making it some inroads in the fight against ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease). Saw this posted in this article at ScienceDaily.

Water Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere

This was only a matter of time. I saw this at Slashdot. Next is a 'class M' Earth like rocky planet with an atmosphere.

Biobutanol, An Efficient BioFuel

As a biofuel, ethanol has it's negatives. Biobutanol is another alternative biofuel that is closer to gasoline in efficiency. "Better Than Ethanol" is a good introductory read on this biofuel. This stuff is still years off but at least progress is being made.