NEW YORK (Reuters) - A promising vaccine to treat brain cancer developed by Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc may also hold promise against numerous other types of cancer, Interim Chief Executive Anthony Marucci said in an interview.

After a couple of days of playing in the dirt, NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is to begin its scientific work in earnest on Tuesday or Wednesday, looking for ice and hints of past liquid water in the far north of Mars.


Watching turtles race across the ocean doesn't sound like the most dynamic contest, but a group of environmentalists and scientists begs to differ -- creating ahighly interactive site chronicling an international Pacific Ocean jaunt for leatherback turtles.

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HOUSTON — After a two-day chase, NASA's shuttle Discovery and its seven-astronaut crew caught up with the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to deliver a massive new room for the orbiting laboratory.