Three Chinese astronauts on Monday entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. Continue reading
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China in first automatic, manned space docking
China completed its first automatic space docking on a manned mission Monday, before the three astronauts on board enter an orbiting module — a key step towards the nation's first space station. Continue reading
China to send woman and 2 other astronauts to space module in most ambitious mission yet
JIUQUAN, China – China will send its first woman and two other astronauts into space Saturday to work on a temporary space station for about a week, in a key step toward becoming only the third nation to set up a permanent base in orbit. Continue reading
Ottawa Hospital eyes expansion into cutting-edge ‘molecular medicine’
OTTAWA The Ottawa Hospital is looking to gain a foothold in the fast-growing field of personalized medicine, which involves using gene sequencing to help doctors predict which drugs would work best for a particular patient. The hospital has drawn up plans to set up a molecular diagnostics lab with the technology to decode hundreds of genes, or even the entire genomes of patients, which could yield new approaches for treating cancer and other serious diseases. Details of the plan are still being worked out, and no funding has yet been committed to the project Continue reading
UT regents unanimously approve medical school
Photo courtesy The University of Texas System The school will be anchored at the flagship UT campus which is already conducting health care-related research. Continue reading