Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands …

• Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Salmon that’s been genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes … 4

• Study: Like a tree, growth rings show lobster age

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists have finally figured out how to determine the age of a lobster. Raouf Kilada (row-OOF’ kuh-LAH’-duh) of the University of New Brunswick presented his research …

• Study: Male beluga whale mimics human speech

  October 22, 2012 in Nation/World SAN DIEGO (AP) — It could be the muffled sound of singing in the shower or that sing-songy indecipherable voice from the Muppets’ Swedish Chef. Surprisingly, scientists said the audio …

• Research on mice suggests new fertility treatments

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have turned mouse skin cells into eggs that produced baby mice — a technique that, if successfully applied to humans, could someday allow women to …

• Officials mull seismic tests near Calif nuke plant

  September 30, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Plans to use an array of powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Central California nuclear power plant have federal and state officials … 1

• Tiny Life, Big Discovery Scientists Find New Life Form Right Under Their Noses, Dot-Sized Creature Living On Lobster’s Lips

  December 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Adhering to the mouthparts of a lobster like a suction-cup toy and sweeping up the lobster’s errant food particles like a living napkin is a tiny animal whose anatomy and …