more images more images Tesla Motors shares surge in 1st day of trading NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. gained more than 40 percent in their public trading debut on Tuesday after the electric car manufacturer raised more money than expected in its initial stock offering. Investors snapped up Tesla’s shares even as [...]

Barnes & Noble, Micron Technology among big movers NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Ford Motor Co., down 55 cents at $9.88 Forecasters expects U.S. sales of cars and light trucks to slow in June after months of gains. [...]

more images more images more images more images more images Cisco to launch iPad-like tablet for office use NEW YORK — Thanks to Apple Inc.’s iPad, tablet computers are finally a hot consumer item, after many false starts. On Tuesday, Cisco Systems Inc. said it aims to take the tablet computer into the business world [...]

Is Blatter’s U-turn for real? JOHANNESBURG — FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s apparent U-turn on the possible introduction of technology to help referees should be taken with a pinch of salt. Maybe he really is having a genuine change of heart, in which case, hooray. Or, perhaps more likely, his sudden reversal is just for show. [...]

Bad calls prompt FIFA to study high-tech ref help JOHANNESBURG — Upon further review, soccer’s governing body now agrees that something must be done about the blatant missed calls that have infuriated fans and players alike at the World Cup. Just what that something is, though, won’t even be addressed until after the tournament in [...]

King Kong swings back to Universal Studios UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Over two years ago, a fire ravaged the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot, turning several famous outdoor sets into ashes and apparently setting iconic giant gorilla King Kong free. At least, that’s how the fact-meets-fantasy story line goes in “King Kong 360 3-D,” an immersive [...]

more images more images Tweets in Japan fall silent in election campaign TOKYO — Japanese are so in love with Twitter they’re setting a record for tweets per second with a flurry of mini-blog postings. But not a chirp is heard in one silent sector — the campaign for the upcoming nationwide elections. Japanese laws [...]

FLORIDA – A car built over a decade using scrap parts from 40 different vehicles has been put on sale for 950,000 dollars on eBay. The car is 22-foot-long, weighs 7,500-pounds and includes a stove, microwave, freezer, TV, two air conditioning units and even …. Read the original article  : Giant limo built from 40 [...]

Security glitch exposes WellPoint data again INDIANAPOLIS — WellPoint Inc. has notified 470,000 individual insurance customers that medical records, credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been exposed in the latest security breach of the health insurer’s records. The Indianapolis company said the problem stemmed from an online program customers can use to [...]

In 2010, the stem cells market stands on the brink of technological and commercial breakthroughs, our new study explains. For the first time, pharmaceutical companies are beginning to invest significantly in the drive to create new treatments based on embryonic and adult stem cells.

Stem cells from one’s own eye can bring new sight to those blinded by burns. Stem cell – Eye – Biotechnology – Cornea – Regenerative medicine

Cardio3 BioSciences, a leading Belgian biotechnology company specialising in regenerative therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announces positive safety data and preliminary efficacy results from its clinical trial of C-Cure(R), a breakthrough stem cell therapy for heart failure.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a study comparing the effect of long-term treatment with either BYETTA® (exenatide) injection or Lantus® (insulin glargine) on overall beta-cell function. (Beta cells are cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.) Three years of BYETTA therapy improved indices of beta-cell function assessed four [...]

Alan Lewis, the fomer head of Novocell (now ViaCyte, Inc.) and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, will be joining the $3 billion California stem cell agency shortly, the California Stem Cell Report has learned. It is not clear what his responsibilities will include or whether he will be serving as a consultant or on staff. [...]

President al-Assad and Mrs. al-Assad Visit Center for Genetic Engineering and …ZawyaHavana – President Bashar al-Assad and Mrs. Asma al-Assad visited on Tuesday the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) in the Cuban …

The Money Times PAT NEAL'S WILDLIFE: Genetically altering fish monkeys with NaturePeninsula DailyGenetic engineering changes the DNA in an organism. DNA is like a blueprint for life. Genes are the building blocks of DNA. Inserting foreign genes into the …Uh, Oh. FrankenSalmon! Why is genetically modified food so scary?Psychology Today (blog)Would You Eat Genetically Altered [...]

Bionime USA Corporation today announced that they have received FDA 510(k) clearance for the New Rightest™ GM550 Blood Glucose Monitoring System. The Rightest™ GM550 Blood Glucose Monitoring System incorporates Bionime’s new patented True Auto Code® System, as well as their patented, integrated gold nano technology.

BIOTECH company Tissue Regenix said it now has the funds to capitalise on growing demand for replacement body parts after marking its first day as a listed company. (29/06/2010 21:13:07)

Supreme Court denies anti-GE lobby's appealNational Business ReviewA lobby group opposed to genetic engineering has lost a court battle against an application to import genetically engineered material and develop … and more »

NDTV.com Uh, Oh. FrankenSalmon! Why is genetically modified food so scary?Psychology Today (blog)With genetic engineering there might be a gene in there from a peanut or a potato or a pig. They can mix anything they want together these days. …FDA Closer to Approving Genetically Modified Salmon for Mass Market ConsumptionTake Part (blog)Transgenic Salmon Waiting [...]