BioScience Biz

Senate Spending Bill Would Boost NSF, NIH Budgets - ScienceInsider

In some good fiscal news yesterday for the U.S. science community, a Senate spending panel has crafted a 2011 federal budget that would give several science agencies increases that are close to their requested levels. But lobbyists say that it's too soon to celebrate. Read more at ScienceInsider.

via news.sciencemag.org

URGENT - Please help us stop Senator Tom Coburn from blocking SBIR - again!

So, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) is trying to block the SBIR contintuing resolution.....again! Read more below from the SBIR Coach.

via campaign.r20.constantcontact.com

Stem cell therapy holds promise for epileptics - San Antonio Express-News

Stem cells taken from the brain of a 13-year-old girl were transplanted into newborn mice and developed into a variety of brain cells almost identical to the animals' own — a procedure that someday could be used to replace the misfiring cells in some epilepsy patients, the researchers said.

via www.mysanantonio.com